I'm curious about the following comments from the WB Workshop FAQ page:
"We do recommend that if you choose to write a comedy, stay away from dramadies like Nurse Jackie, Hung and Glee. Comedy writers will be judged on the number of jokes within their script."
What's interesting to note in light of these comments is that last year WB chose writers who authored the following specs, all of which are "dramadies": Enlightened, Girls, Shameless. All 3 of the shows are listed under the "Drama" option on the WB site, but then again so are Nurse Jackie and Glee.
Shameless appears to be a legitimate drama compared with the others. Sure, there are jokes, but it's far darker than the others and has the drama feel. I can understand that. As far as the others...
I've watched an episode of Girls, and to me this is far more a comedy than anything, but still has a good bit of Drama. I guess what I'm asking is how does one reconcile the success of a Girls spec with the preemptively unsuccessful spec of a Nurse Jackie or Californication?
"We do recommend that if you choose to write a comedy, stay away from dramadies like Nurse Jackie, Hung and Glee. Comedy writers will be judged on the number of jokes within their script."
What's interesting to note in light of these comments is that last year WB chose writers who authored the following specs, all of which are "dramadies": Enlightened, Girls, Shameless. All 3 of the shows are listed under the "Drama" option on the WB site, but then again so are Nurse Jackie and Glee.
Shameless appears to be a legitimate drama compared with the others. Sure, there are jokes, but it's far darker than the others and has the drama feel. I can understand that. As far as the others...
I've watched an episode of Girls, and to me this is far more a comedy than anything, but still has a good bit of Drama. I guess what I'm asking is how does one reconcile the success of a Girls spec with the preemptively unsuccessful spec of a Nurse Jackie or Californication?
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