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Jane Espenson - "Husbands" Web Series - Newyorker.com Review

Webmaster — 2012-01-04T11:28:05Z

There's a popular theory that the mark of a great TV show is that it dares you to reject it. The most ambitious dramas repel their audiences (“The Sopranos”) or confuse them (“The Wire”) or give them nightmares about bodies dissolving in acid (“Breaking Bad”). The most admirable comedies, such as “30 Rock,” crackle with cynicism. On certain nights, one might imagine that “Seinfeld” had stamped its motto all over the TV (...) - Reviews

Jane Espenson - About TV writing - Huffingtonpost.com Blog

Webmaster — 2011-12-23T14:20:53Z

Is TV Writing the Best Job Ever?
Hello, Gentle Readers. Who's up for a good blogging? I know I am!
I used to blog on my own site, expounding on the art and craft of television writing. But I stopped one day when I realized that I had expounded myself into the ground. There was nothing left for me to teach. That was a few years ago, though, and since then I've learned new things and refined my thinking on a lot of the old things. Right now, I'm writing for the network hit Once Upon a Time (...) - Reviews

Jane Espenson - "Torchwood : Miracle Day" Tv Series - Afterelton.com Commentary

Webmaster — 2011-07-12T19:15:00Z

Editor's Note: Jane Espenson is one of those very rare Hollywood creatures — a television writer who needs no introduction to the smart folks who know their television. And even quite a few who don't. After all, Espenson has played a key part on a number of TV shows that have gone on to become classics including Buffy the Vampre Slayer and Battlestar Galactica. All of which explains, why Torchwood creator Russell T Davies was smart enough to grab Espenson when Torchwood made the jump (...) - Reviews

Jane Espenson - Inside the writers room : Top scifi TV writers reveal tricks of the trade

Webmaster — 2010-06-08T15:09:38Z

Now that we know which shows we'll see during the 2010-2011 TV season, the real work can begin: writing them. Six genre-show pros — veterans of shows like Lost, BSG, and Fringe — reveal what happens behind closed doors.
For this roundtable, we recruited writers and producers from all over: rookie "baby" writers like Deric A. Hughes (Warehouse 13); mid-level writer-producers like Zack Stentz (Fringe, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles); co-executive producers like Amy Berg (...) - Reviews

AfterElton loves Jane Espenson

Webmaster — 2010-05-09T20:35:57Z

Ten Women We Love in 2010
If her involvement in such gay-friendly shows as Ellen and Buffy the Vampire Slayer weren't already enough reason for us take note of Espenson, her involvement this year as co-executive producer on SyFy's Caprica would've sealed the deal.
After all, it's Caprica that gave American viewers Sam Adama, a gay character on an American science fiction show that was finally as interesting and complicated as Torchwood's Captain Jack. In fact, AE readers liked Sam so much (...) - Reviews

Jane Espenson - Death Becomes Them: The Role of Character Deaths in Television

Webmaster — 2009-04-13T19:03:14Z

With so many high-profile series like Lost, Desperate Housewives, and Heroes proving themselves willing to kill off main characters over the last few seasons (and rumors swirling about many a death on upcoming series by the end of the season), it got me thinking about the role of death on television and whether it's still an important tool in the television writer's arsenal of plot devices or an over-hyped gimmick to force viewers to tune in.
The most recent death on television was, of (...) - Reviews

Jane Espenson - "Battlestar Galactica" Tv Series - Nytimes.com Review

Webmaster — 2008-12-29T20:05:06Z

NBC Bridges Series Gaps With Online Minidramas
As NBC has cast about for ways to restore its fortunes in the new century, its most prominent ideas have involved making more out of less: “supersizing” episodes of its few popular shows, like “The Office”; scattering “Deal or No Deal” across the week; giving five hours of prime time to Jay Leno.
But not everything the network does is reductive. One area in which NBC, and its sister cable channels in the NBC (...) - Reviews

Jane Espenson - "Battlestar Galactica" Tv Series - Afterelton.com Review

Webmaster — 2008-12-13T17:33:50Z

"Battlestar Galactica" rumor confirmed: Yep, someone is gay!
The blogosphere has been abuzz for several weeks now with news the Battlestar Galactica was going to finally add a gay male character (or two) when the show debuts their new "The Face of the Enemy" webisodes starting this Friday.
Well, I just watched the first two webisodes and I can confirm the speculation is true. Find out who is gay and what happens with them after the jump. But only click through if you don't want to be (...) - Reviews

Jane Espenson Bids Her Gentle Readers Farewell, Not Goodbye

Webmaster — 2008-12-09T20:41:12Z

Dear Gentle Readers,
As you have probably noticed, the frequency of these posts has declined in the recent months. I have been telling myself that I will recapture the fire and drive that powered this blog for these last several years, but I suspect that it is now time to face the truth:
I simply have said almost everything that I have to say about writing for television.
It used to be the case that every time I wrote a scene — or watched a scene — a little nugget of writing advice would (...) - Reviews

Jane Espenson blogs about writing comics

Webmaster — 2008-11-22T11:04:12Z

11/20/2008: Feverish Comic Book Thoughts
I promised a very long time ago that I would talk about the process of comic book writing. I've already mentioned that comic book scripts vary enormously from author to author and publisher to publisher, so it's possible that the process I'm going to describe is only one way that these things are accomplished, but this is how I've experienced it.
First, I come up with a story, remembering that it generally has to be quite simple. You can't get a lot (...) - Reviews