30 Rock Act Variability
I watched a few episodes of 30 Rock tonight, preparing myself to start on a new spec (putting my spec pilot on a back burner for the nonce). I was shocked to see that they're not tightly structured. I hadn't realized when watching them for fun, but it looks like Tina Fey just writes them however she feels them on a given week.
| Episode Title/# | Teaser | Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Tie/1.12 | 1:50 | 5:50 | 9:50 | 3:50 | |
| The Source Awards/1.16 | 1:20 | 9:25 | 10:50 | ||
| The Fighting Irish/1.17 | 2:05 | 6:30 | 11:50 | :50 | |
| Cleveland/1.20 | 1:10 | 7:15 | 13:00 |
I'm excited to get started on this spec; I've got a pretty solid A-story planned out, and Tracy Morgan/Jack Donaghy B and C stories should probably write themselves.
2 comments:
I've watched 19 of the 21 episodes over the past ten days, so when you're done... I'd be happy to read it. I love the show.
Wow, that's quite a mini-marathon you've been on!
I'll definitely take you up on your offer, if I can get past my horrible psychic block on breaking my A-story. I had a small structural problem with it, so I went back and changed it a bit, and now I can't figure out how to get from the beginning to the end. Each night I start, spend about 30 minutes staring at my screen, and then give up. I miss the room right now!
I did manage to get my hands on a couple of production scripts which I'll make available to the group in the next couple of weeks. I'm basically waiting for my mother-in-law to come back from her vacation so I can put her to work scanning all the pages. :)
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