tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post1127552589198286115..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Our first scriptBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58994996250891263572007-09-06T11:56:00.000-07:002007-09-06T11:56:00.000-07:00Speaking from experience, your first script will s...Speaking from experience, your first script will suck. Mine was horrificly bad. Embarrassing. I won't even put it on my hard drive -- I keep it on a flash drive so that no one using my computer will "accidentally" open it. And the only people using that computer (besides myself) are my wife and kids.<BR/><BR/>But the second is indeed better. And so on. Maybe someday I'll write one good enough to sell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19690250206826789322007-08-27T16:25:00.000-07:002007-08-27T16:25:00.000-07:00This is a very appropriate post, seeing how I just...This is a very appropriate post, seeing how I just wrote my first script, which I sent to Slamdance's teleplay contest. <BR/><BR/>Everything you described is true. Everyone thinks they know how to write a sitcom, but there's lots to be learned from actually sitting down and doing it. Your reward on that first script is feeling like an actual writer instead of just some guy who's all talk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-20838067560816415122007-08-27T14:24:00.000-07:002007-08-27T14:24:00.000-07:00The heading on this post says "Wednesday August 29...<I>The heading on this post says "Wednesday August 29". How is Ken able to post from the future?</I><BR/><BR/>He traveled by DeLorean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-8830214240461203832007-08-27T13:37:00.000-07:002007-08-27T13:37:00.000-07:00One of my favorite all-time scripts is Body Heat. ...One of my favorite all-time scripts is Body Heat. Think it was the first movie Lawrence Kasdan directed. He'd written a bunch of scripts before that gem, so he kept learning and improving. <BR/><BR/>I still hope for the day I can buy a Ken Levine book about comedy writing. In the meantime, the blog is a great education.Max Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706524941272103444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31499833214868216402007-08-27T12:57:00.000-07:002007-08-27T12:57:00.000-07:00You seem like a very sweet guy, a real mensch.I im...You seem like a very sweet guy, a real mensch.<BR/>I imagine that many people think writing a TV script is easy. Writing a shitty one is easy, writing a good one is not.<BR/>Just watch 5 minutes of According to Jim, How I Met Your Mother, or Two and a Half Men.Fabiola Thinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15048011490452938853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27884395024694825452007-08-27T09:20:00.000-07:002007-08-27T09:20:00.000-07:00I enjoyed your blog comments just as much as I did...I enjoyed your blog comments just as much as I did when you delivered them to the Dallas Screenwriters last Friday night. You were a great speaker. Thank you so much for visiting.Steve Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00746395441420402068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5675439453064258362007-08-27T09:08:00.000-07:002007-08-27T09:08:00.000-07:00Good to hear you on the radio. Too bad the M's did...Good to hear you on the radio. Too bad the M's did not win. <BR/><BR/>Stan from TacomaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51352127560144068532007-08-27T07:49:00.000-07:002007-08-27T07:49:00.000-07:00I just wanted to say thank you for your talk at th...I just wanted to say thank you for your talk at the Dallas Screenwriter's Association. I really enjoyed it.<BR/><BR/>-MRTM. Robert Turnagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01482286060613197537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5860531362469343592007-08-27T07:48:00.000-07:002007-08-27T07:48:00.000-07:00Thanks Ken! I enjoy your Mariner broadcasts. Wish ...Thanks Ken! I enjoy your Mariner broadcasts. Wish they would have pulled out the win. <BR/><BR/>Catch you next time.<BR/><BR/>-JimJim Endecotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484816992028286627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45754469892488612242007-08-27T06:26:00.000-07:002007-08-27T06:26:00.000-07:00The heading on this post says "Wednesday August 29...The heading on this post says "Wednesday August 29". How is Ken able to post from the future?howiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301928540246901286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-79058829149880950802007-08-27T03:51:00.000-07:002007-08-27T03:51:00.000-07:00Fade In? Great title!Fade In? Great title!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com