Structure

I always enjoy reading Kay Reindl’s posts at Seriocity, and one reason is that she talks a lot about how the changes in structure — things like commercial breaks, act length, number of acts, and the length of the show — affect the creativity of TV writing. This has been the hobbiest of my many horses for some time; you can find many posts where I complain about the 20 minute sitcom and other problems inherent in having less than 40 minutes of content in an “hour-long” program.