Proving the Negative: TRUE DETECTIVE and Remembering When “This is Not My Thing”

Feb 26th, 2014

Proving the Negative: TRUE DETECTIVE and Remembering When “This is Not My Thing”

I have strong opinions on TRUE DETECTIVE! But I have even stronger ones on *having* those strong opinions. Let's cut up some beer-can figures and work it out inside, shall we?

A Man Thought About How Short Stories Work. What Happened Next Will Blow Your Mind!

Feb 6th, 2014

A Man Thought About How Short Stories Work. What Happened Next Will Blow Your Mind!

Short stories: hard to write, hard to read. But what's the ONE CRAZY TRICK to understanding them? Let's explore all eight of those.

Why I Love LOST

Jan 31st, 2014

Why I Love LOST

Who knows why we connect so deeply with certain works? In one case, I know exactly why.

LET’S STEAL FROM THIS! Big Themes, “Party Down” Style

Jan 23rd, 2014

LET’S STEAL FROM THIS! Big Themes, “Party Down” Style

The short-lived comedy series PARTY DOWN shows us you can do big themes without being a pretentious a-hole about it.