Hi there, lovely listeners.

As you know, I absolutely love having the opportunity to speak with so many incredible television writers. While I had every intention of continuing the TV Write Now podcast, life and larger priorities have taken precedence. Thus, I will be putting the podcast and this site on hiatus for the remainder of 2014.

I appreciate your support and that so many of you took the time to listen to the podcasts! And a huge thank you to my patient editor, Sohrab!

If you’re interested in keeping in touch and/or following my other adventures this year (PaleyFest, ATX TV Festival, SDCC and LOST 2014), you can always find me on Twitter @jopinionated!

Thank you. Sincerely.

Jo

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This episode of the TV Write Now podcast is actually a vodcast, and my special guest is Bates Motel co-creator/executive producer/writer Carlton Cuse! We enjoyed a terrific conversation about his experience creating and writing Bates Motel with Kerry Ehrin (Friday Night Lights) and “binge watching” shows, and of course we reminisced about LOST.

Download/listen: TV Write Now vodcast, episode 7
iTunes link: (click here to download and/or subscribe to the podcast!)
Podcast guest: Carlton Cuse (@CarltonCuse), @InsideBates
Podcast host: Jo Garfein (@jopinionated), TV Write Now (@TVwriteNow)
Podcast editor: Sohrab Osati (@SohrabOsati)

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This week on the TV Write Now podcast, I was lucky enough to talk about the phenomenal Orphan Black and the incredible Tatiana Maslany with series co-creator/executive producer/writer Graeme Manson!

Download/listen: TV Write Now podcast, episode 6
iTunes link: (click here to download and/or subscribe to the podcast)
Podcast guest: Graeme Manson, @OrphanBlack
Podcast host: Jo Garfein (@jopinionated), TV Write Now (@TVwriteNow)
Podcast editor: Sohrab Osati (@SohrabOsati)

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On this installment of the TV Write Now podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with two of my favorite TV writers – Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt. We first met at the Alcatraz premiere on Alcatraz in early 2012; they were executive producers and writers on the series – and were kind enough to share on this podcast what they had planned if the show had been renewed! I actually had an Alcatraz theory site, so it was quite a treat to hear them talk about their plans for future episodes.

Bryan and Steven have also written for Kyle XY and CSI: NY, and are now on the writing staff of Hawaii Five-0!

Download/listen: TV Write Now podcast, episode 5

iTunes link: (click here to download this episode or subscribe to the podcast!)

Podcast guests: Steven Lilien (@StevenLilien) & Bryan Wynbrandt (@BryanWynbrandt), @HawaiiFiveOCBS

Podcast host: Jo Garfein (@jopinionated), TV Write Now (@TVwriteNow)

Podcast editor: Sohrab Osati (@SohrabOsati)

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For the 4th episode of the TV Write Now podcast, I enjoyed a fantastic conversation with two of the producers/writers from Revolution on NBC – Paul Grellong and David Rambo! We discussed their career paths en route to Revolution, taking a look back at their experiences working on CSI, Law & Order: SVU, V and Terra Nova. Paul and David also revealed their favorite scenes from Season 1 of Revolution thus far, and of course we talked about Elizabeth Mitchell and the tremendous impact that she has on the show!

 

Download/listen: TV Write Now podcast, episode 4

iTunes link: (click here to download this episode or subscribe to the podcast!)

Podcast guests: Paul Grellong (@earnestracket) & David Rambo (@Rambopolitan), producers/writers of @NBCRevolution

Podcast host: Jo Garfein (@jopinionated), TV Write Now (@TVwriteNow)

Podcast editor: Sohrab Osati (@SonyRumors)

Additional Revolution writing staff on Twitter:

Jim Barnes

Anne Cofell Saunders

Melissa Glenn

Monica Owusu-Breen

Ryan Parrott

Matt Pitts

David Reed

 

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For this installment of the TV Write Now podcast, it was my great honor to speak with Jane Espenson and Brad Bell, who are the creators/executive producers/writers of the groundbreaking and tremendously popular web series Husbands. Many of you are likely quite familiar with Jane’s extensive body of work on some of your favorite television shows; she has written episodes of Once Upon a Time, Warehouse 13, Game of Thrones, Torchwood, Caprica, Dollhouse, Battlestar Galactica, Gilmore Girls, The O.C., Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Angel and more!

 

* To enter to win a copy of the newly released hard cover Husbands comic book, simply re-tweet the link to this podcast between April 10-15, 2014! I will randomly select two winners on 4/16 and contact them via Twitter for shipping addresses. And yes, this is open to anyone around the globe.

 

Download/listen: TV Write Now podcast, episode 3

iTunes link: (click here to subscribe to the podcast or download this episode)

Podcast guests: Brad Bell (@GoCheeksGo) & Jane Espenson (@JaneEspenson), executive producers/writers of @TeamHusbands

Podcast host: Jo Garfein (@jopinionated), TV Write Now (@TVwriteNow)

Podcast editor: Sohrab Osati (@SonyRumors)

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It was a great pleasure to have the opportunity to speak with Beau Willimon, the Creator/Executive Producer/Writer of House of Cards on Netflix. We discussed his writing background, political career and influences, as well as the fascinating process of creating House of Cards and how it became a series on Netflix.

Download/listen: TV Write Now podcast, episode 2

iTunes link: (click here to subscribe to the podcast or download this episode)

Podcast guest: Beau Willimon (@BeauWillimon), House of Cards (@HouseOfCards)

Podcast host: Jo Garfein (@jopinionated), TV Write Now (@TVwriteNow)

Podcast editor: Sohrab Osati (@SonyRumors)

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