This is probably the most important topic in all of storytelling, and go figure, it’s one of the things that gets the least attention. When we talk about what makes a story work...

You’re watching a TV show. A young woman, Sonia, somewhere in her 20s, sits her parents down. She’s holding a Tickle-Me Elmo doll...

You go through withdrawals. It makes you late for work. You can’t even concentrate when you’re hanging with family or friends...

Your editor is probably a nice person. So maybe he doesn’t call his mom enough. Or she switches lanes without using a signal. Or he farts on a crowded subway...

I talked to top TV critics, bloggers, and podcasters--including Sean T Collins and Alyssa Rosenberg--asking them the question "what is the difference between a good show and a great one?"

A few weeks ago I wrote a piece on creating comedy, the LOL Formula. Now I want to talk about callbacks, which will not only get you laughs, but…

Beavis and Butthead. Arya and the Hound. Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy. Lucy and Ethel. Walter White and Jesse. Bert and Ernie. Some of the greatest duos ever on TV...

Motivation grabs you and whips you around like a professional tango dancer. Or at the very least, it grinds against you like a drunk guy in a nightclub...

Anton Chigurh flips the coin, slaps it on the counter, and asks the gas station clerk to call...

I sat down with Chris Blair, Founder, to talk about the origins of Candivan....

For eight years now I’ve taught comedy improv to engineers, coders, and other people who are not often stereotyped for being riots...

As most of you know, Candivan has started taking pitches for shows and so far, responses have been awesome...

Protagonist v Antagonist. It’s almost always present in some fashion—especially in longer stories. Whether it’s Edmond Dantes vs his betrayers...

Are you sick of that constant uphill climb, chasing the hope that your script gets optioned or show gets made? Is your work too unconventional? Have Candivan produce...

The future of television is almost here, and it has a big candy cane C! Candivan is a place where the greatest undiscovered filmmakers and showrunners...