tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post2843333938163598295..comments2024-03-14T04:07:39.792-07:00Comments on Earl Pomerantz: Just Thinking...: "Writing In Your Own Voice"Earl Pomerantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963705121297866334noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-15697122322765314162015-04-02T22:58:13.836-07:002015-04-02T22:58:13.836-07:00I watched a couple of your Cheers episodes today a...I watched a couple of your Cheers episodes today and, no, not edgy. Sam's Women and How Do I Love The...the latter maybe with a bit of an edge when Sam says something along the lines of being 'surrounded by a bunch of strippers with their wallies in your face.' <br /><br />Sam's Women, unusual when it's revealed that Debra is Sam's ex-wife. I don't recall her being in any other episode, or any reference to her from that point on. <br /><br />And in light of today's post, you were key in finding the voices of all the Cheers characters. Sam's Women was episode 2, so you didn't have a lot of work to review and help you write for every character. And yet, in my mind, they were just as they should have been. It was especially nice to see Coach again - you worked in a nice piece for him. <br /><br />Anyway, the search shall continue for The Edginess of Night time TV according to Earl. <br /><br />Gwiffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-47226097206720986242015-04-02T14:48:23.507-07:002015-04-02T14:48:23.507-07:00"A voice – and for voice, read: personality –..."A voice – and for voice, read: personality – is not just how a character sounds. It’s the entire package – what they think, how they feel, the way they process their experiences, the unique way that they respond."<br /><br />I think you got that sort of thing really well in the 'olden days' when characters actually had distinct personalities! Most shows today feature characters whose personalities are interchangeable, one dimensional and stereotypical, so that sort of thing doesn't really matter...as long as the 'voice' that's being conveyed should have its mouth washed out with soap!PIdgehttp://pidgygordon.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-85819084388498302112015-04-02T07:51:24.837-07:002015-04-02T07:51:24.837-07:00Of course, in a writers room, you sometimes need t...Of course, in a writers room, you sometimes need the person who can pitch a joke, regardless of voice, when you really need one.<br /><br />A smart show runner should let the quiet ones go off and work on their own, or develop stories, rather than have them stuck in a room trying to compete with the "funny" people.Candanoreply@blogger.com