James Cary
- 49 years old
- English
- Writer and script editor
Press clippings Page 7
Event report: Who will save the sitcom?
Is the sitcom in crisis and, if so, how can we rescue it? That was the question posed at a WGGB panel event on 22 May 2017 at London's Museum of Comedy.
Writers' Guild of Great Britain, 23rd May 2017Polishing Your Script
Deadlines are like bees. Right up close and in large numbers, they're horrendous. But from a distance, and overall, they produce good things. If you're an aspiring scriptwriter, there's a deadline looming. The BBC Writersroom is accepting unsolicited scripts between now and 15th May 2017. That means a human being will actually read your script. Or at least ten pages of it.
James Cary, 21st April 2017Advice to writers
A few weeks ago, I was invited to speak to some university students about writing. Here's the gist of what I said.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 17th April 2017How many pro-Brexit comedians are there?
Comedy and current affairs have always had a close relationship - but Brexit and Donald Trump's presidency have posed new challenges for comics.
David Sillito, BBC, 5th April 2017John Lloyd writing books inspired by his work with Douglas Adams
Comedy writer and producer John Lloyd has revealed he is working on a series of novels inspired by the conversations he had with Hitchhiker's Guide creator Douglas Adams.
British Comedy Guide, 16th February 2017The ghost of sitcom future
The general trend over the last thirty years, however, has undoubtedly been towards single camera comedy which, I worry, is slowly killing off the studio sitcom.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 9th February 2017Finding the beat
A beat, in the context of a story, is an event, or a plot development.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 30th January 2017The terrifying process of studio sitcoms - part 3
What should come across is the overwhelming sense of speed.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 5th December 2016Hack joke amnesty
This blog post should be Part 3 on the The Terrifying Process of Studio Sitcoms but there's been a bit of action on Twitter about hack lines that should be avoided in scripts.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 22nd November 2016The terrifying process of studio sitcoms - part 2
It's Day 1 of the production week. Probably a Friday. It's 10am. The actors are all sitting at tables in a big square. Production staff are sitting one row behind, up against the wall (which is how they feel for most of the week). And so it begins.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 18th October 2016