Jonathan Tropper (Your Friends and Neighbors)

The Writers Panel

Ben Blacker

Tv & Film, Tv, Writing, Movies, Hollywood, Screenwriting

4.7 • 796 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Jonathan Tropper (creator, Your Friends and Neighbors, Banshee, Warrior) discusses writing a TV show closer in sensibility to his novels, the role of luck in a writing career, writing a non-action show, one key piece of advice about craft, and more.

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0:58.6	Hey folks, it's me, Ben Blacker, the creator and host of the writers panel.
1:01.2	Thanks, as always, for listening.
1:05.4	It's been a tough Q1.
1:11.9	It's a tough Q2, both in the industry and in the world.
1:19.2	The good news is I'm hearing some optimism about the television and film industries.
1:21.7	Things are changing really rapidly.
1:25.6	The models for making stuff are changing.
1:29.3	Television is becoming more like film, indie film, in fact.
1:31.4	It's getting harder and harder.
1:35.7	But listen, if you're writing a great script, someone's going to notice.
1:37.8	So keep at it.
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