Powerful TV and The Shield Writers' Reunion

The Writers Panel

Ben Blacker

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

4.7 • 796 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2017

⏱️ 117 minutes

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Summary

Powerful TV panel from ATX, Jack Amiel (co-creator, The Knick), Jason Katims (creator, Friday Night Lights and Parenthood), Jennie Snyder Urman (creator, Jane the Virgin), Mike Royce (co-creator, Men of a Certain Age; Enlisted), and Carter Covington (Faking It) discuss how their series have surpassed diversity trends and token characters by organically weaving in storylines of race, religion, the foster care system, immigration, abortion, health care, and many many more. Moderated by Maury McIntyre (President of the Television Academy). PLUS: The Shield Writers' Room Reunion with creator Shawn Ryan (co-creator, Timeless), Glen Mazzara (Damien; The Walking Dead), Scott Rosenbaum (Queen of the South), Kurt Sutter (creator, Sons of Anarchy), and Charles Chic Eglee (Hemlock Grove; The Walking Dead).

Moderated by Lynette Rice (EW).

Recorded June 2016 at ATX Television Festival.

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0:00.0	Now entering nerdist.com
0:04.8	Today's episode was recorded at ATX television fest.
0:08.9	Were you there?
0:09.7	It was the best, right?
0:11.2	Were you not there?
0:12.2	Why weren't you there?
0:13.4	Season 6 badges are now on sale.
0:15.7	That's for next year.
0:17.1	You don't want to miss this.
0:18.7	They've already got some amazing things at cooking.
0:21.7	Go to ATXFestival.com.
0:24.9	Get your season six badges there.
0:27.3	Also, they're putting up video versions of all of the podcasts that I'll be releasing and all of the panels and stuff.
0:34.7	Some that I won't be releasing.
0:36.2	Go to a television experience.com, a television experience.com, and you can see the video version
0:42.8	of this and many other panels and events that happened at ATX this year.
0:48.8	Hope to see you in 2017. television that is really out there to make a difference that tells a story that can change hearts
1:27.9	and minds. And all of our panelists here today have been deeply involved in stories that do just that.
1:34.3	They're not only really compelling and phenomenal entertainment, but at their essence,
1:39.3	they have a message as well. And I think that is just something that we always should be
1:43.3	celebrating. So in no
1:45.0	particular order, because I can't really see what's down there. From the Nick, Jack Amiel is here.
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