Archive - TV On Mars

You Can Hate Andor. You Just Need Better Reasons

Bricks, Blasters, and Brutal Truth in Star Wars

May 27 •

One-Hour Pilot Template

A Downloadable Tool for Making Sense of Format

May 26 •

Stop Hitting Yourself

It's Hard To Write While You're Punching Yourself In The Face

May 20 •

The Best Movie Nobody Talks About

And Why Its Title Is to Blame

May 13 •

Whiplash, My Father, and the Question I Can't Un-Ask

When Theme Cuts Deeper Than Any Horror Film

May 6 •

April 2025

Flying With Purpose v. Falling With Style

Why Both Plotters and Pantsers Need A Third Option

Apr 29 •

Take The Note, Not The Suggestion

The Spiky Art of Navigating Feedback

Apr 22 •

The Feedback Toolkit

A Practical Tool for Navigating Notes Without Losing Your Mind (Or Your Voice).

Apr 22 •

I Love Severance. I Don't Love the Goats.

Mystery Boxes and the "Attention Trap"

Apr 19 •

Character v. Plot - The Fake Debate

Why every great story is character-first (yes, even John Wick)

Apr 16 •

We Don't Need Roads... Except Sometimes

Let's talk about the "Rules" of Screenwriting

Apr 15 •

Welcome to Mars

Who I Am, What This Is, and Why It Might Be Useful

Apr 15 •

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