Inspector Josh Investigates TV - Reverse-Engineer TV Shows to Write Better Stories

Inspector Josh Investigates TV - Reverse-Engineer TV Shows to Write Better Stories

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Inspector Josh Investigates TV - Reverse-Engineer TV Shows to Write Better Stories episodes

  • 011: A Fitting End | Futurama
    Do you choose your endings based on your goals and style for your story, or do you get caught up in cliches and "normal" endings? From investigating Futurama: S2 E12 "Raging Bender".
    "Comfortable Mystery 4" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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    4 min
  • A Fitting End | Futurama
    Do you choose your endings based on your goals and style for your story, or do you get caught up in cliches and "normal" endings? From investigating Futurama: S2 E12 "Raging Bender".
    "Comfortable Mystery 4" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Website: https://joshpowlison.com/
    4 min
  • 010: Simple Whys | Parks and Recreation
    Do you over-complicate your "whys"? From investigating Parks and Recreation: S2 E10 "Hunting Trip".
    "Comfortable Mystery 4" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
    joshpowlison.com
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    Email me to request investigation for a TV show or episode!
    Throw a few bucks my way to support the podcast
    5 min
  • 009: Worthy vs Valuable Opponents | Daredevil
    Do you focus on creating worthy opponents,
    or valuable ones? From investigating Daredevil: S1 E1 "Into the Ring".
    "Comfortable Mystery 4" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
    joshpowlison.com
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    Email me to request investigation for a TV show or episode!
    Throw a few bucks my way to support the podcast
    5 min
  • Worthy vs Valuable Opponents | Daredevil
    Do you focus on creating worthy opponents,
    or valuable ones? From investigating Daredevil: S1 E1 "Into the Ring".
    "Comfortable Mystery 4" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Website: https://joshpowlison.com/
    5 min
  • Simple Whys | Parks and Recreation
    Do you over-complicate your "whys"? From investigating Parks and Recreation: S2 E10 "Hunting Trip".
    "Comfortable Mystery 4" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Website: https://joshpowlison.com/
    5 min
  • 008: The Easy Choice | Blacklist
    Sometimes coincidences are used to make choices easier for characters. But is this a good thing? From investigating Blacklist's Pilot.
    "Comfortable Mystery 4" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
    joshpowlison.com
    [email protected]

    Email me to request investigation for a TV show or episode!
    Throw a few bucks my way to support the podcast
    6 min
  • The Easy Choice | Blacklist
    Sometimes coincidences are used to make choices easier for characters. But is this a good thing? From investigating Blacklist's Pilot.
    "Comfortable Mystery 4" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Website: https://joshpowlison.com/
    6 min
  • 007: What a Coincidence! | Yu-Gi-Oh! (For Kids)
    Coincidence plays a big part in Yu-Gi-Oh!
    episode 1. What makes coincidence too coincidental for audiences though? From investigating Yu-Gi-Oh! (For Kids): S1 E1 "The Heart of the Cards".
    "Comfortable Mystery 4" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
    joshpowlison.com
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    Email me to request investigation for a TV show or episode!
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    10 min
  • 006: Does It Still Make Sense? | The Office (US)
    Does the interview system work well in The Office? What are some pros and cons? From investigating The Office (US): S2 E9 "Email Surveillance".
    "Comfortable Mystery 4" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
    joshpowlison.com
    [email protected]

    Email me to request investigation for a TV show or episode!
    Throw a few bucks my way to support the podcast
    7 min

About Inspector Josh Investigates TV - Reverse-Engineer TV Shows to Write Better Stories

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In this podcast I look deep into TV shows' structure, progression, and characters to reverse-engineer them so we can create better stories. We go through shows ranging from Breaking Bad to My Little…