“I've spent a lot of time thinking about what the audience would want. That's my job, is to anticipate ahead of the audience.” ThinkingWantJobsAudienceAnticipate Author:Shawn Ryan
“I've worked in network and cable on and off for a number of years, and you just understand what your parameters are. A lot of times, I think the best work that my team has come up with comes from having to deal with certain boundaries.” ThinkingYearsCertainDealsNumbersTeamCome UpBoundariesCablesBest WorkAnd OffParameters Author:Shawn Ryan
“I always think it's better to take your time and go through a lot of ideas - and dismiss a lot of ideas - before figuring out where to land. It's a good way to care for your audience, too. If you spend hours and hours and days and weeks coming up with the ending, then there's a chance the fans won't figure it out on their own.” ThinkingCareHoursChanceAudienceWeekTake Your TimeCare For You Author:Shawn Ryan
“There are story-room sessions where you think about the big picture, like a novel, but once you have certain things in place, you have to treat each episode like an hour of TV, and think that maybe this will be the only episode that anyone will ever watch. You want to have some sort of beginning, middle, and end to the episode, even if you have storylines that are carrying over. You still want it to feel like a cohesive hour of entertainment. And you can't think about both at the same time.” ThinkingHoursNovelOver YouBig Picture Author:Shawn Ryan
“When you start a TV show, you're not necessarily thinking, "Are we setting up what we need for season seven?" You're just trying to stay on the air, and you try to learn your job as you go, and do what you can.” ThinkingTryingSeven Author:Shawn Ryan
“I think the bar is higher these days in terms of audience expectations of authenticity.” ThinkingTermAudienceHigherExpectationsBarsAuthenticityThese Days Author:Shawn Ryan
