46 | Writing Great TV Characters w/ Javier Grillo-Marxuach

Listen to this episode from The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna on Spotify. Though best known as one of the Emmy Award-winning writer/producers of Lost, Javier Grillo-Marxuach is a prolific writer of television shows, comic books, movies, and the occasional critical essay. He's a master-storyteller, with a deep understanding of character, no matter how "otherworldly" the project. Today we're going to deep dive on longform character development and Javier's philosophies on "operational theme." And of course, we'll be answering your questions! Check Out Javi's Website: http://okbjgm.weebly.com/ Follow Him On Social: @OKBJGM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices