346 - Nell Scovell: From Old to Original: How to Take Tired Ideas and Make Them New
James AltucherJanuary 02, 202401:13:05

346 - Nell Scovell: From Old to Original: How to Take Tired Ideas and Make Them New

Nell Scovell had a dream career working in television. She’s worked on every classic I can remember. And she even created a show, “Sabrina the Teenage Witch.” She took tired sitcom plots and put them through what she calls a “magical blender.” And out came something original. She told me how her ambition to be a prominent female television writer gave her these amazing opportunities that us men can only dream of. And how being on the sidelines gave her the confidence to lead a team to success.


 


Links and Resources


Just the Funny Parts… And a Few Hard Truths About Sneaking into the Hollywood Boys’ Club (https://amazon.com)  by Nell Scovell


Follow Nell on Twitter (https://twitter.com/NellSco?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) + Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/nell.scovell)


 


Also Mentioned


Murphy Brown


Monk


It’s Garry Shandling’s Show


The Muppets


Charmed


Late Night with David Letterman


Sabrina the Teenage Witch, created by Nell


90210


Bewitched


I Dream of Genie


Coach with Craig T. Nelson


The Simpsons


Seinfeld


Curb Your Enthusiasm


A Thousand Clowns, the play by Herb Gardner


The Cosby Show


Newhart


The Buttoned Down Mind of Bob Newhart (https://www.amazon.com/Button-Down-Mind-Bob-Newhart/dp/B002UPQ23W)


I’m Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Stand-Up Comedy’s Golden Era (https://amazon.com) by William Knoedelseder


Superstud: Or How I Became a 24-Year-Old Virgin (https://amazon.com) by Paul Feig


Gilligan’s Island


Freaks & Geeks


Arrested Development


The Office


Lean In (https://amazon.com) by Sheryl Sandberg


Sheryl Sandberg’s TED Talk (https://www.ted.com/talks/sheryl_sandberg_why_we_have_too_few_women_leaders) : Why we have too few women leaders


NCIS


 


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