To be fair to ourselves, in almost every original script, the timing is actually worked out down to the minute..

To create a situation where each new episode has to start in the exact same place as the previous one, with the actors' hair in the exact same place,….

Ultimately people don't watch shows because of how realistic they are. They watch them because of the same dramatic elements that have always made st….

My background is in math and science, and I thrive on complexity, and I think lots of people do. People love puzzles; it's human nature to want to so….

What you have to get used to as a writer is realizing that most of what you come up with is wrong for the show..

As far as how important the real-life resonance of the stories is, I think it must play at least a small role in the show's success, because it gives….

The idea that you could stitch together every detail episode to episode and preserve continuity for the length of a season and tell a story while usi….

I think ultimately what makes the show is not the reality but the drama..

I personally have more faith than the average writer in people's willingness to be complicated, and so I'm thrilled by what's happened. I'm elated at….

The rule, I think, is: Do your homework, learn what there is to learn about the real world, and then when you get in the room, forget it all..

The beauty behind killing someone who no one thinks you're willing to kill is, of course, that you throw people out of their comfort zone. And that's….

I actually started in the opposite place. I come from a technical background - I'm a mathematician and a programmer by trade - and I was one of those….

What happens is that as the scripts are rewritten and re-edited in order to make the story more compelling, you sometimes end up with what you could ….

You know, it's hard as a writer to lose characters (and actors) you like. You really don't want them to die because you're not going to get to see th….