ESSAYS
It Really Is All A Joke
The most basic truths about writing are the ones most easily forgotten - here is a little primer I wrote about always checking in with the most basic piece of structural knowledge as a way of testing the integrity of my work! It really does all comes in threes, my friends, all of it!
The most basic truths about writing are the ones most easily forgotten - here is a little primer I wrote about always checking in with the most basic piece of structural knowledge as a way of testing the integrity of my work! It really does all comes in threes, my friends, all of it!
| 7._threes.pdf |
What I Do On The Page
A no-holds-barred, blow-by-blow account of why I write scripts the way I write them. I don't presume to dictate the elements of style to any other writer, but I hope that by going deep behind the scenes and showing my own process, others may be moved to more closely consider the writing of a script as not just the rendering of a blueprint, but the creation of a work of art on its own right.
A no-holds-barred, blow-by-blow account of why I write scripts the way I write them. I don't presume to dictate the elements of style to any other writer, but I hope that by going deep behind the scenes and showing my own process, others may be moved to more closely consider the writing of a script as not just the rendering of a blueprint, but the creation of a work of art on its own right.
| script_essay.pdf |
The Eleven Laws of Showrunning (The Nice Version)
After twenty years as network executive, writer, producer, pilot writer, show creator - and occasional showrunner - Javi breaks down eleven principles to manage creativity, create an optimal work environment, and make it possible to make quality television with a minimum of human carnage and suffering (offscreen at least).
The Eleven laws of Showrunning are a commonsensical approach to managing any workflow that involves a high amount pressure to perform creatively.
| 11_laws_of_showrunning_nice_version.pdf |
The Lost Will and Testament of Javier Grillo-Marxuach
Did we know what we were doing? Did we know what the island was supposed to be when we started? We're they dead all along? Was it purgatory? You know why you're here... go ahead and click on the icon!
Did we know what we were doing? Did we know what the island was supposed to be when we started? We're they dead all along? Was it purgatory? You know why you're here... go ahead and click on the icon!
| 2._lost.pdf |
Here is an addendum to The Lost Will... reflecting new information from Maureen Ryan's book Burn It Down:
| final_statement.pdf |
The Right To Not Bear Arms
I wrote this in 2013 in response to a Newsweek cover story written by David Mamet. In the time since, both America and Mamet have gone exponentially more insane (and - at least in the case of Mamet, that's really saying something) but my basic premise remains the same: I deserve the right to not bear arms.
| arms.pdf |