Category: Story Grid

Showrunners Ep3

Posted on November 14, 2019 by

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Episode 2 of Killing eve – Will the story work? The Story Grid knows!!

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Hanna – S1 E8 and Ending Payoff

Posted on November 13, 2019 by

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Does the Story Work for Hanna?
The Story Grid knows!!

Category: 5 Commandment Episodes, 5 commandments, 6 core questions, Hanna Season 1, Story Grid

For All Mankind E1

Posted on November 10, 2019 by

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An alternate timeline where the United States is losing the Space Race. Will the Story Work? The Story Grid Knows!!

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Jack Ryan S2 E1

Posted on November 8, 2019 by

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See if Jack Ryan Season 2 Ep1 works. How could it have been written better? The Story Grid knows!!

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Showrunners Ep2

Posted on November 7, 2019 by

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Episode 1 of Killing Eve. Does the story Work? The Story Grid knows!!

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Hanna – Middle Build

Posted on November 6, 2019 by

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This post analyzes the Amazon Prime television series Hanna using the 5 Commandments of Storytelling and the Editor’s 6 Core Questions from the book The Story Grid by Shawn Coyne. SPOILER ALERT!!! This post contains spoilers from the Amazon Prime television series Hanna, so…

Category: 5 Commandment Episodes, 5 commandments, 6 core questions, Hanna Season 1, Story Grid

Jack Ryan Season 2 – Intro

Posted on November 4, 2019 by

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Story analysis of Jack Ryan Season 2 – Does the Story Work? The Story Grid knows!!
Introduction to the series and explanation of the Story Grid methodology.

Category: 5 Commandment Episodes, 5 commandments, 6 core questions, Jack Ryan S2, Story Grid

Showrunners Ep1

Posted on November 2, 2019 by

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The Showrunners examine Killing Eve Episode 1 to determine if the story works.

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Treadstone E2 – Does the Story Work? Not Really!

Posted on October 31, 2019 by

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Does the story in Treadstone Work? Come find out. The Story Grid knows!!

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Hanna – Episode 6

Posted on October 23, 2019 by

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Analyzing Episode 6 of the Hanna television series using the Story Grid Methodology. Does the Story Work? The Story Grid Knows!!

Category: 5 Commandment Episodes, 5 commandments, 6 core questions, Blog, Hanna Season 1, Story Grid

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