Book Synopsis This new edition of Writing Television Sitcoms features the essential information every would-be teleplay writer needs to know to break into the business, including: - Updated examples from contemporary shows such as 30 Rock, The Office and South Park - Shifts in how modern stories are structured - How to recognize changes in taste and censorship - The reality of reality television - How the Internet has created series development opportunities - A refined strategy for approaching agents and managers - How pitches and e-queries work - or dont - The importance of screenwriting competitions Review Quotes ?Everything a beginning television writer needs to know about the TV industry and writing scripts for sitcoms? ?Writers Write Everything a beginning television writer needs to know about the TV industry and writing scripts for sitcoms -Writers Write About the Author Evan S Smith is an associate professor at Syracuse Universitys S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, and has written sitcoms for studios including Paramount, MTM and Twentieth Century Fox.