Category Archives: Tell The Damn Story (Satellite)

TELL THE DAMN STORY: Style vs Story Pt 3

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Alex Simmons Says

To champion full transparency (which seems to suggest I’m hiding tons of stuff from you), I will admit I’m still getting this post scheduling things down. Seems I still a strong practitioner of “Doing” a ton of stuff, which doesn’t … Continue reading →

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TELL THE DAMN STORY: Style vs Story Part 2

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Alex Simmons Says

As I admitted in Part One, months ago writer Chris Ryan and I explored the question, “Have superhero TV and film projects consciously decided to sacrifice solid storytelling for flavor of the season styling.” You’ve listened to Part 1, so … Continue reading →

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Tell The Damn Story: Style vs Story Pt 1

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Alex Simmons Says

A few months ago two of our team members, Alex Simmons and Chris Ryan, explored the question, “Have superhero TV and film projects consciously decided to sacrifice solid storytelling for flavor of the season styling.” Here’s Part 1 of their … Continue reading →

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I’ve Been Cheating Myself!

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Alex Simmons Says

Sometimes the challenge is not to tell the damn story, but more like, Damn! Tell the story! Continue reading →

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How To Put Character In Your Characters (Pt. 1)

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Alex Simmons Says

Sometimes it’s good to go back and revisit discussions that shared aspects of creativity that still ring true. This is one of our original episodes that answered questions then, that people are still asking now.  So give a listen and … Continue reading →

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Who Are They And Why Are They Saying Those Stupid Things?

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Alex Simmons Says

“If it’s true that there are “only 7 plots in the world…” is true, then how on earth can a writer create anything that hasn’t been done before? Continue reading →

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Tell The Damn Story Returns (Episode 1)

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Alex Simmons Says

  Hey Folks: The Tell the Damn Story is a podcast program begun by these three creative knuckle heads a couple of years ago. There’s me, Alex Simmons, author Chris Ryan, and illustrator/animator Tim Fielder (see bios below), and engineered … Continue reading →

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