Web series script If you want to write a web series ... around the tension of what happened in the first one, which should continue to rise until the climax of the play. As with film and TV ...

So to help launch Variety‘s new “Hollywood How-To” video series on writing a script, we asked Lindelof to talk through some of his process as a television writer. Here’s what he had to say.

Punch up your jokes. There’s an old adage that says “writing is rewriting.” Trust us, it’ll be worth it once you have a solid sitcom script! Sitcoms need jokes. After all, it’s a comedy.