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Sopranos Pilot Act Breaks

Friend of the blog Sébastien writes:
I watched “The Sopranos” pilot five times and it’s driving me crazy : I can’t distinguish the act breaks!
Well, I don’t know.  Do you?  I haven’t watched that episode in a very long time and don’t have it on hand to break down right this second, so I thought I’d […]

Joss and Four Acts Part Deux

I checked back through Joss Whedon’s body of work. And guess what? The guy always writes in 4 acts, although usually with a teaser up front.
Here are some stats:
Buffy: teaser and 4 acts (pilot and regular episodes)
Angel: teaser and 4 acts (pilot and regular episodes)
Firefly pilot: teaser and 7 acts (2 hours)
Firefly episodes: […]