Ranked #1
Episode 12 - So you wanna write a television pilot...
Episode 12 - So you wanna write a television pilot...
The holy grail of television writing is creating, selling and running your own show... but what happens when you sell a ... Read more
19 May 2014
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1hr 38mins
Ranked #2
The Eleven Laws of Showrunning - A Children of Tendu Special
The Eleven Laws of Showrunning - A Children of Tendu Special
In this brand new, supersized episode, the Children of Tendu look at the business of television from the tippity-top, le... Read more
27 Jan 2016
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1hr 56mins
Ranked #3
THE BIG PITCH - PART ONE
THE BIG PITCH - PART ONE
Most TV writers do not hear a series being pitched until they are the ones doing the pitching. In this brand new episode... Read more
22 Apr 2018
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1hr 1min
Ranked #4
Tendu or Do Not: Children on the Ledge - Staffing Season Special
Tendu or Do Not: Children on the Ledge - Staffing Season Special
We are now in the thick of that most dreaded of seasons: staffing. For three to four months, every television writer in ... Read more
27 Apr 2015
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2hr
Ranked #5
Episode 11 - There's a lot of good stuff here... but we do have some notes.
Episode 11 - There's a lot of good stuff here... but we do have some notes.
Ask any writer what they hate most and you will very soon arrive at the answer "notes." As the Children of Tendu podcast... Read more
12 May 2014
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1hr 33mins
Ranked #6
The Preproduction of Tendu - A Children of Tendu Special!
The Preproduction of Tendu - A Children of Tendu Special!
In this special, super-sized, episode of the podcast, Jose and Javi break down what happens in that crucial time between... Read more
2 Jun 2016
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1hr 50mins
Ranked #7
The Comedy Stylings of Tendu
The Comedy Stylings of Tendu
The Children of Tendu know drama... but they are not nearly as knowledgeable about the world of comedy... so to tell you... Read more
15 Jul 2016
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1hr 27mins
Ranked #8
Actors of Tendu!
Actors of Tendu!
In this special episode of the podcast, the Children of Tendu enlist guest stars Natalie Morales - star of Javi's show T... Read more
21 Nov 2016
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1hr 35mins
Ranked #9
The Production of Tendu - A Children of Tendu Special
The Production of Tendu - A Children of Tendu Special
The script is done. You have navigated the slings and arrows of pre-production. The cameras are rolling: what does the w... Read more
13 Jun 2016
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1hr 51mins
Ranked #10
Episode 10 - Meet our mentors - a special Nerdist Writers Panel crossover event!
Episode 10 - Meet our mentors - a special Nerdist Writers Panel crossover event!
Part 1 of a special Nerdist Writers Panel/Children of Tendu event! If you listen to Children of Tendu, you have heard th... Read more
5 May 2014
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47mins
Ranked #11
The Union of Tendu
The Union of Tendu
When a guy writes on shows ranging from "Family Guy" to "Futurama" and "The Golden Girls", you pay attention to what he ... Read more
19 Sep 2016
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1hr 39mins
Ranked #12
CHILDREN OF TENDU LIVE AT UCLA!
CHILDREN OF TENDU LIVE AT UCLA!
As part of his "Anatomy of a Pilot" class at UCLA, writer/showrunner/show-creator/nice guy Richard (Miracles, Grimm, Wit... Read more
6 May 2016
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #13
10DU or Die! A Children of Tendu Road Trip Special
10DU or Die! A Children of Tendu Road Trip Special
A mere week ago, Jose (Agent Carter, Sleepy Hollow) Molina and Javier (Lost, The Middleman) Grillo-Marxuach set off on a... Read more
2 Mar 2015
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3hr 26mins
Ranked #14
The Post-Production of Tendu
The Post-Production of Tendu
In the last two Children of Tendu podcasts, Jose and Javi walked you through Pre-Production and Production... now comes ... Read more
8 Jul 2016
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1hr 56mins
Ranked #15
TENDU EMERGENCY BROADCAST!
TENDU EMERGENCY BROADCAST!
On Friday, May 13, the internet was abuzz with news of the pickups and cancellations of dozens of television shows -- fe... Read more
16 May 2016
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1hr 17mins