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Transforming American TV: Alias and the Serial Drama

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  • ABOUT Jeff Pinkner

    Jeff Pinkner is a television writer and producer. In the past four years, he has served as the executive producer and show-runner of the Fox television series “Fringe.”  Prior to that, he served as executive producer of the ABC television series “Lost” and “Alias.” He is currently writing the next installment of the feature film The Amazing Spiderman and is developing new television series for Dreamworks. Profile

  • ABOUT Ken Olin

    Ken Olin is an American actor, director and producer. He is known for his starring role on the television series Thirtysomething, and most recently as the executive producer, director, and recurring guest star of the television series Brothers & Sisters.  Prior to working on Brothers & Sisters, Olin executive produced and directed the television program Alias. He has directed for other television including L.A. Doctors, The West Wing, Felicity, Judging Amy, Freaks and Geeks, and EZ Streets.

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Jeff Pinkner is a creative powerhouse. In the past decade, he has written and produced some of the most gripping television ever aired: Alias, Lost, and most recently, Fringe. Shows like Alias exposed audiences to complex, multinarrative storytelling, which was not often used in prime time television at the time but has become a mainstay of the genre. The television is compelling, but the risks and rewards of producing it are no less fascinating. In conversation with Thirtysomething's Ken Olin, Pinkner gives us an insider’s view.

This program is presented in partnership with Northwestern University School of Communication's MFA in Writing for Screen+Stage.

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