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One must never assume that a character is sympathetic because of e

One must never assume that a character is sympathetic because of either the actor playing them or the fact that theyre a lead. I think thats a recipe for failure, actually, because if they become unsympathetic, you lose your audience. – Melissa Rosenberg

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My humor tends to be a little more edgy than is appropriate for Twilight, although I got some in there. That was fun! Theres just a tonal difference. For me, storytelling is storytelling. But, I do like writing for grown ups. – Melissa Rosenberg

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With Twilight, you have these massive tomes that you have to condense. With Penoza, we had an eight episode Dutch series that, just for the pilot alone, I condensed three episodes. So, theres a lot of filling in and a ton of invention that has to happen to fill out eight episodes. – Melissa Rosenberg

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Studios, because they are investing a great deal of money in movies, they want a guarantee that when they hire somebody that person can deliver for them. Everything is fear based, so they pigeonhole people. But Ive written everything, from Westerns to sci-fi to dramedy, Ive done it all. – Melissa Rosenberg

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