by Mike Humphrey
Over a wonderfully fresh shrimp, avocado and arugula salad at a trendy Philly restaurant, Joel Cohen describes the concept of the “puke draft”. No, it had nothing to do with his lunch. He shares how ideas are most often half-baked and incomplete at their genesis. So, members of his team at The Simpsons will often create a “puke draft”, which takes their rough idea and shares it for improvement and revision from the other talented writers on the show. Through this process, many of these ideas develop into full episodes for the most successful prime time show in the history of television. Continue reading