Children of Tendu

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ON WRITING. For the first time. Actually the second. Scratch that, the third.

July 07, 2026

Do Jose and Javi do anything other than grouse about the sorry state of the business? Yes! Occasionally they write... they even get PAID to write! But what's that even like? Not the gettng paid so much as the actual sitting at the keyboard and banging it out. Well, for the first time since the last time, here are Jose and Javi discussing ther approach to the craft of writing, how it has changed since the last time they talked about it (SPOILERS: it has changed. A lot.) So dim the lights and c...

THEY'RE BACK AND THEY'RE PISSED - PART TWO

June 15, 2026

It's the epic conclusion to the beginning of the first chapter in a new era of Tendu! Join Jose and Javi as they navigate the vicissitudes of television writing in the post strikes, post pandemic, post peak TV era. It's a whole new world out there and Aladdin isn't around to whisk you off on his magic carpet and soothe you with his supple baritone... but you do have the Children of Tendu giving you the straight dope, calling 'em like they see 'em, and finding the occasional silver lining in a...

THEY ARE BACK AND THEY ARE PISSED - PART ONE!

June 08, 2026

It has been three long years since the Children of Tendu graced the podcast-sphere, and the world of writing for television has changed enormously.. So, yeah,  they're back, and they are PISSED! Yes, Jose and Javi continue in their quest to give away all of their knowledge of television writing for free, yes, jose and Javi persist in being mentors and educators to the writing community at large... but make no mistake, the business has been disrupted, writing is a more precarious career than e...