7-Second Thoughts September 14, 2024

The Sopranos had 2 audiences

Audience One wanted to watch the fun, dark, violent, authentic, immersive world of an anti-hero who’s not so different than the rest of us. Anybody guess what Audience Two was?

Less yacking, more whacking

And those are the words of creator David Chase

Chase didn’t discover this until a few years into making what is often referred to as the greatest drama in TV history

But as far as your business is concerned … 

See if this helps:

You can absolutely have two audiences

Or a dozen!

But you have to find one audience

Who’s drawn in

Loves

Needs

Craves

And cannot look away

From the crystal clear premise

Of what you offer. 

I’m here, 

Kevin

P.S. If you haven’t seen “Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos on HBO,” I can’t recommend it enough – especially if you’re an aspiring hyper-consistent, non-writer who wants to write just enough to work with awesome, awesome clients.

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