Episode 364: Susin Nielsen
Next week, Family Law takes its final bow after four critically acclaimed seasons on Global Television and Stack TV. The Lark Productions comedy-drama series – which follows a group of flawed family members who reluctantly work together at their father's law firm in Downtown Vancouver – was the brainchild of showrunner and award-winning author Susin Nielsen. Susin is an exceptionally gifted storyteller, and she’s got the awards, accolades, and stats to back it up: more than one hundred hours of television; author of seven best-selling young adult novels, some of which have won the Governor General’s Literary Award, the UKLA award, and over a dozen young readers’ choice awards; recipient of the Writers’ Trust Vicky Metcalf Award for her body of work, which now includes a book for adults, Snap (about three people who meet in a court-mandated anger management class).
In this compelling conversation with Sabrina Rani Furminger, Susin discusses what she learned about storytelling and this crazy biz in her four years at the helm of Family Law, the time Family Law star Jewel Staite gave her the middle finger for real, and turning real-life rage into comedy gold in Snap – and she also takes the time to say goodbye to Family Law’s viewers, crew, and cast.
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RELATED LINKS
https://susinnielsen.com/
https://www.globaltv.com/shows/family-law/
https://www.yvrscreenscene.com/home/2021/9/16/episode-184-jewel-staite-victor-garber-amp-susin-nielsen-talk-family-law
https://montecristomagazine.com/magazine/volume-15/tracing-success-vancouvers-homegrown-hit-family-law#gsc.tab=0
Order Snap from Kidsbooks: https://kidsbooks.ca/item/ihViYpG-txWjTbAjTRcNsA
Order Snap from Munro’s Books: https://www.munrobooks.com/item/ihViYpG-txWjTbAjTRcNsA
SOCIAL MEDIA
https://www.instagram.com/susinnielsen/
https://www.facebook.com/Susin-Nielsen-Author-100205850063631/
http://www.instagram.com/yvrscreenscene
http://www.instagram.com/sabrinarmf
https://www.threads.com/@sabrinarmf
CREDITS
Host and executive producer: Sabrina Rani Furminger
Editor: Simon Furminger
Producer: Paul Furminger
Patreon ad reader: Mariana Furminger
Original music: Dane Deviller




