Published On Aug 7, 2025
Explore five new types of bad dialogue and learn how to fix them. Examples from Jurassic World, Star Wars, Game of Thrones, Superman, and more!
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0:00 Intro
0:39 What Good Dialogue Does
4:33 Bad Dialogue vs Good Dialogue
4:45 Product Placement Dialogue
5:04 Bad Example 1 - Jurassic World
6:21 Good Example 1 - Jurassic World Rebirth
7:46 Mind Reading Dialogue
8:09 Bad Example 2 - Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
9:34 Good Example 2 - Game of Thrones S5 E4
11:57 Soap Opera Dialogue
12:22 Bad Example 3 - General Hospital S62 E153
14:35 Good Example 3 - Suits S4 E15
16:34 Style Gone Stupid Dialogue
16:56 Bad Example 4 - Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones
19:20 Good Example 4 - Game of Thrones S2 E1
20:27 Convenient Outburst
21:05 Bad Example 5 - Spider-Man 2002
22:44 Good Example 5 - Peacemaker S1 E7
24:23 Clumsy Callback
25:03 Bad Example 6 - Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith
26:38 Good Example 6 - Raiders of the Lost Ark
27:57 Outro
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