by Larry Brody
Learned a hell of a lot about myself on this one.
And, no, not via the serial killer character. Someone much closer to home.
Month: July 2012
LB: “Fellow Writers, We are So Screwed…”
Okay, so my latest eMail from the Writers Guild of America, West doesn’t come out and say that. But it sure sends the message:
July 24, 2012
Put Your Money on This Future Star of Tomorrow
Guaranteed:
We don’t know if this proves that more is always better or that it isn’t. But, oh, honey, what lovely prosthetics you have. (If SpinSouthWest.Com and a whole lotta other websites are to be believed – and who wouldn’t believe webber writer types like, well, us?)
We definitely see Kaitlyn becoming a star, but still we wonder about something much more important: Will her silly picture bring us more page views? Time and Google Analytics will tell.
What’s Holding Back Your Career?
So far, everything TVWriter™ has posted about improving creativity/concentration and increasing chances for success (as a writer or just about anything else) has had all the impact the MPAA has stopping movie downloads, but we’re not giving up. (Because all the articles say not to, dammit.)
How to hack the beliefs that are holding you back
by Daniel TennerWe all have beliefs that are holding us back. Sometimes we’re aware of them, sometimes not.
THE NEWSROOM is still Controversial
Five episodes in, THE NEWSROOM is still driving critics nuts. (Which is such a cool thing that maybe we should start loving on this show just for that.)
First the Good:
‘The Newsroom’ Halts Its Death Plunge With Its Least Terrible Episode Since The Pilot by Oliver Lyttelton
So far “The Newsroom” has had two major problems sitting on top of a whole bunch of minor ones. Firstly, Aaron Sorkin’s often-questionable approach to female characters has reached something of a zenith here. His shows have often featured strong powerful women undone by their love lives, but the leads of “The Newsroom” feel particularly and offensively bird-brained, and unlike CJ in “The West Wing,” Sorkin’s finest creation to date, haven’t been shown to be particularly competent at their jobs either, mainly out of Sorkin’s desire to show Will McAvoy to be right about everything. And some of them have been shown to be actively devilish, like Hope Davis’ gossip columnist last week.