Speaking of writing awards, LB got this email yesterday. If you’re a member of the Writers Guild of America, West, and you wrote something for TV or feature films that was produced (and distributed or presented on-air) during this year, you’re eligible to nominate yourself. So, hell, why not?
Promise you’ll let us interview you if you win?
Good luck!
Now that the web has taken over our TV sets, with sites like Amazon Prime Instant and Netflix liberating us from cable dependency and doing all the lifting and carrying anybody could possibly need, IMDB has surveyed the situation, done a little pondering, and, voila!, they’ve posted what they call Every Netflix TV Series Sorted by IMDB Ranking.
It’s an awesome feat, and one we as Netflix users are grateful for, but when we last looked, just a few days ago, we did see some British and Swedish shows that we’ve binged on in the past missing. In other words, having this excellent resource doesn’t absolve everybody from doing a little closer hunting on their own.
All in all, though, a big thanks to the International Movie Database! Where would all true fans be without you?
…Or, to put it another way:
“Uh-oh.”
We’ve written before about the late Gerry Anderson, one of the greats of British science fiction, and television as well. Now we’re writing to say that his son, also called Gerry Anderson (coincidence? we think not) has a Kickstarter project that looks interesting.
It’s called GEMINI FORCE ONE, but it isn’t a TV or video project. It’s a publishing project that could – cuz this is how the biz works – later turn into a TV or film series.
…Cuz if you really, really, really want to write for TV or films, by which we mean that your entire heart and soul are wrapped up with that ambition, you’ve got to face facts: You must live here.
Which is why we’re happy to present this little guide we found about making L.A. work for ya:
