Hey, it works for us. Especially if we sign a name like, oh, Joss Whedon’s to it and then post on Facebook…nah, that’s not the kind of comfort the following article is about. (But maybe it should be?)
I define non-clinical anxiety as, “experiencing failure in advance.” If you’re busy enacting a future that hasn’t happened yet, and amplifying the worst possible outcomes, it’s no wonder it’s difficult to ship that work.
In my first article on the making of On The Rocks, I wrote about the creation of the show and how the staff came together. For this article, I’ll focus on writing the pilot episode.
With the staff, The Grinders, in place and the basic premise of the show agreed upon, executive producer/writer Sam Miller and producer/writer Chris Wu began work on the pilot.
Unlike the rest of the staff, who had never worked together before, Miller and Wu knew each other through industry connections and a pilot writing course they both took at IO West in 2009. Miller worked in comedy development at ABC Studios and Wu was then an assistant at William Morris.
…from one of TVWriter™’s favorite websites – The Mary Sue:
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The late Jack Kirby was arguably the most influential creative force on the planet today. The look and feeling of all comic books comes from his work as artist, storyteller, and, most importantly, as conceptualist.
And since comic books are the basis for 90% of today’s films, either directly (comic book adaptations or indirectly (just about any and every 21st Century action film blockbuster), Kirby’s action-packed perspective is, literally, everywhere.
Which is why we at TVWriter™ were so delighted to find the following interview about Kirby’s life, attitudes, and work ethic over at TCJ.Com. (The Comics Journal.) As far as we’re concerned, this should be required reading for every “creative: