by munchmanThere’s been some talk around the halls of TVWriter™ that ye olde munchy one hasn’t been carrying his share of the editorial load here. Being that as sensitive and insightful as I am I’m not immune to the sting of unjustified criticism, I’ve prevailed upon our Beloved Leader LB to be allowed to take over and completely run the site this weekend.
And so, beginning with this post, that’s just what I’m doing!
Welcome to TVWriting munchman™, motherfuckers!
The Walking Dead season finale may not have been the most exciting episode, but here’s why it was a brilliant one: (Spoilers, obviously…)
In case you haven’t figured out what Terminus is, well, how to put this delicately… it’s the place where the most deviant (or most resourceful, depending on how you look at it) of humans have set up shop to engage in their own special way of surviving the zombie apocalypse. Yes, they’re cannibals.
But what’s so brilliant about the episode is how it never actually spells that out for you (wasn’t even mentioned on Talking Dead either), while at the same time it had been blasting you with foreshadowing throughout the entire episode:
Direct from the Disney ABC Creative Talent Development Facebook page: (And if you can’t believe FB, who can you believe?)
ATTENTION POTENTIAL WRITING PROGRAM APPLICANTS!!! This year’s application process will be different from previous years. In addition to your application, submissions must include TWO writing samples: 1) An original pilot script that captures your unique tone, style and point of view, and 2) A spec script for a cable or broadcast series airing during the 2013-14 television season. We advise you to select a series that is well-established in at least its second season. This second sample should demonstrate your ability to adapt to an existing format while at the same time infusing your unique point of view and sensibility. Both samples MUST be live-action content. We do not accept animation samples.
This article in Salon sure makes it sound like they are:
by Daniel D’AddarioEntertainment Weekly, the venerable consumer-friendly magazine about movies and TV and the like, is under the same crunch as the rest of the media industry; its parent company, Time Inc., has recently gone through a series of layoffs. But the manner in which the magazine is attempting to build out its brand is the absolute worst-case scenario — bad for authors and for readers.
Lucia Moses at Digiday reports that Entertainment Weekly is to launch an online “contributor network” that is to feature readers as writers, particularly on “TV and eventually other areas […] staff reporters don’t cover deeply.” In other words, anyone can now write for Entertainment Weekly, but they shouldn’t expect a check. Per Digiday:
