Month: November 2014

Cara Winter: The Anglo Files 8

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CALL THE MIDWIFE
by Cara Winter

For several years, I’ve been hearing about the fantastic the UK series CALL THE MIDWIFE, and having been told I must watch… I’ve started.

I’ve started, that is, having Braxton-Hicks contractions.  And I’m not even preggers.

I don’t know about you peeps, but watching actresses writhe in the pretend-pain of pretend-childbirth gives me PTSD-like flashbacks to August 19th, 2007 at 5:43pm, and the 26 hours that preceded it.  And while I marvel at the wonder that is my kiddo… I don’t particularly like to relive his actual birth.  So… I had a tad bit of difficulty settling into the show, knowing that at any moment I might start cramping up. read article

Peggy Bechko: Pop! Goes the Writing

by Peggy Bechko

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Yep, pop is what you want to add to any story you’re writing. It’s what makes your story stand out. What makes producers and editors take another look and maybe make an offer.

And that’s really cool, but how do you do it? read article

CLARISSA EXPLAINS IT ALL Creator Talks About the Show’s Legacy

When most people think of “classic” TV their heads are imagining scenes from the shows of the ’60s, ’70s, and sometimes even the ’80s. But then we, the millennial minions of TVWriter™, harken unto Classic Television it’s ’90s shows all the way. And one in particular is always – and we mean always – a topic of deep conversation when the topic comes up. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yore and CLARISSA EXPLAINS IT ALL:

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In 1991, Mitchell Kriegman created Nickelodeon’s Clarissa Explains It All, a groundbreaking and charming sitcom with a female lead (Melissa Joan Hart) and an innovative visual style. Equally popular among boys and girls, the show would go on to become one of the biggest hits for the network. Twenty years after the series finale, the love for Clarissa has yet to die down. Kriegman is even keeping her legacy alive with a novel that picks up with Clarissa in her 20s. Flavorwire talked with Kriegman about the upcoming book, the importance of diversity on television, and the story behind the hubcaps on Clarissa’s wall.

Flavorwire: I want to talk about Clarissa Explains It All’s relevance because after we published this controversial interview with Mathew Klickstein, there were some “I can’t believe he said that Clarissa wasn’t a big hit” reactions. It was a weird, unfair comparison because different kinds of shows can coexist.  read article

Peer Production: MY LIFE WITH SOCK

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by Larry Brody

I’m stepping in to introduce Mia Pinchoff’s MY LIFE WITH SOCK because…well, because even if I weren’t a puppet lover who spent much of my life with various socks over my hands doing their shtick with my kids when they were younger, I’d still be absolutely charmed by Ms. Pinchoff’s take on what happens when a very human woman dates an even more humanlike sock.

Here’s what I mean:

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Peer Production: A TALE OF MOMENTUM & INERTIA

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Now this is a rock star:

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