The Oscar-winning writer of LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE and TOY STORY 3 tells us what he learned about storytelling over at Pixar. And, yeppers, it’ll work on TV:
Month: January 2015
Peggy Bechko: Beware Narcissus
by Peggy Bechko
Let’s step away from the actual writing, business of writing, mechanics of writing for today.
Writers are an imaginative lot and I’m here to caution you about Narcissus. You’ve heard of him – In Greek mythology. He was a hunter renowned for his striking handsomeness. Son of a river god and a nymph, he had more pride than was wise and disdained those who loved him (don’t know if he was totally wrong if they loved him ONLY for his beauty, but that’s a whole other story). That was, until Nemisis, a goddess herself, took note of his behavior, disapproved big time, and lured Narcissus to a pool. There he gazed upon his own refection in the water and fell in love with it, not realizing it was merely a reflection of himself (okay, that’s a little bit kinky). Unable to abandon the beauty of his own reflection Narcissus drowned/died (whichever way you want to go with the myth) and was no more. And that gave us the term narcissism –for a fixation with oneself.
The Most Important People Working in TV
…And this list contains more than one token writer. In fact, writers comprise just about half of those!
Is the dawning of a new era? Mmm….
by Tyler Coates
It was an incredible year for television, with an amazing array of performers, writers, producers and directors stepping up to deliver immaculately crafted series that were thought provoking, intensely affecting, and downright hilarious. Behind every great show there’s a few impressively talented people, and here we take a look at some of the most important people who made 2014 such an stand-out year for TV.
Love & Money Dept – TV Writing Deals for 1/5/14
That’s it for now, munchaladas. Don’t forget to write in and tell yers truly what you’ve sold when you sell it. Cuz TVWriter™ can’t wait to brag to all your friends. (And, more importantly, enemies. Hehehe….)
Rod Serling on THE TWILIGHT ZONE & Other Amazing Shows
For those who don’t know about him, Rod Serling was the Aaron Sorkin of his day, only shorter. A multi-award winning writer with opinions on everything and a writing style that no one, including Sorkin, has ever matched. To put it another way, anything this dude has to say about television and television writing is worth listening to, and in this 1959 video interview has a hella lot to say: