This is good. It’s really fucking good.
No, we’re not showing you the first episode because it’s the weakest of the 6 episode first series. But have a look at this preview:
Director(s): Matt Carmody
Writer(s): Matt Carmody, Boyd Vico
Actor(s): Drew Powell, Matt Carmody, Justin Wade, Joe Pascual, Megan Albertus
Cuz let’s face it, if you want to rise to the top of the TV world, living here in Lala Land is way more than half the game:
by Paul HaddadAt first blush, Los Angeles is like a supermodel at a cocktail party — foreboding and hard to approach. Its 468 square miles make it the sixth largest city in the continental United States. But live here long enough and you come to see L.A. the way natives like myself do — as a catch-all for the 272 neighborhoods and municipalities within its borders. Whether you’re new to the city or simply searching for a new apartment in another part of town, finding your bliss is as simple as remembering these five easy rules.
1. Choose Your Own Reality. One of the advantages of a sprawling metropolis is that somewhere there’s a region that’s right for you. Want a place that reminds you of your horse ranch back home in Texas but is still close enough to freeways and businesses? Settle near Burbank’s Rancho Equestrian District. Are you an actor/waiter who prizes a walkable neighborhood with lots of coffeehouses, theatres, and Metro lines? NoHo has you covered. If you’re a beach person who can’t afford to live there, consider Mar Vista, Palms or Culver City — all within biking distance of Ballona Creek, whose bike route is a straight shot to Marina Del Rey. They also straddle the Expo Line, due to reach Santa Monica in early 2016. Bottom line: Know thyself. What environment makes you most happy? Now find a way to live there. Once you do…
Yes, there’s a very cool organization devoted to making interweb TV better than its Old Media counterpart. And, like Old Media, the International Academy of Web Television gives out annual awards. This year’s awards ceremony will take place in Las Vegas Sunday, April 15th, while the IRS is chortling over your just-received taxes, and the winners will be chosen from the following nominees:
Click on nominees to visit their official channels.
Best Dramatic Series
Last week there was a much talked about article in Deadline about the new WGA study that confirmed what most of us already know: That most tv writing jobs go to white guys in their 40’s. And that women and minorities have “actually lost ground as compared to their white male counterparts.”
Great.
Yes, we need people out there advocating and changing things from within tv networks and shows. Networks need an overhaul. Not just in terms of the content they’re showing but in terms of staff. People of color and women need to not only have their voices heard creatively but need to be able to pitch to more people of color and woman who understand where they’re coming from (it’s already been established the audience exists–look at Empire) and help shepherd diverse authentic through the development and production process.
Careful, kids. It’s hell out there. (But if you can be talked out of leaping full body into the TV pilot writing and producing fray, well, you never would’ve made it anyway.)
Or, as a producer friend of TVWriter™ recently said, “They aren’t paying all that money for you to write. They’re paying it for you to wait and be tortured.”
Meanwhile, back in the Big Time: