I admit it. I’ve always found it hard to believe that the Fifty Shades of Grey books had any fans, let alone the millions of people we know have been buying, and maybe actually reading, them.
I’ve also found it hard to believe that the Fifty Shades of Grey film and its upcoming sequels have fans as well.
And to top it all off, how could I possibly ever believe that the Shadesies are all concerned about who’s going to write the second film in the franchise? I mean, really?
Considering that most people who work in TV bitch about how there are “so many goddamn rules,” or words to that effect, the following article comes as a breath of fresh air. Well, reassuring air, anyway:
by Madeline BergAccording to Freud, the uncanny refers to the juxtaposition of the weird and dark with the familiar. It is this peculiar intimacy that audiences find so alluring in many of television’s recent hits, such as Netflix’s NFLX -0.56%Hemlock Grove and HBO’s True Detective.
True Detective, in particular, has taken advantage of the dark and twisted. Not only are Rust and Marty embroiled in the grim chase for a serial killer, but these protagonists also participate in the darkness, bending the rules and battling their own inner demons. This complexity has led to public and critical acclaim: The first season’s finale set an HBO ratings record, and the show garnered numerous Golden Globe nominations and Emmy wins.
We’re still in the midst of fleshing out “Lilac” for the remaining twelve episodes of Season One. As was mentioned elsewhere on the site, writing can be a lonely endeavor. Is a lonely endeavor.
That’s why I’ve assembled a varied and talented group of folks to help take the series into the future. Though I prefer to actually write alone, I feel the energy from weekly brainstorming sessions is essential, especially when dealing with an ensemble cast of ten characters and their numerous interwoven subplots.
Our group includes a pediatrician, an industrial designer, a newspaper publisher, a retired elementary school teacher, a former assistant to the executive producer of a couple of well-known TV series, and a fantasy writer. Oh, and I’m there, too.
For awhile there, fan fave TV series COMMUNITY was among the top trending topics on everybody’s list. Now it’s kinda lost in the shuffle, replaced in online TV conversations by DAREDEVIL and its super-powered ilk. In case you’ve been hitting yourself on the head with a trout and wondering what deep-seated psychological needs have caused this sudden loss of popularity, take a deep breath, put down that fish, and chill as you read this article we just found:
by Dustin RowlesAfter NBC cancelled it last year, and after a last-minute resuscitation hours before actor contracts were set to expire, and after it lost yet another cast member in Yvette Nicole Brown, Communityfinally debuted on Yahoo! last month. This show that so many of us on the internet had a shared history with, whose characters often felt like friends to us, and whose showrunner felt like our beloved uncle who drank too much at Thanksgiving and made us laugh and then yelled at us when we didn’t get at that one joke, had finally arrived. We — the internet — had gotten what we had so desperately wanted for so very long, a sixth season of Community.
… and then we kind of forgot about it.
Way too many of us are all, “Ooh, I love this, gotta go, go, go, do, do, do–uh oh, did I say ‘do?’ As in for real? Crap.”
Yeah, motivation can be a bummer. Here are some ways to get yourself started:
by Kristin WongYou have a brilliant idea for a project. You’ve talked about it, planned it to death, analyzed your options—yet nothing has come of it. It’s time to stop talking about that project and actually do it. Here’s how.