Our Most Read Posts of the Week of May 16-May 22, 2015

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The posts visitors viewed most on TVWriter™ during the past week were:

Five Reasons Why DANGER 5 is the Best Show on Netflix read article

Another Cartoon About Television

Cuz it’s TVWriter™’s “TV Cartoon Saturday.” But you already know that, right?

So here’s another one for today:

Cul de Sac
Cul de Sac

Cul De Sac
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A Couple of Cartoons About Television

Welcome to TVWriter™’s “TV Cartoon Saturday.” No, not animation, cartoons. About, you know, TV, found in recent daily newspaper strips. Remember those?

Anyway, here’s the first one for today, via ArcaMax.Com:

Long Story Short read article

Louis C.K. Reminisces About Writing for Conan O’Brien

Louie C.K. on late night TV writing Capture

Writing TV is at its heart guerilla warfare, with writers doing their best to sneak their best work past executives and censors. Here’s Louis C.K.’s take on the subject:

How a Writing Contest Launched the Career of EXTANT’s Creator

Why should you enter TVWriter™’s currently running (and only a week or so away from closing) People’s Pilot competition? Well, here’s some food for thought:

Mickey Fisher of EXTANT

by Jacob N. Stuart

I first met Mickey Fisher back in September of 2014. We were both scheduled to speak at the Cincinnati Film Festival‘s screenwriting panel. Mickey, however, was scheduled a few hours before me. Usually when I’m speaking at a film festival, I use the time before my slot to network, exchange information, and form new industry relationships. But with Mickey, that all changed. I found myself fascinated by his amazing story, and how over night, through a screenplay contest, his life changed drastically. Still to this day, I can’t figure out why I would be scheduled after Mickey; who in the world would want to listen to ME after hearing Mickey speak first!

So who is Mickey Fisher? Mickey is a native of Ohio, who is the writer and creator of the popular CBS series, EXTANT, staring Hale Berry, and executive produced by Stephen Spielberg. Need I say more? read article