…And I love this show so much that I feel like I should disqualify myself from writing a review.
Fortunately, MR. ROBOT’s side is far from lacking adherents. In fact, I’ve only seen one review that knocked the show, and it was one that took exception not to the series but to the worldview it represented.
No, yer friendly neighborhood munchero isn’t going to reblog that review. Fuck ’em if they can’t stand the truth.
by John OstranderFriday was a landmark day for this country. The Supreme Court effectively said that same sex marriage was legal in all 50 states. In doing that, they reflected the views of American citizens: 63% of us have said they think same sex marriage should be legal. It’s been a majority opinion since 2010 when a CNN poll first reported it.
This would have been unthinkable just a few years before that. Part of the change is due to our own pop culture. Depictions of LGBT individuals have proliferated over the years. Think of the uproar when Ellen DeGeneres came out as a lesbian back in 1997 with her character on her sit-com, Ellen, also coming out a short time later. The uproar that followed!
Contrast that with her talk show that started seven years later. She has also hosted the Academy Awards, the Grammys, and the Primetime Emmys. She’s been a hugely successful stand up comedienne. She was the voice of Dory in Finding Nemo. She’s beloved today.
Ever wonder what it would be like to be a writer on what probably is (or was) the most popular “reality” show on television? Wonder no more, fellow TVWriter™ites, cuz we just found the skinny:
by Richard PorterThe very last Clarkson, Hammond & May edition of Top Gear will be broadcast this Sunday and sniffpetrol – by day, mild mannered former Top Gear script editor Richard Porter – explains how they used to put the show together and what it was like to be at the cutting edge of cocking about.
There we go then. The sun has set on what I imagine we will one day call Old New Top Gear.
John Steed died a few days ago, but my longtime and very dear friend Patrick Macnee, lives on.
I know obits of great actors are supposed to be written the other way around. “The man is dead, but his character goes on forever.” But to me Pat could never, can never, will never die – because he has lived his life more fully than any other human being I’ve ever known.
Pat wasn’t a brand, like so many other big names today. Hell, he wasn’t even that big a name.
Our storytelling means aren’t the only thing that’s changing about writing for TV, film, and every other medium you can think of. Our whole society is on the move as well.
Warning: Essential info for all writers and directors, et al, follows:
by John LasseterIt is such an exciting time to be a filmmaker.