Cartoons: TV Still has at Least One Show for Pluggers

LB found this. He says that it’s one of the things that convinced him to, um, stop watching NCIS. To which this TVWriter™ minion can only shake her head sadly and reply, “But, Boss, I thought you were the King of Thinking For Yourself and Following Your Different Drummer!”

Talk about disillusionment!

Diana Vacc sees the ‘This is Us’ Season Finale

NOTE FROM LB: The week before last, TVWriter™ Contributing Writer Kate Graham wrote a very positive review of the This is Us season finale. A few days ago, without knowing about Kate’s review, our Critic-At-Large, Diana Vaccarelli sent us her perspective. They’re a bit different, but then, so are Diana and Kate. 

by Diana Vaccarelli

—SPOILER ALERT—SPOILER ALERT—SPOILER ALERT—SPOILER ALERT– read article

Netflix Original Series Coming in April

Yeah, we’re tired of the Netflix logo so here’s the icon instead

We here at TVWriter™ make no bones about it: We’re fans of Netflix’s original productions because so many of them feature such excellent writing. (Yeah, there are exceptions. Iron Fist comes to mind for one. So does Grace & Frankie…but that’s a whole ‘nuther post we hope to publish soon.)

Without further ado, here’s a list of series that will be gracing our browsers starting next month:

  1. Chewing Gum, season 2 (April 4th)
  2. Louis C.K. 2017 (April 4th)
  3. Dawn of the Croods, season 3 (April 7th)
  4. The Get Down: Part 2 (April 7th)
  5. Win It All (April 7th)
  6. Chelsea, season 2 (April 14th)
  7. Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return (April 14th)
  8. Lucas Brothers: On Drugs (April 18th)
  9. Bill Nye Saves the World, season 1 (April 21st)
  10. Girlboss, season 1 (April 21st)
  11. Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On, season 1 (April 21st)
  12. The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show, season 4 (April 21st)
  13. Tales by Light, season 2 (April 21st)
  14. Vir Das: Abroad Understanding (April 25th)
  15. Las Chicas del Cable, season 1 (April 27th)
  16. Casting JonBenet (April 28th)
  17. Dear White People, season 1 (April 28th)

Hmm, looking over this list, don’tcha kind of wonder what Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On is all about? And how the hell it could ever be even remotely, um, “good?” read article

Is ‘Logan’ the New Superhero Film Template?

Should it be? Marc Alan Fishman of ComicMix thinks Warner Brothers especially has a lot to learn from Logan. And we at TVWriter™ think he’s right:

What DC Could Learn from Logan
by Marc Alan Fishman

Having finally caught and absorbed James Mangold’s Logan, the finale to the OG X-films, I find myself hoping that the execs behind the soon-to-be-released Wonder Woman and Justice League movies were taking notes. A caveat: I’m going to attempt to keep my lens wide this week. While I don’t believe I’ll be spoiling anything more than people on your Facebook feed have blathered about, be nonetheless forewarned. read article

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast

Way back in the summer of ’15 we told TVWriter™ visitors about the Writers Guild of America, West’s new podcast.  And now – well, and now we’re telling you again because as good as the weekly shows were then, they’re much better now.

Writers interviewed for the casts include: read article