Found on the interwebs and in all likelihood not in the slightest way intended for the comparison in the headline…and yet – alas and alack – perfectly suited for it:
Yes it’s true, hooking up with ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, etc. does pay a shit ton more. But that shit ton turns to just plain shit when you compare it to the dizzying heights you can reach showrunning on, say, Netflix and Amazon.
NOTE FROM JOHN: Miracle Workers is a limited series from TBS, and airs Tuesdays at 10 PM EST.
SPOILER ALERT FROM JOHN: I reveal some of the plot and a few jokes in the show so far. Read at your own risk.
At last! The Communications Companies formerly known as TV networks and streaming websites may not be giving writers as much loving as we’d like to get, but they’ve acknowledged that they need us in what may be the best (certainly the most time-honored) way of all: By opening their checkbooks:
Earlier this month, when Sam Esmail, the showrunner behind the critically-acclaimed television shows Mr. Robot and Homecoming, signed an overall deal with Universal Content Productions that will pay him $100 million over four years, the news was dutifully reported by the trades. But it was in no way the kind of headline news that sent shock waves through the entertainment industry.
For all you crazy, zany refugees from the tyranny of satellite and cable TV, here’s the latest in what’s happening in the wonderful world of cord cutting, from Luke Bourna at CordCuttersNews. FWIW, we found Discovery’s interest in a la carte TV as a way of keeping its audience, well, fascinating:
THE USUAL NOTE FROM LB: From the summer of 2002 to the spring of 2010, Gwen the Beautiful and I were the proud and often exhausted owners of a beautiful Ozarks property we called Cloud Creek Ranch.
In many ways, the ranch was paradise. But it was a paradise with a price that started going up before we even knew it existed. Here’s another Monday musing about our adventure and the lessons we learned.
Oh, and if y’all detect any irony, please believe me when I say it comes straight from the universe and not your kindly Uncle Larry B.