The Death of the Hollywood Movie Musical

Are you a fan of LaLaLand? This TVWriter™ minion isn’t. But I do love the great old Hollywood musicals that have disappeared from view. This video by the ever-delightful and wise Lindsay Ellis, tells us what happened…and why:

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The Absolutely Most Important Thing You Need To Know About Becoming a Writer

Found on Facebook (but we forgive it because it’s so darn true):

In other words, be prepared…and remember, you aren’t alone.

Interview with Russell T Davies, the Writer Who Regenerated ‘Doctor Who’

Russell T Davies, AKA RTD, is one of this TVWriter™’s writing heroes. Without him, we wouldn’t have had the “New Who” to love for the past 14 years.

He’s no unsung hero by any means, but as far as I’m concerned his song hasn’t been played loudly enough. This interview is mostly about his upcoming BBC series Years and Years, starring Hugh Grant, but what we enjoyed most was the chance to visit a brilliant writer who honestly feels that:

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‘Morgan’s Organs’ Returns (Return? Whatev)

We’ve talked about Morgan’s Organs, a comedy comic book series (“like Pixar’s Inside Out but for grown-ups) before here on TVWriter™. (HERE and HERE) Now the “‘sitcomic’ adventures of Morgan and the crazy organauts living inside his body” are returning with a new twist.

Here’s the skinny, from creator-writer Daniel Brodie (no relation to our Beloved Leader Larry Brody, although we hear that he’s a big fan):

n 2016, we introduced Kickstarter and the world to Book 1 of our quirky concept, and in 2017, we returned with Book 2. Thanks to the love and support of our incredible fans, we’re able to return for Book 3 of Morgan’s Organs. The great thing about this series is each story is standalone – you can read it in any order and still enjoy the heck out of it! read article

6 Advanced Sci-fi Civilisations Too Stupid To Really Exist

Hey pilgrim, you saying you want to write science fiction? Huh? Huh? And you need some tips?

Well, here are a couple of non sci-fi videos to fulfill your request in the most practical way possible…by showing you what not to do: read article