Good morning! Welcome to another week of TV (and other) writing and production tips at TVWriter™. Here’s a look at the most popular blog posts and resource pages during the last 7 days.
They are, in order:
Month: September 2020
That Time Herbie J Pilato Drove Down Ventura Blvd. with “Kung Fu” Star David Carradine
by Herbie J Pilato
It was 2004, and I was working as one of the producers on Bravo’s hit five-part series, The 100 Greatest TV Characters.
As the author of The Kung Fu Book of Caine and The Kung Fu Book of Wisdom, companion books to the 1972–75 ABC-TV series. This legendary “Eastern-Western” starred David Carradine as fugitive Asian-American-Shaolin monk Kwai Chang Caine, a.k.a. “Grasshopper,” who I suggested be included in the Bravo series.
How to Stop Over-Analyzing Every Conversation
Yep, we’re bringing you another article on the curse of overthinking. Why? Because we’re overthinking it, of course.
by Thorin Klosowski
During every conversation I have, I analyze everything about the other person. I’m looking at their eyes, watching body language, and listening for different keywords. I’m reading between the lines with each social interaction and never taking anything at face value. It’s making life more difficult than it needs to be.
Two Videos to Add New Perspective to Your TV Spec Pilot Writing
…Said perspective being based on, “Hey, goombahs! These are the most popular/best TV series from 2004-2020!”
There’s gold in these two videos, I tells ya. GOLD! Oh…and they’re also fun.
Lockdown got you down? Here are 4 productivity tips to keep you at the top of your game
Writers and other creatives aren’t the only ones who suffer from productivity problems. Just about everybody in every walk of life does. Here’s how a genuine OMG business recommends dealing with overwhelming stress. With a little ingenuity, they can work for us too.
by Yessi Bello Perez
Approximately [six] months ago, Western countries shut down as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and most employers asked their employees to work from home.