Author: munchman

Why is DOCTOR WHO So Good? ITWS!

“It’s the writing, stupid!”

Shakespeare on – where else? – DOCTOR WHO

Today we got word – from our P.R. friends at the BBC – that Jack Lothian is writing an episode of the Good Doctor’s Adventures. Lothian has written for such U.K. shows as SINBAD, BEAVER FALLS, SPOOKS, DOC MARTIN, and the Boss’s personal favorite, ASHES TO ASHES, so you know he’s one of the best.

Inspired by this bit of inspired writing casting, we looked around for info on more DOCTOR WHO writers and found a pretty good rundown by alex on a blog with this also, to us, inspirational name: A Beginners Guide to Free to Air TV. read article

If DOCTOR WHO Were Made in the U.S.A.

…By Dan Harmon and the COMMUNITY gang. (Should that be “former COMMUNITY gang?” We won’t know till we see what the new showrunners come up with, will we?)

From ~tinderbox210

It’s show within a show, see? On COMMUNITY. Or as, ~tinderbox210, the creator of this poster puts it:

This is my newest obsession – a sadly very underrated comedy tv series called COMMUNITY. Those who know the show have probably fallen just as fast as for it as i did, those who don’t – shame on you :P read article

STRIKE BACK Returns to Cinemax This Month

…And we never knew it existed. Or, for that matter, that Cinemax had, like, its own series. Where have we %#@!en been?

Here’s what Cinemax.Com has to say about the show: read article

Nickelodeon is Actually Hiring Pros to Develop Shows

We mean genuine big-timers who’ve worked on series like FRASIER, REBA, SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS, iCARLY, etc. What is this strange feeling in our chests? Oh, right…hope!

Yes, this is Noah Munck. No, we have absolutely no idea who Noah Munck is. But we want his hair.

Two Spinoffs, Animated Pilot From ‘SpongeBob’ Scribe Part of Ambitious Nickelodeon Slate – by Lesley Goldberg

As the children’s-themed network prepares to launch live-action comedy See Dad Run with Scott Baioand the animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the fall, it handed out orders to four live-action series and five pilots. In addition, Nick on Friday picked up three animated series and two animated pilots…

The ambitious push comes as Nickelodeon attempts to remain competitive in an increasingly crowded landscape where outlets including Netflix and the Internet are among the rivals. For the first time in 16 years, Nick’s top competitor, Disney Channel, ended 2011 as the No. 1 kids network. read article

Fox Buys a “Character-Driven Cop Drama”

“Character-driven?” Whenever we hear that label used on a cop show procedural we think of the Helen Mirren UK version of PRIME SUSPECT. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if this could be at least half as good?

Fox Buys Detective Drama From Writer Chris Levinson And Chernin Entertainment – by Nellie Andreeva (Deadline.Com)

Fox has made a premium script deal for a character-driven cop-drama from Chernin Entertainment and 20th Century Fox TV. Written by Chris Levinson (Touch), the untitled project centers on a major crimes detective who starts slowly losing his memory. Faced with the prospect of losing his career and family, the cop ends up putting his entire life under surveillance. What begins as an effort to restore missing pieces of his waking hours becomes a 24/7 window into a world where nothing is ever as it appears. WME-repped Levinson executive produces with Peter Chernin and Katherine Pope. The project stems from a two-script deal Levinson inked with Chernin Entertainment last year. She most recently served as a co-executive producer on the Chernin/20th TV drama series for Fox Touch. Her series credits also include Law & Order and Lone Star.