Real graph showing film & video on top, with music 2nd
The largest categories continued to be Film ($32 million pledged) and Music ($19 million pledged), however Design saw the biggest growth in launched projects (235 in 2010 vs. 1,060 in 2011), Games saw the largest percentage increase in backers (up 730%), and Dance had the highest success rate (74%). All 13 categories saw at least $1 million in pledges.
Chris McKenna, Community
Lena Dunham, Girls
Louis C.K., Louie
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Michael Schur, Parks and Recreation
Writing, Drama
Downton Abbey: Julian Fellowes Homeland: Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff Mad Men: Semi Chellas, Matthew Weiner Mad Men: Andre Jacquemetton Mad Men: Erin Levy, Matthew Weiner
Writing, Miniseries, Movie or Special
Game Change: Danny Strong Hatfields & McCoys: Ted Mann, Ronald Parker, Bill Kerby The Hour: Abi Morgan Luther: Neil Cross Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia: Steven Moffatt read article
Monday we posted about a Facebook page called “Galactus is NIGH, which had “almost 300 pics” of Comic-Con cosplayers holding up signs about an impending world-eating disaster, ending with the heartwrenching plea, “So if anyone knows anything about this…let us in on it, okay?”
(FTR: As of this writing there are almost 400 such pics on the site.)read article
Tired of reboots but love one of television’s biggest cult hits? Us too. So how do we handle this one?:
WILL PUSHING DAISIES HEAD TO BROADWAY? by Alanna Bennett
Bryan Fuller‘s been dropping hints of upcoming Pushing Daisies news for the past few months, and we have been clawing at our computer screens for just as long screaming “TELL US!” The Pushing Daisies, Dead Like Me, and Mockingbird Lane producer swore it had nothing to do with a return of the cancelled-too-soon show to television, or of a jump to the big screen. So what does that leave? Broadway, apparently!read article
Writing, Comedy
