BOARDWALK EMPIRE and TREME Returning to HBO for 3rd Seasons

HBO Sets Return Dates for ‘Boardwalk Empire,’ ‘Treme’
by Lesley Goldberg

You can tell it’s BOARDWALK EMPIRE by the costumes

Boardwalk’s third season — its first without co-starMichael Pitt, whose character was whacked in the Season 2 finale — will bow its 12-episode run at 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16.

You can tell it’s TREME by the props

The 10-episode third year of Treme, from The Wirecreator David Simon, will launch the following week, at 10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23.

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Why All Writers Should Know the Classics

…And, now that we bring it up, readers too:

Christopher Nolan on The Dark Knight Rises’ Literary Inspiration
by Silas Lesnick

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” read article

The Mickey Mouses We Missed

Big hugs to Neatorama.Com (Click the image & check out their site)

Ward Kimball, one of Disney’s top animators, drew these in 1985. As  his notes indicate, none of them has ever been used.

FWIW, we prefer the one labeled “Too Revealing,” but that’s just our way.

Two Very Cool Creepy Things

The First Very Cool Creepy Thing:

666 Park Avenue – Pilot Review
by Kyle

Evil has a wickedly delicious new home Sundays this Fall on ABC…

The cinematography in the Pilot Episode was spectacular, with eerie lighting and camera movement to create a glossy but dark tone for the show. The episode was also very well-written, with several jaw-dropping moments and a cliffhanger at the end that will certainly leave viewers wanting more. While not much is given away about why the incidents that occur in the Pilot are happening, viewers do get an insight into the lives of the residents who live there, who all seem to have made a deal with the devil for a better, more comfortable life.

666 Park Avenue is dark, scary and seductive and is easily one of the best new shows of the fall season. read article

THE 3 LITTLE PIGS – As Contemporary Media Would Cover the Breaking Story

This video from The Guardian U.K. seems to us to be an ideal lesson in how current events should be covered by contemporary media. And a damn fine example of satiric writing/video-making to boot. Enjoy:

http://gu.com/p/35zdg

Oh, Guardian, Guardian! Why do you have to be so possessive?  The Guardian uses Brightcove for its videos, and Brightcove doesn’t play well with WordPress, so you’re going to have to take that extra step and click above. Our apologies to TVWriter™’s loyal visitors, and brickbats to The Guardian U.K. (That’ll learn ’em!)