Cartoon: ‘Escape’

This time around, our favorite cartoonist-philosopher, Grant Snider, talks about an affliction common not only among writers but also other creatives, and, for that matter, just about everyone. And guess what – he’s got a cure.

More of Grant Snider’s sensitive perception of humanity and creativity at Incidental Comics, HERE

Have You Been to TVWriter™’s News Page Recently?

All the “Writing & Showbiz News” you can eat. It’s one of our favorites, and it changes every 2 hours. All day. All night.

What you see above is how it looked as we wrote this. Unless you’re an early bird it’s changed by now. read article

Herbie J Pilato Remembers ‘The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour’

The singing duo of Sonny and Cher still resonates with Baby Boomers in a way that can seem quite a mystery to later generations. Here’s our fave Classic TV historian, Herbie J Pilato, to explain.

Photo Design by Dan Holm

The Beat Still Goes On
by Herbie J Pilato

When it comes to vintage comedy-variety shows headlined by pop-music stars, before Tony Orlando and Dawn, Donny and Marie and the Captain and Tennille, there was Sonny and Cher.

Breezy, brazen and groundbreaking, The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour started it all. read article

America’s Top 10 Broadcast & Streaming Shows 8/08/21

Here’s our latest visit to the weekly Nielsen Top 10 site, loaded with absolutely free info for whomever wants and/or needs it. Which is you, of course. Have a sneak peek:

tv total viewing
for last week

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Nathan Bransford: 3 ways “show don’t tell” can lead you astray

When Nathan Bransford offers advice, we listen. In case you’re wondering why, here he is once again with an unconventional but to the mind of this TVWriter™ minion brilliant take on the age-old platitude to “show don’t tell” in your writing.

by Nathan Bransford

“Show don’t tell” is simultaneously some of the best and worst writing read article