From Digital Twigs, the production company that helps bring us NEIL’S PUPPET DREAMS. Cuz he’s like a hero around here:
Author: TVWriter.Com
And the TVWriter™ Theme for the Day is – Rejection! (Part 1)
Time now for happy thoughts.
We mean, dealing with the inevitable should make us happy, right? Cuz it’s better than slashing ourselves?
For your perusal: Two different approaches from two different kinds of creators. (FWIW, we’re not nearly as good at handling this kind of thing as either one.)
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Interview With the Winner of the 2012 Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship
And now a few words from Sean Robert Daniels, winner of The Big One. (Yes, boys and girls, the Nicholl is even bigger than the People’s Pilot!)
by Scott Myers
THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE – A Lesson in Economics
We’ve always loved this little show, not merely because it was brought to TV by an old friend of LB’s (Rick Sigglekow: Hi, Rick!) but also because of the important life lessons it teaches. Including this one about – cronyism?
The Baffling Economics of the Island of Sodor
by Alex Knapp
Being the father of a toddler, I spend a lot of time watching Thomas the Tank Engine. As a writer for a business magazine, my mind can’t help but be puzzled by how the economy of the Island of Sodor actually functions. It seems to me to be dreadfully inefficient, and for the life of me I can’t figure out how anyone on the Island turns a profit – especially the railways. Here’s just a few questions I’ve had while watching the show: