Will the WGAW Prevail over Village Roadshow Productions?

by Larry Brody

If what this email from the WGAW is true, and I assume it is because WGAW, I urge all my Guild member friends and TVWriter.Com visitors to pay attention and do the right thing.

Dear Members,

We are writing to alert you that WGA members are prohibited under Working Rule 8 from performing writing services for, or optioning or selling literary material to, Village Roadshow Productions Inc., or any affiliate thereof. read article

Once More into the Breech: WGA Girds its Loins…

by Larry Brody

This email from the WGAW and WGAE clearly is a shot across the bow of the big studios. I’m sure that, for better or worse, there will be a lot more to come:

Dear Members, 

Yesterday, the WGA sent the following letter to the CEOs of Warner Bros. Discovery, Disney, Paramount Global, NBCUniversal, Sony, Netflix, and Amazon MGM Studios: read article

The Journey to My Sixth Feature Started with TVWriter.Com

Hard-working – and very talented – producer/writer/director Matt Wilson has a tale to tell about his latest film (and an “Aw Shucks” mention about TVWriter.Com) Enjoy!

By Matthew Wilson

The first industry recognition I ever received came in 2001 when Larry

(Two of the leads in Matt Wilson’s Christmas film…and Matt’s hand)

Brody read and liked some of my animation sample scripts that I sent to TVWriter.com. This set me on a course to eventually meeting animation producers and getting hired to write for Krypto: The Superdog. My first big break. read article

Time for a writerly comic or two

Found at GoComics.Com.

by LB

Oh, and here’s a quote from one of my favorite network execs. (Okay, not so favorite an exec because he did indeed drive me crazily into the arms of a little pill called Xanax, but definitely a valued friend): read article

The WGA Strike That Almost Was…

by Larry Brody

Almost no one ever heard about this, and now it’s all over, “except for the shouting.”

Dear Members:

We are pleased to announce that Writers Guild of America members at PBS have reached a tentative agreement with management at PBS member stations WGBH, THIRTEEN and PBS SoCal. read article