Category: By munchman

munchman: J.J. Abrams is Adapting an Unproduced Rod Serling Script for TV – Yikes!

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Bad news, fans of Rod Serling, excellence in television, and just plain coherent storytelling. Looks like J.J. Abrams, Master of the Not Fully Thought Through Obvious in Film and its partner, Not Full Thought Through Muddiness in TV, has made a deal with Rod Serling’s estate to turn Rod’s unproduced screenplay, THE STOPS ALONG THE WAY, into a TV mini-series.

To us, this is pathetic. Like entrusting a TV version of any Shakespeare play to whatever moron it is who created/writes/produces HOT IN CLEVELAND. read article

munchman: Writers Rooms are so Trendy Now That I Want to be a Director Instead

I’ll be at this particular affair, though. If ya go, look for me, okay?

variety_inviteMake Your Reservation Here: varietyrsvp@variety.com

Warning: This came as an email to WGAW members so I have no idea if it’s open to non-members as well. Our advice is that you contact Variety to make sure. I’d call and check, but, hey, this is the interweb. Gotta keep moving. No time for facts.

munchman: Writer News That Made Me Say, “Uh-oh”

The munchman admits it. Whenever I hear about people who seem, erm, less qualified than they might be but who get  good writing gigs – especially gigs I wish I had – my stomach gets all funky and I hit my head against the nearest wall. And wonder…well, I wonder “Why?” mainly, but in more graphic terms.

Mostly this happens when the writers in question are known primarily for success in other arenas. especially when, all things considered, that success is pretty mild. Yeah, I know we’ll get some angry comments/e-mails about that statement so let me respond in advance: “Screw you too.”

Time now for a couple of cases in point: read article

munchman: TNT Boots MONDAY MORNINGS

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Do you suppose that David E. Kelly knows how badly his work sucks now? I mean, this show, which Hollywood Reporter.Com reports is history, was so boring that I couldn’t even bring myself to write a review about how bad Ving Rhames was. (But then he’s always bad, no?)

A munchman prediction: Wifey Michelle Pfeiffer will be bailing soon. Mark my words. read article

munchman: The 10 Most Overpaid CEOs in the World

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I’m talking media CEOs here, nine of them male, all of them smart enough to create a system whereby they get paid mountains of moolah for doing nothing our 11 year old little sister couldn’t do.

monopoly-man-chance-card425Yeah, I said “create.” They’re constantly redefining their jobs and what doing those jobs is worth, and their boards of directors, all of whom are looking forward to media CEO gigs of their own, go along with them unquestioningly. read article