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‘Designated Survivor’ a hit for ABC

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by Doug Snauffer

ABC’s new political thriller Designated Survivor looked like one of the more intriguing new shows coming to TV this season.  The network promised a compelling series that would tap into our fears regarding terrorism and examine what we as a country look for and need in a leader.

Personally I’m also a fan of Kiefer Sutherland and was happy to see him back on TV.  The concept behind Designated Survivor plays out like the type of scenario that counter-terrorism agent Jack Bauer worked to foil each season on 24.  It’s as if we’re getting a look at what might have occurred if Jack hadn’t been so good at his job. read article

Are You a Powerpuff Girls Fan?

Here’s why you should be:

I don’t know how to say this without putting a severe crimp into any claim I have ever, or will ever, make to have serious TV writing or analyzing cred, but when I was a pre-pimply adolescent girl The Powerpuff Girls was my favorite series.

Mostly, I believe, because it was the first show I ever watched that I got but my parents didn’t. That’s changed, of course. Nowadays, every time anybody in my parents’ generation sits in front of her or his monster screen TV and allows her or his face to set into a bewildered yet angry scowl at this or that new comedy the fact that nobody over 40 understands one thing about millennial tastes demonstrates itself yet again. read article

5 Very Ernest Writing Tips

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That’s “Ernest” as in Ernest Hemingway, one of the last writers to rule not only over the literary world but also the bestseller lists. His wisdom works whether you’re writing prose fiction, TV, or even those strange, obsolete old things called films.

From Ernie’s earnest lips to our big ears: read article

TVWriter™ Don’t-Miss Posts of the Week – Oct. 31, 2016

In case you’ve missed what’s happening at TVWriter™, the most popular blog posts during the week ending yesterday were:

Peggy Bechko’s World: Writers, are You Fearing Success? read article

Happy Halloween 2016!!!