Posts TVWriter™ Wishes We’d Published Instead of Those Other Guys

This week’s collection of recent articles from other websites about TV, TV writing, etc., etc., etc. The plan here is for you to click on their headlines and visit the sites and read the posts in full…and is anybody asks, tell ’em TVWriter™ sentcha, okay?

Meet Noah Hawley: ‘Fargo’ Showrunner And FX’s Insanely Productive Power Producer
by Orianna Schwindt

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Noah Hawley is an unassuming sort of guy, the kind of middle-aged white dude you pass in the grocery store without a second glance. He has two little kids in tow, the eyes of someone sleep-deprived — who isn’t these days? — a shirt collar slightly torn (or maybe it’s supposed to look that way) and sometimes glasses.

To look at him, you might not guess he’s one of the most in-demand writers of the day. Books, TV series, movies — you name it, Hawley is doing it…. read article

Diana Vacc sees “This is Us”

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By: Diana Vaccarelli

*Be warned – this review may contain spoilers!*

The 2016 fall television season is in full swing.  I got microwaved my popcorn the other night and watched the highly touted new NBC show This Is Us.

This Is Us at this point has seems to have a simple premise: The show gives us a glimpse in the lives of a group of people who share the same birthday. Twins Kevin and Kate. Lawyer Randall. Married couple Jack and Rebecca. But the glimpses themselves are all about surprising twists. read article

2017 Writers Guild Awards Submissions Deadline

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The WGAW wants to remind us that its awards (and pretty much all other showbiz awards) go to the self-starters. If you did WGA covered work in TV, radio, and New Media, including any series covered by the WGA, it’s time to nominate yourself for one of the most coveted prizes in the Industry.

So, like the pic above says: read article

Sci-Fi & Sexuality – Compulsory Heterosexuality on Screen Part 3

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I’m here. I’m queer. I banged the main character to prove she’s bi.

by Anansi

EDITOR’S NOTE: Check out Part 1 and Part 2 for more of Anansi’s thoughts on this topic.

Because our world has certain expectations for men and women, including that they will be attracted to one another, we as a people are prevented from getting to know ourselves and our desires without this standard invading our thoughts and feelings.

To understand our world, let’s take a look at one that’s supposed to be far different from ours. read article

TVWriter™ Don’t-Miss Posts of the Week – Oct. 3, 2016

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

Looking for TV Pilot Scripts? read article