TVWriter™ Don’t-Miss Posts of the Week – July 11th

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

Kelly Jo Brick: Highlights from the Variety TV Summit read article

You’ll Never Believe How Important High Stakes are to your Story!

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by Diana Black

CHUCK
Bowling Saturday?

DAVID
No.

CHUCK
But if we don’t lead with you, we’re history, man. read article

Diana Vacc sees “Independence Day: Resurgence”

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by Diana Vaccarelli

Twenty years after the iconic film Independence Day opened to not only box office success but critical success as well, much of the original gang both before and behind the cameras has returned to our screens.  It’s sequel time, with Independence Day: Resurgence telling the tale of how, a generation after our victory over alien invaders Earth is in big trouble from a new threat. Well, actually it’s the old threat. Except…

No, I’ll stop now. No point in me spoiling things for you. The film handles that all by itself.

THE GOOD: read article

CARGO 3120 Chapter Five

More CARGO 3120.

If you’re not up to speed on this fine s-f novella and the series it’s designed to introduce, please start from the beginning HERE

read article

Idris Elba has his own TV Writing Contest in the UK

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Buckner/Variety/REX/Shutterstock (5577734ai) Idris Elba The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, Press Room, Los Angeles, America - 30 Jan 2016
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Buckner/Variety/REX/Shutterstock (5577734ai)
Idris Elba
The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, Press Room, Los Angeles, America – 30 Jan 2016

by TVWriter™ Press Service

Yep, the big guy is moving into a whole new racket. Which we think is weird because everybody knows he makes up all his own dialog on Luther.

What? He doesn’t? Whoa, that’s good writing. Clearly, he’s gonna be a terrific contest judge.

Here’s the deal, direct from the P.R. team for the parties involved: read article