Time now to celebrate with our favorite July 4th video history lesson:
We haven’t seen a script for this, but just between us, wethinks that at least some of this was written.
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Love & Money Dept – TV Writing Deals for 7/4/14
Latest News About Writers Who Are Doing Better Than We Are
by munchman
- Lodge Kerrigan & Amy Seimetz (newbies who scored big at Sundance this year) are writing and directing the Starz adaptation of a little sex type film directed by Steven Soderburgh called THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE. (Which is often referred to as “Steven Soderbergh’s THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE even though that film was written by David Levien & Brian Koppleman. Hollywood credits! How can we ever be sure who is or was responsible for what?)
- Reuben Fleischer (GANGSTER SQUAD) has an overall deal with Universal TV to develop both dramas and comedies. (The big thing about this big deal is that Reuben was first noticed as a writer-director of various Funny or Die.Com videos, once again proving – “Start on the web, young man/woman, by all means start on the web.”)
- Matt Nix (BURN NOTICE, baby!) has yet another new overall deal at Fox TV, this time to develop cable and broadcast series. (No snark here. Matt’s a bud. We love seeing his success. Have at the sons of bitches, dood!
- Jim Sharp is the new Executive Vice President of Original Programming & Development at Comedy Central. (And even though he isn’t a writer and therefore doesn’t have his name bolded, we’re rooting for him cuz, well, it’s always nice to cozy up to development head, don’tcha think? In the words of Yer Friendly Neighborhood Munchman, “Hey, ya never know when you’ll find yourself in the croc’s mouth so wouldn’t it be cool to know his name?”
- As long as I’m munching about network executives (AKA The Enemy), Ken Segna has continued his 4 year climb over at Starz, going from executive assistant to Vice Prez of Original Programming. (munchie lurves a good success story, but here’s the question: Will Ken really be able to give us something “original?” What is “original programming” in the eyes of those in the executive suites anyway?)
DOCTOR WHO Series 8 Starts August 23rd
Thought we’d help get the word out. Cuz the way we see it, TV science fiction doesn’t get any better than the Doctor. (And actors don’t get any better than Peter Capaldi.)
Cartoon: Everybody’s a Critic
Aw, did somebody have an unexpected experience with his movie deal?
As LB says in his big deal book, Television Writing from the Inside Out, “The best-kept secret in showbiz is that it’s a business.”
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