Indie Video: ‘Ernest and Bertram’

In a world filled with reasons to be outraged and angry, the following parody of Sesame Street‘s favorite couple seems to us to have generated much more than its fair share of hate:

Well done, yeah? And definitely in the dog house with PBS and Children’s Television Workshop et al. 

In the spirit of one of our absolutely least favorite offline series, House Hunter, may we suggest a compromise? read article

Web Series: ‘The Nonsense Box’

For those who miss Monty Python.

Student’s hand shoots upward: “Teacher! Teacher! Isn’t that everybody?”

Teacher nods sadly, wipes a tear from her eye. read article

A New Look at Web Comics

If you can’t please the market, create a new market, dammit!

For example:

We all have the power to create something new, so…what’s stopping you? read article

Web Series: ‘ Candice: the Series’

What can we say? Candice had us at “vaseline abusers,” as in:

Join Candice, Deborah, and Stephen as they explore love, ambition, and turtles in a chaotic world of vaseline abusers and terrifying magicians.

Admittedly, most of us at TVWriter™ love anything that uses “terrifying magicians,” so we’re recommending this marvelously professional little indie series without qualification because, hey, it has our wishlist covered. read article

Why Making a Sci-Fi Film Inspired Me to Fight Destiny and Sexism

Are destiny and gender forever interwoven? Here’s the story of a woman who refuses to accept such a fate:

5th Passenger, the wonderful film that gave a push to Morgan’s epiphany

by Morgan Lariah

“Anatomy is destiny, and you, Morgan, are going to have a very hard time.” read article