Category: Misc.

2 Decisions & an Accident – how ‘The Office’ became a Hit

As TVWriter™’s longtime friend the Old Billionaire used to say, “If you’re lucky, you don’t have to be smart.” Truth to tell, though, Michael Schur, writer-creator of The Good Place and former writer for The Office has both those things going for him and then some:

by Todd VenDerWerff

Michael Schur is one of the most adept minds in TV comedy. From his early days producing the Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon-era Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live, to his work as one of the key writers on The Office, he has charted a career that spans some of the best TV comedy of the 2000s. read article

Another Valentine’s Day for Writers!

This year’s selection of writerly views of the holiday, the subject of love, and, that most writerly POV of all – ourselves:

And this year’s TVWriter™ fave:

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A Valentine’s Day Look at RomComs

Ken Levine strikes at the very heart of things…yet again!

Whatever happened to Romantic Comedies?
by Ken Levine

[It’]s Valentine’s Day and also my birthday…. America celebrates my birthday by jacking up prices at all nice restaurants. read article

Is Wattpad Saving the Hollywood Writing Universe?

Several regular visitors to TVWriter™ have suggested we run the following article, and accommodating sorts that we are, we’re giving it a whirl…even though we can’t tell if this is a view into a wonderful future for creators and viewers…or the mightiest piece of P.R. flimflam since, well, since the last mightiest piece thereof?

What do you think?

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WGAW February 2019 Calendar

Here’s what going on at the Writers Guild of America West this month. One of the best ways to network is to hang with the working writers there, plus there’s a ton going on that can help all of us, including non-members, in so many ways. So, for your edification:

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