Didja know that our very own Herbie J Pilato is the proud head honcho of both The Classic TV Preservation Society and what may well be the coolest YouTube channel in existence for classic TV Fans?
Well, now you do.
Category: Misc.
Gerry Conway on CBS vs. Nielsen
CBS at “Contractual Impasse” with Ratings Provider
by Gerry Conway
This could be the beginning of the end for the decades-long Nielsen ratings scam.
As the main, if not only, source of a supposedly objective measurement of audience views, Nielsen has been the foundation of the broadcast entertainment business financial plan since the days of radio.
Bill Bixby Remembered by Friends & Co-Workers – including Our Own LB
Back in the dim, dark 1970s, before most TVWriter™ visitors were even imagined, let alone born, our founder, Larry Brody, got his first TV writing staff job on a little-remembered series called The Magician.
At the beginning of the 2018 holiday season while Team TVWriter™ was beginning its vacation, LB was contacted by entertainment journalist Ed Gross and interviewed for a piece Ed was writing for Closer Weekly on the late Bill Bixby, star of The Incredible Hulk (where he shared the titular role with Lou Ferrigno), The Courtship of Eddie’s Father, My Favorite Martian, and several more series including, yep, that self-same The Magician.
Now completed, Ed’s perceptive view of Bixby’s life and work is available for your reading pleasure on the Closer Weekly site, and, thanks to Ed’s generosity, you can also read LB’s bit right here:
And the Most Torrented TV Show of 2018 is…?!
Why, The Walking Dead, of course. As a member of a previous generation might have said (oh, um, hiya, LB): “Check it out!”
by Ernesto
At the end of every year we take a look at the most-downloaded TV-episodes among torrenting pirates.
The list was headed by Game of Thrones for six years in a row, but this reign has now come to an end.
WGAW January 2019 Calendar
Knowing what’s going on in the Writers Guild of America can be helpful to TV and film writers in many ways, even if you aren’t a member. So, for your edification:
Events listed are current at time of publication. Dates and details are subject to change during the month. To see the live calendar, click here. (Member Login required for that, sorry.)