And all of us whose hearts and souls have remained frozen in time at 17 are very, very glad.
The good news is that because of the late start date for the new season the luster will- with any luck – have worn off the other broadcast network schedules so that more peeps will tune in.
Yep, it’s that time of year again, when the Writers Guild of America, West, nominates members to run for its various offices, from Prez to Veep to Secretary-Treasure to the Board of Directors.
These won’t be the only candidates when the electioneering starts because the process includes outside nominations by petition. Still, it’s dismaying amusing interesting to see that the current President, Christopher Keyser, has been renominated and, unlike the other offices, as of now is unopposed.
Here, courtesy of their press release, is the WGAW’s side of the story:
In case you missed this elsewhere:
by Hilary LewisTV industry insiders are taking to Twitter to mourn the death of Family Ties creator Gary David Goldberg, who passed away Sunday at 68.
Goldberg died from brain cancer at his home in Montecito, Calif.
…And they’re determined to make it An Affair To Remember. (Ouch! Sorry! Really!)
Starting next year, Netflix will begin showing exclusive shows starring characters your children are already intimately familiar with. The collection will include nearly 300 hours of programming, and it could end up being a more important chip than a dozen Arrested Developments.
Well, that’s what newly minted NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke said last week while buttering up the press.
Hollywood Reporter.Com reports that Ms. Salke’s development philosophy goes something like this:
I think this is the most daunting time — about a month from now — where it settles in that you have this money to spend and this agenda to create hit television…To be in these jobs, you have to be a believer that it’s possible … that if you build it, they will come.