Category: News

FRIENDS Lives…in Beijing

How popular is U.S. TV? How alive are our characters, especially those in U.S. sitcoms? This alive, that’s how:

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‘Friends’ Will Be There For You At Beijing’s Central Perk by Louisa Lim (NPR)

Almost a decade since the end of the hit American TV series Friends, the show — and, in particular, the fictitious Central Perk cafe, where much of the action took place — is enjoying an afterlife in China’s capital, Beijing. Here, the show that chronicled the exploits of New York City pals Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Phoebe and Joey is almost seen as a lifestyle guide. read article

Our 2 Favorite Space-Time Travelers – Together!

Well, for one brief, shining moment anyway:

Doctor Who meets Not Inspector Spacetime

Yeppers, it’s DOCTOR WHO’s Doctor and NOT INSPECTOR SPACETIME’s Not Inspector Spacetime, making each other’s acquaintance at last. read article

LB: ABOUT ABIGAIL Needs You

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Joselito Seldera

Once upon a time, way back in those dim, early days of the 21st Century, I had an Online Workshop student named Joselito Seldera. An excellent student, a fine writer, and a pretty damn good guy, Joselito was the Grand Prize Winner of the 2003 SPEC SCRIPTACULAR contest with a tasty little WWII drama that miraculously also managed to be an eye-overflowing love story.

How good a writer is Joselito? Let me put it this way: A few years ago, he was my first choice as the writer of a film for a Chinese production company I consult with. Joselito had to pass, however. He was in L.A., working hard at learning The Business from the ground up.

And now he’s going to tell you what he’s learned…and what he’s doing with it: read article

And Now, the WGA’s New Year’s Message

Yesterday, we reported on a couple of the specifics in this Writers Guild of America, West e-mail to members. Now we bring you – wow! – the whole thing:

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Fellow Members, read article

Looks Like Congress has Created a New Safe Harbor for Web “Piracy”

…And guess what? It’s – you did guess it – Congress itself:

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New report shows Congress’ favorite BitTorrent downloads by Joe Mullin (ArsTechnica.Com)

As Hurricane Sandy bore down on DC, Congressional staffers downloaded Dexter. read article