Category: News

Adult Swim Renews NTSF:SD:SUV

…bringing joy to those of us who consider ourselves not only friends of Curtis Gwinn (one of the Executive Producers of the series & a former member of the TVWriter™ Advanced Online Workshop) but fans as well.

Wonder what NTSF:SD:SUV stands for? Here it is:
National Terrorist Strike Force: San Diego: Sport Utility Vehicle

Now that, kids, is a fucking acronym to hold onto!

Welcome back, Curtis! read article

TV Writing Deals

Looks like we’re going to have to rename these posts “Daily TV Writing Deals” cuz there’s a lot going on:

  • Paul Redford (WEST WING, DIRTY SEXY MONEY) is writing the pilot for AMERICA’S SON, an update of none other than Hamlet for Fox. (Word around town is that Shakespeare’s freaking out because he thought Seth MacFarlane should’ve done it.)
  • Christopher Guest (FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, SPINAL TAP: THE FINAL TOUR) is bringing Fred Willard, Michael McKean and Ed Begley Jr. on board for FAMILY TREE, a comedy series for HBO. (And we hear that Shakespeare thinks it’ll be a hoot.)
  • Patrick Harbinson (24, PERSON OF INTEREST) is writing the pilot for THE 11th COMMANDMENT, a spy series based on the Jeffrey Archer novel of the same name, for NBC. (Rumor has it that Shakespeare is going to sue because he’s absolutely certain that it’s based on one of his sonnets.)
  • Issa Rae (YouTube’s THE MISADVENTURES OF AWKWARD BLACK GIRL) is writing the pilot for I HATE LA DUDES, a sitcom for ABC. (We talked to Shakespeare about this and he says he’s waiting to see a script before expressing any opinion.)
  • NBC has bought THEN CAME ELVIS, a sitcom about a family adapting to divorce. (No writer has been mentioned, but Shakespeare’s agent is on the phone about this one right now.)

More Love & Money: Recent TV Writing Deals

We’re back! (That was fast, huh?)

  • Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, and Wellesley Wild (TED, FAMILY GUY) are writing an untitled comedy pilot about a couple of guys whose fathers move in with them for Fox. (Talk about high concept! By which we mean Seth MacFarlane and not necessarily the idea.)
  • Ben Stiller (“Ben Stiller”) and Kevin Napier (THE STATION pilot for Fox) are writing PLEASE KNOCK, a comedy about a star just like, well, Ben Stiller, for ABC. (Hey, we identify with that hero very strongly. But you don’t? Really?)
  • Holly Sorenson (MAKE IT OR BREAK IT) is writing an untitled drama series for ABC about women working in the beauty industry. (Yes, we said “drama.” Proving that development execs have no idea what comedy is.)
  • NBC is developing an unnamed period crime drama centered around Thomas Edison, with an unnamed writer. (Proving that development execs have no idea what anything is.)

A Showrunner is Hosting the Oscars This Year: Way to go, Seth MacFarlane!

The Motion Picture Academy chose a guy known primarily as a writer to host the Academy Awards show this year? Yay, God!

Seven Burning Questions About Seth MacFarlane Hosting the Oscars – by Kyle Buchanan read article

YouTube Really, Really Wants to be Your TV Channel

…And why the hell not?

Jennifer Beals Debuts in YouTube Series ‘Lauren’ – by Cherie Saunders read article