Why you can’t always do what you want when you’re running a TV series (and, no, you can’t even always do what you need):
TA Message About Race and Racism in Teen Wolf – Jeff Davis’s Tumblr post (which has since been taken down)
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THE CLOSER Creator Spills About MAJOR CRIMES
Out with the old. In with the…almost, kinda, sorta not-so-old:
TNT Says Goodbye to The Closer, Hello to Major Crimes – by Adam Bryant
The Closer‘s series finale finds Brenda (Kyra Sedgwick) trying to put away slippery defense attorney — and suspected serial rapist —Phillip Stroh (Billy Burke) once and for all. And although the climax of the Stroh storyline heavily impacts Brenda’s future, it’s the introduction of another character — an orphaned teenage hustler named Rusty (Graham Patrick Martin) — that may ultimately prove to be most important. So much so that he’ll also be a focal point of Major Crimes.
The Official DOCTOR WHO Website is Looking for Questions…
…for Steven Moffat and Caro Skinner, the show’s two Executive Producers, to answer. And we know that if TVWriter™ ‘s visitors know how to do anything it’s ask questions:
Ask the Execs: Put Your Questions to Steven Moffat and Caro Skinner! (BBC.Com)
HBO Goes for a Series Set in the Future…in Belgium?
…Wow. We can hardly wait to see a series set in Belgium, known for its…it’s…wait, wait, we got one: Known for Tintin! Yeah, we can’t wait to see Tintin’s home the way it’ll look tomorrow:
HBO Orders ‘Buda Bridge’ Pilot Script From ‘Bullhead’ Helmer Michael Roskam; Michael Mann And Mark Johnson Exec Produce – by Mike Fleming
Michael R. Roskam, who got a Best Foreign-Language Film Oscar nomination last year for his Belgian film Bullhead, is at the center of a new HBO pilot script order, one which teams him with Michael Mann and Breaking Bad executive producer Mark Johnson. HBO has ordered a pilot script for a drama titled Buda Bridge, a Belgian-set crime story that takes place in Brussels in the near future. It unfolds when a woman is found dead on Buda Bridge, which leads to a series of violent crimes and strange science that bring mayhem to the dark capital of the European state.
Cold War Spy Drama Coming to FX
Because our current political situation is so hopelessly boring. Or, more likely, because FX is afraid of slugging it out toe to toe with the contemporary spy drama HOMELAND.
Whatever the reason, FX has announced that they’re committed to 13 episodes of THE AMERICANS, created by Joe Weisberg, who also will be the Executive Producer/Showrunner.