June 17, 2020
Dear Members,
There are ongoing and increasingly urgent discussions in the industry about how and when to resume production. We know some members are feeling anxious about what new protocols might mean for writers, so we wanted to give you a brief update.
Speaking of opportunities (as we were yesterday) here’s a piece about Netflix’s latest search for new writers.
To be honest, after the way Netflix closed out noobs in favor of going to old pros for its streaming shows, we aren’t sure how genuine their interest is.
On the other hand, Ron Howard and Brian Glazer are involved, and LB’s wife, Gwen the Beautiful, met Ron and his wife at a party a few years ago and was impressed by how real they were, so this could be the Real Deal. Here’s the deets.
Here’s TVWriter™’s pioneering Consulting Editor Emeritus with his perspective on the latest incarnation of Jean-Paul Picard AKA Everybody’s Favorite Father Figure. “O captain my captain…!”
Writer/producer Herbie J Pilato is the host of the TV talk show THEN AGAIN WITH HERBIE J PILATO, now streaming on Amazon Prime and the author of several pop-culture/media tie-in books. He has been part of TVWriter™ for over 20 years and is Contributing Editor Emeritus. Learn more about Herbie J HERE.
Cord Cutters News gives us the latest on the cord cutting front, including: New Additions to The Roku Channel, A Revamped CBS All Access on the Way, Cinemark’s Theaters Reopening, & More!
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The Writers Guild of America West’s nominating committee has announced the initial list of candidates for the 2020 Board of Directors election.
There are 18 candidates nominated to run for eight open seats on the Board of Directors as follows: Adam Starks, Patti Carr (inc.), J. David Shanks, Ashley Gable (inc.), Betsy Thomas (inc.), John Lopez, Carlos Foglia, David Slack (inc.), Rob Forman, Patric M. Verrone (inc.), Scott Rosenbaum, Andrew Ti, Katherine Beattie, Daniel Kunka, Travis Donnelly (inc.), Deric A. Hughes (inc.), Leland Jay Anderson, Eric Haywood.