And I wondered why this series was such a big hit:
All I can say to this pic of Rose McIver in the new season is that it tells us everything we could want to know.
Category: Opinion
Welcome to the Turning Point for Intelligent Television
No, we don’t mean the technology. We mean the writing.
Yay, team!
by Sarah Fonder
Despite the oft-repeated assertion that this is the Golden Age of Television, TV has typically not been too kind to smart, well-written shows. When a network puts an underdog series like Bunheads or Happy Endings on the cutting board, it’s hard not to go from panic to complete resignation. Too many of us have had to get used to the phrase “brilliant but cancelled,” and for a long time it’s looked like daring television just isn’t all that lucrative. Thankfully, recent reports prove this might finally be changing: believe it or not, critical darlings are actually making money.
Binge Watching – Snuggling Up with Your Honey…Oops, We Mean Your TV
Are you a binge watcher? We used to be – but then we ran out of shows to binge on.
Used up all our faves, we did. Just like we do our lovers.
Oh, wait, we didn’t mean that. Noooo….
Some Famous People Write a Little Something About TV Writing
Not just 1 or 2 but an entire Acme Mess O’TV Writing Quotes.
Cuz, you know…TVWriter™ cares:
Herbie J Pilato: “Stargate SG-I”: The Unforgotten “Star” in the “Wars” Game Part 2
by Herbie J Pilato
(Continued from yesterday…just like we promised)Upon viewing any opening sequence of any Classic Trek segment, such as, “Miri” or “Metamorphosis,” one immediately knows one in for an entertaining ride. Immediately, the story and action is set up in the tease, and boom – the opening theme commences and, upon completion of the broadcast commercials, the segment begins to boil. The crew’s on a quest to some mystic or fantastic world. They receive a distress signal, or their journey is disrupted by an alien force who we’re certain at one point will zap at least one of the crew members across the planet’s surface with a resounding bolt.
Trek fans ultimately craved similar segments, and eagerly anticipated small-screen viewings upon hearing of The Next Generation’s debut (in 1987). But after a while, as many critics pointed out, one kept waiting for something to happen. But nothing ever did. Oh, sure, the late, great DeForest Kelley’s reemerged his Dr. McCoy persona from the original Trek for a cameo appearance in TNG’s pilot. And later, Leonard Nimoy’s Mr. Spock and even James Doohan’s Mr. Scott came aboard that new edition of his Enterprise (in episodes, by the way, which happen to be the highest-rated and best-loved segments in Generation’s history); even William Shatner’s iconic Captain Kirk paired up with Patrick Stewart’s TNG’s Captain Picard in the big-screen Star Trek Generations.