Category: Opinion

munchman: CBS CEO Slaps His Dick Onto the Table Too

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A couple of days ago TVWriter™  posted a video interview with Aereo investor/brains behind the whole thing Barry Diller and mentioned that the battle between him and NewsCorp/Rupert Murdoch over whether Aereo is legal was a dick fight of the highest order.

Now the Great TV Satan himself, CBS’s Les Moonves has entered the fray. He’s siding with NewsCorp, of course, cuz there’s no $$$ in it for him or CBS in going Aereo’s way. read article

In Their Own Writ: Henry Miller on Writing

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“COMMANDMENTS:

  1. Work on one thing at a time until finished.
  2. Start no more new books, add no more new material to ‘Black Spring.’
  3. Don’t be nervous. Work calmly, joyously, recklessly on whatever is in hand.
  4. Work according to Program and not according to mood. Stop at the appointed time!
  5. When you can’t create you can work.
  6. Cement a little every day, rather than add new fertilizers.
  7. Keep human! See people, go places, drink if you feel like it.
  8. Don’t be a draught-horse! Work with pleasure only.
  9. Discard the Program when you feel like it—but go back to it next day. Concentrate. Narrow down. Exclude.
  10. Forget the books you want to write. Think only of the book you are writing.
  11. Write first and always. Painting, music, friends, cinema, all these come afterwards.”

Henry Miller

EDITED TO ADD: Speaking of Henry Miller, Maria Popover clues us in on what Miller has to say about another of his favorite topics: PEEING. Yeah, baby.

What Writers Can Learn from DUCK DYNASTY

by Kathy Fuller

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Ain’t no vegetarians up in here.

I hate reality TV. I’m talking a seething, teeth-gnashing kind of hate, one borne from being a victim viewer of varied types of reality programming over the years. I’ve seen the shows about the kids, the hoarders, the housewives, the voices, the idols, the survivors, the couponers, the cake makers, etc. I’ve never been able to maintain a vested interest in any of them. Mostly I just lament the hours I wasted watching unlikeable people in lame situations with manipulated conflict, all represented as “real”. 

So when I heard all the hoopla surrounding Duck Dynasty, I wasn’t going anywhere near it. Although I’m southern born and bred and have no problems with rednecks, I prefer my men with a lot less facial hair. But EVERYONE watches this show. The third season finale pulled in over 9 million viewers. Compare that with NBC’s entire network line-up and this show is a hit.

Plus, my husband started watching it. Therefore, I caved. read article

Screenwriting: Don’t Fight The Feeling

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While testing a new registration service, WriteVault, by Stacy Porter and friends, I inadvertently repurposed my logline, going back in time to the BIG idea I had many moons ago in 2010. Back then, I wanted to write something fun, provocative (taking on the drug industry), sexy (gals with guns) and visually stunning — yeah, kick ass CG for everyone!

But as time progressed, and many rewrites were done to conform to what the industry said it was looking for, I felt as if I’d exorcised the life from the project. read article

Are You Tired of DOCTOR WHO?

Yeah, we are too. For us it’s the whole puzzle thing. The way the show has turned into a game. Steven Moffat versus the audience instead of The Moff trying to bring joy to the audience.

For io9.Com’s Charlie Jane Anders, it’s something else:

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