Category: Opinion

Forking hell! Is The Good Place the ultimate TV show for our times?

Thoughtful commentary from The Guardian. No, for reals…we forking mean it!

by Ellen E Jones

f there’s one thing that hit Netflix show The Good Place is absolutely, definitely not about, it’s The State of the World Today. Intentionally, anyway. For one thing, this feelgood sitcom isn’t even set in our world, but in a non-denominational afterlife you might call “Heaven”. This is the Good Place of the title, where Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell) finds herself in the show’s opening episode and soon concludes she’s been sent in error. read article

Rejection. A Wilderness Guide for Writers

Mark Evanier, one of the biggest writing talents in TV, comic books, and blogging has been writing a series of articles on the bugaboo of all creative people, rejection. As he puts it:

This is a series of articles I’ve written about writing, specifically about the problems faced by (a) the new writer who isn’t selling enough work yet to make a living or () the older writer who isn’t selling as much as they used to. To read other installments, click here.

But before you click, why not try out this post, Part 23 in the series, for size: read article

How to Cope with Grief Over Your Canceled Fave Show

Given all the recent and often unexpected series cancellations, we consider this article to be a true Public Service Announcement. Oh, and for you, erm, oldsters, this way of looking at things also works if you’re grieving about getting old:

by Laverne McKinnon

Let’s talk about grief. After all, it is the end of pilot season. I’m intimately familiar with the subject having worked at CBS and Epix and made countless pass phone calls. And as a producer, I’ll admit that I’ve been on the receiving end of more passes then I’ve given out. And if I’m really honest, there have been several times in my career where I’ve thought, “There must be something wrong with me because I can’t move on.” The grief got me stuck. read article

Everything You Need to Know About Showbiz – by Betty White

Some things are guaranteed to make people smile. This interview with a certain Ms. Betty White – yeppers, kids, that Betty White – is one of them.

An hour and three minutes very well spent, yeah?

How to Beat Your Creative Block

What can we say other than, “Hey! We were blocked and we tried what this writer is talking about. And it fucking worked!”?

Hoping it’ll work for you as well:

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