Nothing causes more controversy in the TV interwebs arena than lists of Best or Worst shows. So just between us, what do y’all think of the following choices? Are you for or agin? Why?
This being TVWriter™, we of course are interested mostly in what you think of the writing…and what your criteria for “good writing” is. Have at it:
It’s astonishing how many distractions there are in the world these days – throw into that procrastination (a writer’s biggest nemesis) and it can be a cruel world for the writer. But we’re going to ignore that old side-kick procrastination and think about focus despite the fact the two of them do go hand in hand.
Focus can lead to great things. Lack of it can truly disrupt the creative flow. Once you’re focused and can maintain that focus the work will flow smoothly and swiftly. It’s almost intangible and yet when we’re ‘in the zone’ we all know it. I mean…
[oops, got to go open a window…on the other side of the house…it’s stuffy as I write this]
Mark Evanier, one of the biggest writing talents in TV, comic books, and blogging is here to share his insights into reality TV and comics. If reading this doesn’t make you a more discriminating TV viewer, there’s a good chance nothing will:
Our pal Steve Stoliar caught this. On this week’s new episode of Pawn Stars, a gent brings in a book from the mid-seventies to sell — a bound book in which 41 cartoonists signed autographs and most also did a sketch for someone named Katherine. I used to like this show when I first discovered it but it got so repetitive and formulaic and obviously rehearsed that I gave up on it. (I also didn’t like how in some episodes, the Pawn Starsfamily treated each other badly. I’m told there’s less of that on the program now.)
This is the first time we’ve seen this particular argument about the FCC’s foolish repeal of net neutrality rules. And in many ways, for this TVWriter™ minion it’s the scariest one yet:
Congress now has less than two months to reinstate net neutrality after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) repealed the Obama-era order.
Throughout the years, our Beloved Leader, Larry Brody, has heard a few stories about the complex relationship between Robert Redford and various writers, but this one takes the prize:
It’s not enough he was a great looking guy, a huge
movie star, and an Oscar-winning director? Now he also has to take credit for writing the screenplay of ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN?
Fuck him.