“Coming up with ideas is the easiest thing on earth. Putting them down is the hardest.”
Rod Serling
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Peggy Bechko: Why We Like Stories – Ask the Brain
by Peggy Bechko
Have you ever sat back and considered WHY we like stories? Why we like reading books, going to the movies, hearing tall tales? This like is universal in that there isn’t a society on earth that doesn’t share stories. Stories, well told, captivate us, draw us in, hold our attention firmly.
But again, why? Sure everyone thinks, it’s fun, it’s entertainment, it gives us escape from our daily lives. But they don’t play a necessary role in our lives today, I mean stories aren’t key to our survival. Things have changed from the way back, right?
Wrong.
Angelo Bell: Fever Pitch Day at E!
by Angelo Bell
Today was Pitch Day at E! Entertainment Television at 5750 Wilshire Blvd in the Miracle Mile Area.
I came in with two 1-hour dramas: “Star Mom” and “Backstab.” Both ideas touch on the entertainment industry and pop culture, as required by the network. We talked the most about the first idea, which I was most excited about.
“Backstab” not only didn’t fit with the overall direction of the network, it was clearly going to be like “biting the hand that feeds you.” I got it. Message received–but it’s still a good concept, perhaps perfect for another network.
In Their Own Writ: Stan Lee on Writing
“Read! Read as much as you can! Read everything you can! Don’t limit your reading to comic books or mystery stories or science fiction stories or romance stories or any particular genre…[and ask yourself] How would Charles Dickens write this? How would Mark Twain or Edgar Rice Burroughs write this?”
Stan Lee
Ken Levine Gives Us TMI on the 2013 Pilot Scene
Ken Levine is constantly revealing TV secrets, just as Louis C.K. keeps telling everybody what it’s really like to think like a man.
Dangerous doods, both of ’em. Especially Ken:
What’s currently happening in the world of pilots
by Ken Levine
We’re in the middle of pilot season. For those not intimately involved, here’s what’s currently happening: