Why Modern Music Is Awful

Why is a site called TVWriter™ showing a video about how bad contemporary music has become? We’re pretty sure that if you watch awhile you’ll figure it out. (If you don’t, just get in touch and we’ll sing our own little song.)

Got it now? Here’s a hint anyway: As far as we’re concerned, having NO ART is better than being stuck with corporately created art…and that’s mostly what’s filling our eyes and ears and brains in these oh-so-corporate times.

As LB might put it: “Sigh.” read article

WGAW September 2018 Calendar

Knowing what’s going on in the Writers Guild of America can be helpful to TV and film writers in many ways, even if you aren’t a member. So, for your edification:

Events listed are current at time of publication. Dates and details are subject to change during the month. To see the live calendar, click here. (Member Login required for that, sorry.)

It’s Hollywood Secrets Day Part 3: Virtual Reality Reaches for Its Crown

Today’s earlier posts (just scroll down and you’ll see ’em) dealt with what’s happening regarding TV today. Now it’s time to stand tall and look the future right in the eyes:

by Lucas Matney

It’s been an interesting past few years for the virtual reality industry and while there is still plenty for insiders to pin their hopes on in 2018, it’s no secret that things have been progressing a bit slower than more bullish parties would have hoped for. Yet for all of what potential still remains unfulfilled, it seems fair to say that storytellers are still just as entranced (and occasionally bewildered) by the power of the fully immersive medium. read article

It’s Hollywood Secrets Day Part 2: Streaming TV Use has More Than Doubled Since Last Year

OMG! Streaming is taking over the world! What are all those overpaid network CEOs gonna do?

Probably become overpaid interweb streaming site CEOs, kids. So everybody just chillax, okay?

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It’s Hollywood Secrets Day Part 1: Peak TV Update

A few words about the so-called “death of Scripted TV” because, you know, oversaturation has set in.

Except that as this article points out, it hasn’t:

Photo by David Buchan/Variety/REX/Shutterstock (9778142a) John Landgraf read article