Jeez Jon strikes again! We can’t resist this stuff:
by Jeez John
THE MUPPET MOVIE Network Rough Cut 2 Notes Pass
Category: The TV Biz
“Broadway World” is Looking for Writers!
Bet that got your attention. If you’re a writer looking for a showbiz blogging gig, Broadway World could be a good place to start. Here’s what we know, directly from the BWW horse’s mouth:
BroadwayWorld.com is currently seeking talented student writers from all regions of the country to contribute to our Music, TV and Movie spinoff sites. We are looking for applicants with excellent writing skills and a strong interest in film, television or music who would like to share their experiences and knowledge with our 5 million monthly viewers! This is a great way to gain experience, work with our editors, get online clippings and build your resume.
Want to Write the Bingeyest Genres?
Of course you do.
But who in the world wants to add the drudgery of genre research to the already all-to-difficult task of actually, you know, writing our spec masterpieces? (Especially spec pilots.)
Fortunately for all of us, Netflix has already looked into the matter. and quite deeply and helpfully. They know which types of shows are watched the most quickly (Thrillers! Horror stories!) and which just kind of creep from the To Watch to the Watched…Whew… (Political dramas! Historical dramas!).
What Hath Peak TV Wrought?
Remember when you could count on TV? You could schedule your life knowing what shows to watch and when to watch them? How sweet the past! How innocent! Just between us, TVWriter™ is mighty glad those days are over, but it turns out that there are others whose opinions differ:
by Lara Zarum
When I’m old and grey and yet still, in the words of Carrie Bradshaw jetting off to Paris, “impossibly fresh-looking,” I’ll sit my grandchildren on my lap and tell them the story of Peak TV: “Between 2009 and 2015,” I’ll croak, “the number of scripted series on TV practically doubled, from around 200 to just over 400.” To which my grandchildren will respond, “What’s TV?”
In a Vulture cover story that ran last week called “The Business of Too Much TV,” reporters Josef Adalian and Maria Elena Fernandez spoke to showrunners, writers, directors, crewmembers, actors, talent agents, and executives in an attempt to understand how “Peak TV” — a term coined last summer by FX president John Landgraf — has affected the industry. As Adalian and Fernandez illustrate, we’re in the middle of a boom time: from line producers to writers to port-a-potty rentals, demand is fast outstripping supply. Movie stars are commanding millions of dollars per episode of the next hot Netflix or HBO or Showtime series. There’s more opportunity than ever for a creator with a strong vision to get her show on the air.
The Whole Crazy Process Of Creating A TV Show, From Pitch To Pilot
Charlie Jane Anders, our favorite sf-fantasy critic, has turned her discerning mind to illuminating the darkness that makes websites like TVWriter™ and contests like our People’s Pilot Competition possible. That’s right, kids, it’s time to home right in on This Amazingly Cool TV Show Creation Thing That We (Try So Hard To) Do! A big tip of the hat to CJA:
by Charlie Jane Anders
During pilot season, tons of TV shows are ordered and then enthusiastically spruiked in trade magazines. And then, nine months later… most of them will not be on television. What is this mysterious crucible? Here’s our step-by-step guide to the process of pitching a brand new television show.
[Full disclosure: A TV show based on my story “Six Months, Three Days” is in development.]