Category: The TV Biz

I Tried to Make a Streaming TV Value Guide but Failed and Wrote This Instead

You guys ever visit ReviewGeek.Com? It has some awesome reviews, and although most of the things they write about are techie stuff, once in a while you can run across this kind of writerly gem.

by Michael Crider

[A couple of months] ago, I wrote a guide for those who wanted to find the best value for a streaming service with live TV channels. A few days after it published, my selection for the best value upped its price by ten bucks, blowing my comparison apart like a cherry bomb in a Thanksgiving turkey. read article

LB: WGAW Report on Individual Deal-Making

Another title for this post could be, “How to make your own TV writing deals without really trying,” except, of course, for the fact that in this chaotic – “Now that I’ve fired my agent per the WGA, how do I best keep my career going without them?” – we all have to try even harder than before.

But with the help of the Writers Guild, it definitely can pay off!

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WGAW March 2020 Calendar

Here’s what going on, socially and professionally,  at the Writers Guild of America West this month:

March 2020

Events listed are current at time of publication. Dates and details are subject to change during the month. read article

Miss Fisher and her Mysteries are Back

Ms. Phryne Fisher, our favorite character from the Roaring 20s, thanks to her Australian TV series, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, is returning to action after a too-long interruption because of, well, we here at TVWriter™ believe it was because of terrible taste on the part of the executives who had been bringing the show to us which, we assume, created a lack of that little thing called production $$$.

The circumstances under which Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries left the air are as tangled and confusing as those which made possible production of Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, a film intended for theatrical release early in March and for streaming at the end of March, but there’s an overview of the situation on IMDB HERE. read article

How to Get Ahead in the TV Biz Without Being an Asshole

This is a wonderful article about two of the most beloved producers in TV. And their shows were even better!

Sid & Marty’s Road to Hollywood’s Walk of Fame
by Matt Hurwitz

A happy-go-lucky dragon with a yellow head who talks with a magic flute. Diminutive sea monsters frolicking with a pair of young boys. A world where lifesize hats run things. And presidents in a bar, laughing it up with Saddam Hussein and Barbara Walters. These are the worlds which have been the mainstay of Sid and Marty Krofft for over 50 years, and for which they are being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Feb.13. read article