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We have a new hero. His name is Daniel Fienberg, and he writes like an angel over on HitFix.Com. Over the summer, Mr. Fienberg has been discussing his take (“This is *not* a review. Pilots change….”) on the pilots he’s seen for this Fall’s new shows. We’re going to try and play catch-up with his work. Hope you like what DF says and how he says it as much as we do.
Take Me To The Pilots ’12: NBC’S REVOLUTION – by Daniel Fienberg
by Robin Reed
Well, they didn’t tell me. I am the target audience for any show with a science fiction, fantasy, or horror premise. I will watch anything in those genres. And Stephen King – I have two shelves devoted to his books. I haven’t caught up with “The Colorado Kid” yet, a short novel of Mr. King’s from a few years ago, but if I had heard a hint of a TV show being made that was based on it, I would have been there to check it out.
…What? You didn’t know I had pals? Well, maybe I won’t after this. But I gotta be honest, you know?
NECESSARY ROUGHNESS
So many jocks. So little game.
THE FIRM
So many gambits. So little result.
…No, no, not because there was any confusion (there wasn’t.) But because, or so it seems, he just wanted to express his feelings. (Hey, Duff’s a modern kinda guy, you know what we’re saying?)
Whatever the reason, this is exactly the kind of info new writers, trying to get insight into how the series process works, need to know, which makes us very glad to be able to present:
The Closer Finale Postmortem: Creator James Duff Talks Brenda’s Final Confession – by Adam Bryant