…because we all need our readers to feel they’re in good hands when they read us. On account of otherwise they ain’t gonna come back.
Hmm, how many instances of careless usage can you find above? No, wait…don’t tell us. We don’t really wanna know.
Which brings us to careless word attitude…but that’s another subject, thank God.
Here they are, the most viewed TVWriter™ posts for the past week:
Producers’ Notes re BLADE RUNNER – Yeah, They Fuckin’ Hated the Film
This guy made a lot of people happy. We’re sorry to lose him:
Peter Meyerson, who co-wrote the first episode of the wacky NBC series The Monkees and then developed for television the ABC comedy Welcome Back, Kotter, died March 11 of natural causes at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach, Calif. He was 82.
Further proof that nobody in showbiz knows nuthin’, found on the interwebs
EDITED BY LB TO ADD: Moral of this story: Every single damn thing you do on a project in TV or film is a battle unto the death. Heart/game/courage/commitment are absolutely essential no matter what your level in this biz, so before you scream about how hard it it to get started, remember – it never gets easier. Never.
Overthinking It, um, overthinks again!
Netflix’s House of Cards boasts an extensive cast, but it follows the rise and fall of two men in particular: Francis Underwood and Peter Russo. Underwood is the majority whip of the House of Representatives; Russo, a representative from Pennsylvania. Russo seems fairly satisfied with the modest power he has: an attractive aide he can sleep with, the ability to do favors for his constituency, a big office. Underwood craves power at all times.