We’re glad you asked. Because thanks to Broadcasting & Cable TVWriter™ is in the know. Oh yeah, it’s good to be king. Anyway:
Upfronts 2013: Cartoon Network Slates Nine New Series
by Andrea Morabito (Broadcasting & Cable)
Nine new series and a quartet of specials and movies will be joining Cartoon Network’s lineup in the 2013-14 season.Cartoon Network Studios will produce three new animated comedy series developed from its shorts program:Steven Universe, about the youngest member of a team of magical Guardians of the Universe; Uncle Grandpa, about the exploits of a magical uncle and grandpa; and Clarence, about an optimistic boy who wants to do everything. Steven Universe and Uncle Grandpa are both slated for 2013.
Top TVWriter™ Posts for the Week Ending 2/1/13
Here they are, the most viewed TVWriter™ posts for the week ending Friday, February 1st:
Writers Wanted Dept: Comedy Writers for Siri
As usual, Ken Levine tells the story best:
by Ken Levine
Apparently this is real. According to an article in MacRumors, Apple is looking for people to write comedic answers for Siri. Siri is the personal assistant feature that talks back to you in newer iPhones. At first she was friendly and humble, but Apple is now looking to give her a little edge.
You know what this means, don’t you? It means that now even Dane Cook’s phone will be funnier than he is.
2013 Network TV Pilots To Watch For
TVWriter™ has been trying to keep our visitors posted on what new pilots have been ordered into production by the various networks/cable channels/web video sites. We’ve even gone so far as to put a hold on one of our favorite posting categories, TV Writing Deals, replacing it with one called TV Writing to Production Deals. (AKA Survival of the Fittest Dept.)
We admit, though, that this hasn’t been working out very well. And not just because the name TV Writing to Production Deals is so incredibly, insipidly awkward. (Our most recent post of this type was earlier today, just a couple of posts down from this one.)
Mostly, our problem has been that it’s been very, very difficult to keep track of who’s who and what’s what due to sloppy press releases and even sloppier reporting in the showbiz trades. Sometimes the word “pilot” seems to mean production. Other times is clearly means “pilot script.” Other times – well, we simply can’t tell.
5 Tips To Getting Published
Some helpful words from an internet writing guru who doesn’t know we exist…oh, the humanity of it all!
by Charlotte Rains Dixon (Wordstrumpet.Com)
So, as most of you know, my novel, Emma Jean’s Bad Behavior, debuts on February 12th.
