Love & Money Dept – TV Writing Deals for 12/5/12

Latest News About Writers Doing Better Than We Are

  • Diane Farr (NUMB3RS) will write a “semi-autobiographical comedy” for NBC based on her memoir, Kissing Outside the Lines. (Yes, she’s known as an actress, not a writer, but, hey, she’s cute, you know?)
  • Alison McDonald (NURSE JACKIE) is adapting her short video SHE GOT PROBLEMS in a pilot script for ABC. (Strangely, she also acts and does stand-up as well. Infer what ye may.)
  • David Goodman (THE FAMILY GUY) and Jason Ruiz (newby!) are teaming up to write MURDER POLICE, an animated comedy about a bumbling detective for Fox. (Neither of these guys is an actress, but Newby Ruiz is a top animator, which in our minds is much better prep for the rigors/horrors of writing a new series.)
  • Andy Bobrow (COMMUNITY) is writing the pilot for a sitcom, ROOKIE, about a young woman “reinventing” herself as a cop. (What? She was a robber before?)

HOMELAND Creators Take Their Show Very Seriously

As if you didn’t already know:

‘Homeland’: Brody Helps Nazir Kill Someone; Producers Talk Shocking Exit And What’s Next – by Maureen Ryan

As Season 2 of “Homeland” enters its home stretch, the pace is amping up, and Sunday’s episode may have been one of the Showtime drama’s most shocking hours yet. read article

LB: Dan Harmon Says What We All Need to Hear

In my experience, every word this man says here is true. New writers and creators, the world is yours.

After a fashion. read article

And Now, a Major Real-Life Rule For Writers to Live By

Hey, it’s from Lifehacker.Com, so you know it’s about Real Stuff:

“We Have to Continually Be Jumping Off Cliffs and Developing Our Wings on the Way Down” – by Whitson Gordon

Authors Ray Bradbury and Kurt Vonnegut, both of whom have been cited as saying versions of this quote, know a thing or two about creativity. They say that “We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.” Apart from being a vivid image, it’s a great metaphor for taking risks. Sometimes, you need to just jump headfirst into a project, even if you don’t know where you’re going with it yet. You’ll learn as you go, and sometimes that’s the best way to get the results you want. read article