2012 WGAw Board of Directors Results
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LB Sees LOUIE – LATE SHOW (3-Parter)
The Good:
- Spot on, as true-to-life as mass entertainment has ever gotten
- All those inspiring ROCKY allusions
- This is the greatest argument ever made on television for not going into any business that has to do with showbiz
The Not-So-Good:
FX Nailed for “Stealing” THE LEAGUE
This being a law suit, the word “stealing” isn’t used, but we like to call a spade a spade, a lie a lie, and a Salzbury steak a meatloaf. So sue us.
FX Show at Center of Copyright Lawsuit (TV Bizwire & The Wrap)
Advanced Studies in Collaborative Endeavors
Whether you’re working with a team to make your new web series happen, producing a short pilot for a website like Channel 101, or just writing a script with a fellow screenwriter, there is collaborative technology out in the world that is designed to make your multi-person workflow easier.
I dipped my toes in the sea of collaboration when working in theatre first, where the writer relationship to the process is much more hands on. However, the trend in the industry lately seems to feature writers that cross titles: writer-directors, writer-actors, writer-director-actor-producer: whatever dual or triple or quadruple roles are available, there is someone willing to wear those hats (and that’s a lot of hats).
Russell T. Davies is Back Where He Belongs
…creating crazy science fiction with a strong emotional core:
What this is, is our first look at his new series, WIZARDS Vs. ALIENS, and it’s a pretty damn good looking look. But who would expect anything less from the man who brought back DOCTOR WHO and created QUEER AS FOLK?