…Like this, for example, which my friend Jill Weinberger posted the other day:
How many of us can write a full story like this as a casual comment on a social site? Or, for that matter, as an agonized-over work of art?
Richard Hatem Develping “Procedural” for The CW
Well, the CW is calling the following premise a procedural anyway. Which may be a sign of why they always get these things wrong. Anyway:
CW Developing Case-of-the-Week Drama From ‘Grimm’ Scribe – by Leslie Goldberg
Another Stand-Up Comic Gets a Pilot Deal
…At Fox, of course, because they know that the best way to get good writers is to hire performers to do the scripting.
Finished laughing yet? Then read on:
Comedian Mo Mandel Sets Sibling Comedy At Fox With Happy Madison Producing – by Nellie Andreeva
LB’s Been Scrolling Through the TVWriter™ Message Board
…And here’s just a sample of the kinds of things I found:
- Register All Your Original Material
- I wrote a pilot…now what?
- Things to include in a show’s Bible
- A Reason To Write
- Muse
- Television Drama Pilot – 1 hour or 2 hour
- Changing locations within a scene– please help
- should you/do you write for the audience?
- What’s the last thing you learned from a dream?
- Introducing All the Characters in Act 1
- Rom-Com question.
- Why is Final Draft the industry standard?
- Route to Writers’ Assistant job
- 32 too old?
- Writing Partners vs Solo Writing – A few questions
- New York
- Newbie needs advice on potential development contract
- Does this really happen?
- Query Letter help…
I have to admit that I found the threads above fascinating. And informative. And all that other good stuff. “Age hath not withered,” etc.
What’s the 2012-13 TV Season Going to Bring?
…Well, OldMedia, in the form of The Atlantic (didn’t that used to be The Atlantic Monthly?) has these particular concerns:
Fall TV Preview: Questions About ‘Homeland,’ ‘The Office,’ and More – by Kevin Fallon