We don’t know whether to laugh or cry. But today’s amazing factoid is that The Sims Spark’d, a new show where contestants create outrageous (and gloriously unreal sexual scenarios), premiered on TBS last week, and all we can say at this time is…”Oy vay!”
Here’s the trailer:
And an update:
Regular TVWriter™ visitors know we’re big believers in fiction podcasts,and we’re always encouraging our audience members to start their own.
One of the first questions on the subject that we’re asked is along these lines. “I know there’s a huge audience out there, but how do I reach it?” The answer, in a nutshell is, “Read this.”
For anyone who’s been waiting for a definitive look at the life and career of Mary Tyler Moore, the wait is over. MARY: THE MARY TYLER MOORE STORY is filled with revelations and delivers the goods.”
— Ed Gross, CloserWeekly.com
MARY: THE MARY TYLER MOORE STORY is an in-depth biography of the iconic actress who first found fame on the 1960’s TV sitcom, “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and in her own ground-breaking ‘70s series, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”
On September 19, 2020, the iconic MTM comedy celebrates its 50th Anniversary.
Here at TVWriter™ we don’t often present posts that originally appeared on tech sites, but in the absolutely best interests of TV writers everywhere, today we’re making an exception.
Because no, hackers do not fight across networks in real time. And now that we’ve given away the conclusion, here’s the article from howtogeek.com. (C’mon, you knew the minute you saw the title that the answer was “No”, right? Because if it wasn’t, why would anybody write this?
Nathan Bransford, one of TVWriter™’s favorite writers and writing consultants is here to talk about how you can – and should – create characters who are shy but not passive…because just between us, in TV (although not necessarily in novels, short stories, et al) the fact that a character can control their situation is what makes them a hero, don’tcha know?
Every protagonist in a novel should start in one place and end up in another irrevocably changed. Character arcs are crucial building blocks of novels.
One very common arc involves a character who starts off shy or timid and has to become brave or find their voice.