Some of you have gotten in touch to remind me that for the past several years the PEOPLE’S PILOT has opened on June 1st and to ask if an opening date has been set for PEOPLE’S PILOT 2020.
I hate having to say this, but there won’t be an opening date this year, and right now it looks as though the competition that has become synonymous with TVWriter™ to many people probably won’t be back for quite awhile, if ever.
It’s contract renegotiation time!
Specifically, it’s that time when the Writers Guild of America sits down with the Association of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) and tries like hell to make our TV, film, and other electronic media writing lives happier, healthier, and more fulfilling.
…Even if you’ve never been arrested!
Thankfully, screenwriting isn’t just about “writing what you know.” It’s obviously also about creating and recreating worlds that you might have zero experience of.
Herbie J weighs in on my oldest daughter’s role model, the ever-delightful Marlo Thomas as the even more delightful Ann Marie.
LB’S NOTE TO DAUGHTER #1: You’re by far the most delightful of all to me, JLB!
BONUS: Marlo Thomas talks about Ann Marie from a whole ‘nuther perspective.
It’s contract renegotiation time!
Specifically, it’s that time when the Writers Guild of America sits down with the Association of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) and tries like hell to make our TV, film, and other electronic media writing lives happier, healthier, and more fulfilling.