WGA-ATA Latest Salvos

by Larry Brody

Here they are, kids, the latest salvos in the War for the Hearts & Minds & Bank Accounts of Writers & Agents Who Formerly Were Best Buds.

A lot has happened since the last time we discussed this here at TVWriter™ , but what stands out in my mind is the shocking amount of ire directed at the members of the WGA by the ATA, which as a group has been violating its fiduciary duty for decades (i.e., fucking us over).

The good news last week was that UTA (that’s a talent agency) co-president Jay Sures asked WGA West president David A. Goodman to please, please, please come back to the bargaining table and Mr. Goodman accepted, which means, at least theoretically, that various injustices and ways to correct them already are, or soon will, discussed by the aggrieved and aggrieving parties. read article

10 Most Viewed TVWriter™ Posts of the Week – June 3, 2019

Happy Monday morning everybody!

Hope you’ve had a great weekend. Time now for TVWriter™’s latest look at our most popular blog posts and resource pages during the week ending yesterday. They are, in order: read article

HOW TO WRITE A SCRIPT OUTLINE THAT WILL SAVE YOU MONTHS OF REWRITES

In case you thought that our own Larry Brody was the only one in showbiz who’s crushing on outlines, here’s a very helpful guide to outlining from our friends at Script Reader Pro:

by Script Reader Pro

Writing a script outline is probably the most important preparatory step you can take as a writer. read article

Up & Running – Bri Castellini & Chris Cherry’s Complete 2nd Season of ‘Sam and Pat are Depressed”

The latest from the creators themselves:

You can now watch ALL of Sam and Pat Are Depressed, Season 2
by “Sam and Pat”

We took a big swing introducing a (gasp) PLOT this season, but we think you’ll agree, it was worth it!

You can now find Sam and Pat Are Depressed, the complete 2 seasons, at SeekaTV, Stareable, and YouTube. read article

Cartoons by Tom Gauld…About Writers

The Guardian’s Tom Gauld is a TVWriter™ fave, a “cultural cartoonist” if ever there was one. In fact, we think he has a lot in common with Grant Snider, who’s also on board the site today.

These two brilliant minds are a rarity – artists who think not only like, you know, artists, but also like that certain group of writers that means so much to everybody here. That’s right, writers.

Here’s some of Mr. Gauld’s work: read article