by Larry Brody
Welcome to the Battle of the Showbiz Behemoths Volume HolyCrapIt’sBeenGoingOnThisLong? Congratulations to everybody involved because guess what? Last week we saw some very important movement on the front lines.
From the WGAW:
10 Most Viewed TVWriter™ Posts of the Week – May 20, 2019
Happy Monday 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:
The Death of the Hollywood Movie Musical
Are you a fan of LaLaLand? This TVWriter™ minion isn’t. But I do love the great old Hollywood musicals that have disappeared from view. This video by the ever-delightful and wise Lindsay Ellis, tells us what happened…and why:
The Absolutely Most Important Thing You Need To Know About Becoming a Writer
Found on Facebook (but we forgive it because it’s so darn true):
In other words, be prepared…and remember, you aren’t alone.
Interview with Russell T Davies, the Writer Who Regenerated ‘Doctor Who’
Russell T Davies, AKA RTD, is one of this TVWriter™’s writing heroes. Without him, we wouldn’t have had the “New Who” to love for the past 14 years.
He’s no unsung hero by any means, but as far as I’m concerned his song hasn’t been played loudly enough. This interview is mostly about his upcoming BBC series Years and Years, starring Hugh Grant, but what we enjoyed most was the chance to visit a brilliant writer who honestly feels that:
