Latest News About Writers Who Are Doing Better Than We Are
Jay Beattie & Dan Dworkin (CRIMINAL MINDS) are writing the horror drama pilot SCREAM, based on the successful film franchise, for MTV. (Chalk up another victory for ye olde tried-and-true, both in terms of the writers and the project.)
Carter Covington (HART OF DIXIE) is writing the pilot for MTV’s sitcom FAKING IT. (Ah, MTV, we applaud your embrace of scripted television with palms that are smacking together so loud that it hurts!)
Which reminds us that Ben Epstein (DADDY’S GIRLS) is also developing an MTV comedy pilot titled HAPPYLAND. (We don’t want to reveal too much about it cuz the synopsis sounds great and we’re afraid that if we tell you we’ll all get crushed together if it doesn’t pan out.)
David Milch (DEADWOOD) is developing THE MONEY, a drama about – duh – rich people, at HBO. (Wonder what excuse he’ll come up this time when he abandons the series halfway through. You know, like DEADWOOD and LUCK.)
Jonathan Lisco (SOUTHLAND) will be showrunner of AMC’s upcoming series HALT & CATCH FIRE as part of this new overall deal with the network. (AMC is the new TNT. Ahh.)
Latest News About Writers Who Are Doing Better Than We Are
Steven S. DeKnight (SPARTACUS, SMALLVILLE) is developing INCURSION for Starz, about a future military force fighting aliens on a different planet each week. (STAR TREK goes all STARSHIP TROOPERS? Cool. )
David Feeney (BEN AND KATE) will be writing like mad at 20th TV for the next couple of years thanks to an overall deal to develop new projects and become a writer-producer on NEW GIRL. (Um, wasn’t BEN AND KATE a failure creatively and ratingswise? And isn’t NEW GIRL considered a success? So, um, why…?)
Ben Epstein (TEN THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU) is writing a 1-hour drama for MTV about stuff happening in a theme park. (“Details are still being fleshed out.” Translation: “Wow! A theme park, how could we resist the high concept?” Oy!)
Neil LaBute (IN THE COMPANY OF MEN feature film) is writing FULL CIRCLE for DirectTV. (Where, evidently, they’ve decided to get into the series biz without having to hire people who might actually want to, you know, get paid.)
