by John Hawthorne
Imagine you have an idea and need some funding. You go to a bank. Right? You might have a conversation like this:
“Hey, Bank Loan Officer, I’ve got a fantastic idea, but need cash to get it off the ground.”
“No.”
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WGAW January 2018 Calendar
‘Doctor Who’ Exit Interview with showrunner Steven Moffat
The Moff speaks…and Doctor Who fans should welcome his words. (Notice that the previous sentence contains no value judgments. None. Zip.)
by Graham Kibble-White
It’s the end of an era. On Christmas Day, Peter Capaldi’s Doctor will regenerate into the character’s 13th incarnation, to be played by Jodie Whitaker. But he’s not the only person leaving the show. The story also marks the departure of showrunner Steven Moffat, who’s been in the role since 2009. TV Choice caught up with him to look ahead to the upcoming special, Twice Upon A Time, in which the Twelfth Doctor meets the First, and to look back at his time steering the Tardis…
Have You Read Captain Picard’s Autobiography Yet?
Did you know that everybody’s ideal father, Jean-Luc Picard himself, has written an autobiography? We’re guessing not because let’s be real. Anybody who did know would have read it already, right? Here’s the skinny about Picard and a host of other TV legends, straight from the mouth of the captain’s ghostwriter, David A. Goodman, himself:
by Adam Dileo
David A. Goodman is, among other things, a Star Trek TV writer and a lifelong fan. He’s also written for shows like The Golden Girls, Futurama (he wrote the great Star Trek episode “Where No Fan Has Gone Before”), and Family Guy, where he was also the head writer for years. But now he has a new book out, The Autobiography of Jean-Luc Picard, which serves as a follow-up to his James T. Kirk “autobiography” from a couple of years ago.
2018 Writers Guild Awards Nominees
From the WGA
TVWriter™ congratulates everyone listed below. (And asks the not-so-musical question, “Why no nominees for Original Web Series? Huh? Huh?”)
TELEVISION NOMINEES
DRAMA SERIES
The Americans, Written by Peter Ackerman, Tanya Barfield, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Stephen Schiff, Joe Weisberg, Tracey Scott Wilson; FX
Better Call Saul, Written by Ann Cherkis, Vince Gilligan, Jonathan Glatzer, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, Heather Marion, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith; AMC