The future is ours!
We knew this would happen.
Um, wait. No, we didn’t. We were scared shitless. But we feel much better now cuz:
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Love & Money Dept – TV Writing Deals for 8/4/13
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.)
Peer Production: 4th Ep of THE DOCTOR PUPPET Debuts August 5th
Everybody loves puppets, right?
And everybody loves DOCTOR WHO, no?
What about peer production?
DOCTOR WHO’s John Barrowman has this great idea
File under “If Only…”
Just like everybody else, actors have ideas. And just like everybody else’s ideas, some of them are good. What separates actors from writers, though, is that we actually turn those ideas into stories and write them down for others to read/see/hear.
We’d love to turn this into one of those stories. Or even sit and watch as the idea’s source, John Barrowman AKA Captain Jack of DOCTOR WHO and TORCHWOOD fame, wrote his way into television history.
Herbie J Pilato: Showbiz & Its Ethical Dilemmas
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here at TVWriter™ we know Herbie J Pilato as a demanding critic of pop culture. Time now to bear witness to another of his many sides:
Kindness Trumps Talent
by Herbie J Pilato
Years ago, I directed a musical for the Rochester Association of Performing Artists (a.k.a. RAPA), and spent weeks auditioning many actors, singers and dancers of all ages.
A diverse amount of extremely talented performers gave it their all during the auditions, but of course I could only narrow it down to a chosen few who would win the various lead and supporting roles.But it soon became clear who would round out the cast.I was impressed with the excessive talent of some, but more impressed with the extreme kindness of others. Some of those with the most talent, unfortunately, did not have the best personalities – nor the kindest of demeanors. And some of those with less talent – and in some cases, no talent at all, appeared to be less egotistical and potentially the easiest with whom to work.So, I was faced with a dilemma:
Hire the most talented who were also the most egostical and difficult personalities?
Or