Because you demanded it!
Oh, erm, wait. We don’t mean, um, that you demanded that Season 1 come to an end. We mean that, you know, you demanded that TVWriter™ show you the ending.
Tag: Larry Brody
Kathy Sees AMERICA IN PRIMETIME
by Kathy Fuller
Netflix–the gift that keeps on giving. This week I watched America in Primetime, a four-part series about…television. Combining interviews with showrunners, actors, and archival footage from the 50s through the current decade, this documentary is definitely worth six hours of your life (I suck at math so maybe its a little more than six or a little less, who cares).
The first episode, “Man of the House”, is about how male characters and viewpoints have evolved on television and in America. The second ep, “Independent Woman”…I’ll let you guess. Those were interesting enough but it’s the third and fourth eps, “The Misfit” and “The Crusader” that were really interesting to me, because there’s a lot of discussion about writing and characterization and why people identify with certain shows and characters who exist outside the norm. I found the discussion about Dexter to be particularly interesting (and it’s at the very end of the series, so watch the whole thing folks) because this character and series are so polarizing that David Simon won’t watch the show. To find out why, you’ll have to see this documentary.
It’s all pretty thought provoking and provides great insight into writing and development. Since it’s a documentary and tries to cover many different eras, there’s a lot of skimming the surface here–an entire episode could have centered around the nuances of The Wire, for example–but IMO it’s a must watch for writers, whether you’re planning to go into television or not.
And Now, for Your Pleasure, The Creativity Gap
Oh, wait, that’s not pleasurable at all.
Although for those of us who so often feel driven by demons to create/write/paint/you-name-it, such a gap might bring us just the teeniest bit of…relief.
If you agree with that, you can stop reading now. But if you want to create gaplessly, read on:
Here Ya Go: Fox’s Fall 2013 Premiere Schedule
Fox is spacing out its launches because, we suppose, that’s what its marketing department thinks is best, and marketing trumps all just about everywhere, right? So we can look forward to seeing shows shove off from September through November of this year.
All together now, everybody say, “Wowser!”
Fox’s 2013-2014 Season Premiere Dates
Love & Money Dept – TV Writing Deals for 7/1/13
Latest News About Writers Who Are Doing Better Than We Are
- Jennie Snyder Urman (EMILY OWENS, MD) is adapting JANE THE VIRGIN, a drama based on a Venezuelan telenovela, for the CW. (Hmm, if the GOP is so smart, why isn’t it trying to make big money from the Latino market, the way the TV biz is.)
- Ben Aaronovitch (REVENGE OF THE DALEKS) has optioned his urban fantasy series, Rivers of London to London’s Feel Films. (This is the same Ben Aaronovitch who swore he’d never write for TV again. Well, maybe he’ll just supervise this time, which means, English TVWriter™ visitors, start your agents’ engines!)
- Speaking of getting your agents in motion, word is out that the search is on for a writer to adapt Declan Hill’s book The Fix for international TV. (Whoa, 2 potential UK gigs in a row. What can this portend?)
- Lauren Iungerich (AWKWARD) is leaving the show, which she’s been producing since creating it 3 years ago. (The way we hear it she was upset because MTV passed on her latest pilot and is showing the net a thing or two. Maybe she’ll move to Britain and kick RIVERS OF LONDON butt?)
- Chris Crowe (LAST OF THE MOHICANS feature film) is writing the FX limited series, LAST OF THE MOHICANS. (Because the film did so well…oh, wait, that isn’t how it went down at all. Okay then, how about this: Because FX knows how much everyone likes to see a good, heartwarming Indian massacre? No? Well how about…?)