Time for TVWriter™’s Monday look at our 5 most popular blog posts of the week ending yesterday. They are, in order:
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WGAW August 2017 Calendar
Here it is. Just what we’ve all been waiting for. This month’s Writers Guild of America West activities calendar. For members and non-members alike:
Clickable version is HERE
Nielsen’s TV ratings now include Hulu and YouTube TV
The end of “real” TV is, um, nigh. Very nigh:
by Anthony Ha
Nielsen is taking a big step in measuring streaming TV today with the addition of Hulu and YouTube TV to its ratings.
Bryan Fuller Gives Us the Lowdown on his Exit from ‘Star Trek: Discovery’
Not so mad (actually kind of gentle) Genius Bryan Fuller has actually talked to Entertainment Weekly, of all places, about leaving his gig as showrunner of CBS’s new version of Star Trek. We found it on the interwebs…and we also found it “fascinating.”
Bryan Fuller on his Star Trek: Discovery exit: ‘I got to dream big’
by James Hibberd
Bryan Fuller candidly discusses his exit as showrunner from Star Trek: Discoveryin this week’s Entertainment Weekly — including his original ambitious pitch to CBS All Access.
The Hannibal and Pushing Daisies showrunner initially wasn’t envisioning a single Trek series, but multiple serialized anthology shows that would begin with Star Trek: Discovery (a prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series), journey through the eras of Captain James T. Kirk and Captain Jean Luc Picard, and then go beyond to a time in Trek that’s never been seen before.
How To Turn Your Web Series Into A Full Time Job – @Stareable
Last week we brought you the exciting news that web series Stupid Idiots has a new TV deal, and today, in the same vein of productivity and achievement, we’re continuing in that vein with Stareable.Com’s Bri Castellini and her interview with Alex LeMay, who is making a name for himself via…well, hold on there. Y’all don’t need our set-up, you need the punchline.
So here it is:
Interview with Alex LeMay
by Bri Castellini
It’s a running joke in the web series community that none of us have money to make our shows, none of us make money off our shows, and none of us ever will. But what if I told you it didn’t have to be that way?