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Diana Vacc Dances to ‘Once Upon a Time’s’ Musical Ep
by Diana Vaccarelli
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Once upon a time, a musical episode like Once Upon a Time’s’ May 7th episode “The Song in Your Heart” would have been at least a minor “major event.” Here in the 21st Century, though, we’ve already had more TV musicals than in all of the previous history of TV, so this went comparatively unnoticed.
TVWriter™ Sez: Go See ‘Triptych’
We know it’s hard for TV writers, both embedded and aspiring, to believe that there’s any other kind of drama to write, but the truth is that TVWriter™ buddy (well, he’s a friend of LB’s, so that makes him our bud too, yeah?) Lee Wochner has found his own slice of heaven: Playwriting.
No notes unless you ask for them!
Learning to Love Shameless Self-Promotion – @BrisOwnWorld
Face Person
by Bri Castellini
I have always been a shameless self promoter, but now that I’m attempting to join an industry built on networking and chance, I’ve gotten so much worse. Now, even in my Facebook bio, I have to make reference to the fact that I’m an indie filmmaker, that I have an award-winning web series, and that I work at MTV. All these things are things that will hopefully eventually impress someone enough to give me money or a TV show.
And because it’s unavoidable that people who notice Brains will notice that my face is all over it, I also end up referencing the fact that I am also the lead character in the show. This is where things start to get complicated, for me at least.
First up, I hate the phrase “star.” Technically, I am the star of Brains. I have the most lines, I am in every episode (except for the final minisode of season 2), and my character is in complete control of the narrative of the people around her as well as the camera. But “star” seems awkward, and self-important in a way that, surprisingly, I’m not super comfortable with. I’m not going to sit here and pretend like I’m not a narcissist, because I am. I’m a millennial in the arts, after all. But, and I’m not joking, sometimes I forget I’m in Brains, because the acting part of it is so last priority, even on set. I will talk about the writing and producing and promoting until the cows come home and die of boredom, but the acting? Meh. So, “star” seems too grandiose.
Jenny Reed sees ‘Still Star-Crossed’
Shonda Rhimes Expands on Shakespeare Because Why Not?
by Jenny Reed
Welp, I saw the first episode of the new series out of Shonda Rhimes’ ever-expanding corner of ABC aka Shondaland the other night. It’s called Still Star-Crossed and is a kind of sequel to a little play called Romeo and Juliet that all of us have pretty much been forced to read at some time or other in our lives.
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