Not a web series for kids. Or by kids either, for that matter. This is BigTime pro stuff, all the way:
We found Whatever, Linda in large part through one of our favorite new websites, Stareable.Com.
Stareable’s avowed goal is to be the TV Guide of web series, and the site has the largest collection of shows of all genres, lengths, shapes, and sizes we’ve ever seen on the interwebs. If you’re a true believer in the future of indie TV, the site definitely is one to check out.
It has come to our attention that 2016 has been Peggy Bechko’s fifth year of writing for TVWriter™. Her first appearance here was September 23, 2012, and inasmuch as we’ve already missed four anniversaries of one of our 3 most popular contributors, we’ve decided to rectify that situation right now, before we, you know, forget.
Here then is something we think everybody will enjoy: Contributing Editor Peggy Bechko’s first TVWriter™ column, almost exactly as it appeared on what was for LB, Munchman, and so many thousands of TVWriter™’s regular visitors, a singularly wonderful day.
Happy Anniversary(ies), Peggy!
Here’s one of the best ways we can think of for anybody to spend just under a minute:
Did you watch the video above? Then you know the truth of that leadoff sentence.
Some words we would use to describe our new favorite web series:
There has been a bit of tension since the surprise victory of Donald Trump on election night. There are many on the Left who are vociferous in not liking or accepting the outcome, and there are plenty (not all) on the Right whose attitude appears to be “We won, you lost, get over it.”
A couple of incidents stand out. Vice-President Elect Pence attended a performance of the musical Hamilton on Broadway. Some of the audience booed him and, during curtain call, the cast read a (I thought) polite letter explaining their concerns about the upcoming Trump/Pence Administration. I’ve seen objections that doing so was rude, out of place, and (in the opinion of the President–Elect) it needed an apology. There are those on the Internetverse who evidently believe that politics have no place at a Broadway musical; Pence was there to be entertained, not lectured, and the cast should just sing their little ditties and behave themselves.
Some Trump supporters declared they were going to boycott Hamilton, a feeble threat in that a) it’s theater and they wouldn’t be caught dead in a live show, b) it’s sold-out for the next two years, and c) Hamilton is already a political statement, using a variety of musical styles (including hip-hop) and color-blind casting.
