In case you’ve missed what’s happening at TVWriter™, the most popular blog posts during the week ending yesterday were:
DASHING, DARING AND DEBONAIR book excerpt: Gene Roddenberry – “The Great Bird of the Galaxy”
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More Stuff on the Web We should’ve Reposted Here But Screwed Up & Didn’t
Some recent articles on TV, TV writing, and the TV biz that we regret not posting earlier. But here they are now.
Well, the opening paragraphs are here anyway:
5 REASONS WHY YOUR SCRIPT’S SECOND ACT FAILS
Andrew Stanton: The clues to a great story
Here it is, writing fans, an educational video that’s even more educational than the last educational video we, the educated minions of TVWriter™, put before you. In other words, it’s a TED Talk given by Andrew Stanton, the main dude behind Toy Story and Wall-E.
Find More Talks HERE
John Ostrander Reviews the Suicide Squad
by John Ostrander
Warning! Danger! Spoilers! I saw the movie, I’m going to talk about the movie, there may be some plot spillage. Yadda yadda yadda.
As we start, I think you should know my biases. I think you should know any critics’ bias. Myself, I use them mostly as consumer reporters. If I find a critic whose tastes largely coincide with mine, I tend to trust them more. The late great Roger Ebert was one. Knowing who is giving you their opinion is important; what does their opinion matter if you don’t trust them?
Regarding the Suicide Squad movie, well, I’m biased. I’m prejudiced. I have a vested interest in its success. I want it to succeed. However, if I didn’t like it, I’d be more likely just to keep my trap shut.
Interview with Jeane Wong Part 3: Breaking In
by Kathryn Graham
EDITOR’S NOTE: Jeane Wong, a friend of TVWriter™ and previous People’s Pilot winner, recently won the First Universal Cable Pitchfest with her pitch for The Thin Line! Don’t miss the first two parts of this interview with this rising star HERE and HERE.
You worked in politics before entertainment, right?