Latest News About Writers Who Are Doing Better Than We Are=&0=&Tom Schnauz (BREAKING BAD) has a new writer-producer gig on BETTER CALL SAUL, the BREAKING BAD “prequel” and a 2-year overal deal with Sony Pictures TV. (Cuz, like BREAKING BAD! Maybe it’s time for true believers like us to relax. Looks like BB is never really going away.)
Mike Sikowitz (RULES OF ENGAGEMENT) has signed a new overall deal with Sony Pictures TV guaranteeing him seven figures worth of dinero. (Love and kisses to Mike. Our people will be calling your people…soon.)
ABC is set to develop a comedy series about the life of rapper Eve and is looking for a writer. (So if you have whatever qualifications it takes to write about a beautiful African-American rap star – whom we’ve never heard of, but then let’s face it, rap is sooo old now – and her “interracial relationships” it’s time to reach for the phone.)
Tag: People’s Pilot Contest
And the 2014 Screenplay Oscar Nominees Are…
Not that we care about movies. Oh no, not TVWriter™. It’s TV writers we want to glorify. But still, cuz the nominees were announced this morning and it may interest a viewer or three:
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell – American Hustle
Woody Allen – Blue Jasmine
Bob Nelson – Nebraska
Craig Borten, Melisa Wallack – Dallas Buyers Club
Spike Jonze – Her
LB: Some Musings on the Silver Surfer (the greatest muser of all time)
Glad You Asked Dept. 1/16/14
About a year ago I started what I intended to be a weekly column answering your questions about TV writing and the TV biz in general. I would’ve gladly answered questions about a ton of other things, but TV writing and TV biz aren’t just areas I know a lot about, they’re probably the only areas I know anything about.
The weekliness of said column didn’t last long because I didn’t get enough questions. Which, btw, was very disappointing. Recently, however, I’ve received a couple of inquiries that I think might be of interest to others, so here we go with the latest Glad You Asked.
Today’s question is about one of my favorite topics, the animated SILVER SURFER series that I ran back in the waning days of the 20th Century. It’s from JB (writing from France, which of course proves the wonderfulness of the interwebs when it comes to expanding our communication horizons). Where was I? Oh, right. JB’s question:
Woody Allen Talks About Television
“In Beverly Hills… they don’t throw their garbage away. They make it into television shows.”
Woody Allen.
Like Mr. Allen Himself, this is an oldie but a goody. And other people have said this, we’re sure. Hell, maybe everybody in the country has said it at one time or another. But this particular verson is credited to Woody Allen.
Wait? What? This just in from Twitter: The true originator of this comment is – what? – Shia LaBeouf.
Ubuntu Is Adding Torrent Search to the Operating System
…So every user can learn the wonderfulness of downloading copyrighted material that we’re supposed to pay for.
Can’t you just hear the lawyers on all sides sharpening their knives?
Whrrrrr–