Three More Cartoons About Writers and Writing

Ah, Peanuts. Never at a loss for, well, anything, right?

Why are we presenting these three cartoons? Because they’re each saying something that think is worth listening to.

Oh, and they’re even kind of funny. (Or maybe just ironic? You’ll be the judges!)

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24 Movie and TV Reboots That Actually Deserve to Exist

The folks over at Lifehacker.Com hate reboots as much as everybody else does, but, also like everybody else, they acknowledge that some reboots, you know, work. Like these:

by Ross Johnson
via Lifehacker.Com

We say we hate reboots. We’ll happily go on and on about how we’d much rather have something newer, fresher, more original. And yet—remakes and re-dos remain reliably big business. read article

Cartoon: ‘Resentment’

Time now for another episode of what we here at TVWriter™ sometimes think of as “the Tao of cartoonist-philosopher Grant Snider. This one could easily have been called “Baggage” instead of the heading above, but no matter what name you give this, we believe it’s good advice for all creatives.

More of Grant Snider’s sensitive perception of humanity and creativity at Incidental Comics, HERE

Dawn McElligott: Remembering Frank Bonner and ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’

Frank Bonner as WKRP’s Herb Tarlek

by Dawn McElligott

The death of actor Frank Bonner on June 16th kicked off another wave of nostalgia about one of the best sitcoms in TV history, “WKRP in Cincinnati.”

Before starring on “WKRP …” Frank Bonner had been acting in commercials and had small roles in such shows as “Mannix.” As “WKRP …” came together, the unpredictable machinations of casting helped Bonner get his big break.

According to MeTV.com, David Cassidy had originally been offered the part of Dr. Johnny Fever but the former “Partridge Family” star turned it down. read article

Cartoon: ‘Getting Over’

Time now for another episode of what we here at TVWriter™ sometimes think of as “the Tao of cartoonist-philosopher Grant Snider. What’s that? You don’t get it? Then get over it!

More of Grant Snider’s sensitive perception of humanity and creativity at Incidental Comics, HERE