munchman: ABC Gives McG Pilot Commitment for…”Romeo and Juliet?”

That’s a lot of initials, all adding up to another set of letters: WTF?

As modern a version of R & J as we need

For reasons I can’t for the life of me fathom, ABC today announced a deal with The Feature Film Director Who Pretentiously Calls Himself McG. (A name that might be kinda cool if he was African-American, but since he isn’t…)

The genius behind the film re-doodoos of CHARLIE’S ANGELS is producing a primetime soap based on either Shakespeare’s play or Leo DiCapria’s film or something. According to TVBizWire this time around we have two families in Southern California’s Venice Beach, one “well-off, the other struggling.” read article

The Most Cynical, Depressing Daily Newspaper Comic Ever Published

…And it just appeared today! (Who says OldMedia can’t compete?)

What does this have to do with television writing? Check out the Lockhorns’ expressions. Did you ever see such despair? read article