Spec Scriptacular Winner’s CHICAGO FIRE Episode on NBC Tonight

Chicago Fire Capture

As we say in the newz biz, this just in:

UNDER THE KNIFE, The first of CHICAGO FIRE staffer Ryan Harris’s co-written episodes for the show airs tonight, January 9th. read article

Peer Production: THE DEEP END

TheDeepEnd

A truly fascinating visual experience found on Vimeo.Com. Reminds us of Basil Wolverton, one of Mad’s geniuses in days gone by:

The Deep End by Jake Fried 2013.
Hand-drawn animation with ink, white-out and coffee.
More at inkwood.net

CBS Wants You to Choose HAWAII FIVE-0 Episode Ending

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Proving that CBS has no respect whatsoever for those outstanding critters known as “writers,” CBS has announced that viewers of the January 14th episode of HAWAII FIVE-0 will be able to vote to determine who the killer of the show’s victim of the week will be.

That’s right, kids, it’s going to be up to the audience to decide if the murderer is the victim’s boss, his teaching assistant, or a student the victim, a college professor, caught cheating. read article

LB: Screener Report – 3

Abe Lincoln Vampire Hater
Nope, the image above isn’t from Spielberg’s acclaimed LINCOLN. It’s from ABRAHAM LINCOLN VAMPIRE HUNTER, a much more honest and appealing film.

Time now for the third and final installment of my mini-reviews of the screeners I’ve received from Oscar, DGA, and WGA award contenders.

The first time around, I reported on 5 films. The second time, I gave my opinion of 4. Now – well, now I’m so thoroughly disgusted with the films various studios are touting as the best of 2012 that all I can talk about is 1.

Yep, 1. Pathetic, isn’t it? A true testament to crappy film making. Or, maybe, to my intolerance and short attention span. You be the judge. read article