If you’re a Writers Guild of America, West member, here’s what’s in store this month. And some choice items are open to non-members as well:
The clickable version is HERE
Tag: Spec Scriptacular Contest
The Real Costs of Current TV Pilots & Films
The Hollywood Reporter shares fascinating financial info that we know is for reals – cuz they got it from the Sony email hack:
by Austin Siegemund-Broke, Paul Bond
Cameron Diaz is a bigger star than Jamie Foxx. At least that’s the way Sony saw it when paying the actress $7.5 million to appear in Annie, $2.5 million more than her male co-star.
To illustrate the state of Hollywood salaries, THR analyzed two full production budgets revealed in the Sony hack — one for a midrange family movie, the other the pilot for Battle Creek, a CBS series that aired this spring — chosen not because they represent excessive spending, but rather because they exemplify what it costs to make an average piece of American entertainment.
You May Not Have Heard of Writer Joe Keenan, But He’s Doing Pretty Damn Well
Anybody reading the various tales of woe about how Hollywood – especially TV – treats writers can’t be blamed for wondering, “Why do TV writers put up with that shit? Why don’t they move to another medium, where their rights as creators are respected?”
Here now is the answer. The inspiring tale of Joe Keenan, who may not be a household name – or even a cult figure – but when it comes to $$$ is doing mighty fine:
Joe Keenan Net Worth: Writer Producer to Sell Off Property at Studio City
by Reality Today Staff
Award winning writer and producer Joe Keenan listed his expansive property in the hills, above Studio City, for $6.75 million.
An American’s guide to British television on Netflix
This particular TVWriter™ minion doesn’t mind admitting it: I’m addicted to UK television. But with BBC and ITV, Britain’s two largest networks (well, BBC really is 4 networks, but that’s another story) refusing to let anyone browsing with a non-UK IP address stream or download their shows it isn’t all that easy for me to find satisfaction.
Which is where our old pal Netflix comes in:
by Joey Keeton
Trying to keep up with all the quality television being produced in America is downright Sisyphean. But there’s another whole country producing amazing shows across the pond, and—sorry to say it—you’re going to need to watch all of those, too.
Why superhero TV shows are so reluctant to include romance
Alice Walker wows us with this insightful analysis of the sad love lives of TV superheroes:
by Alice Walker
It’s been nearly 15 years since superheroes first conquered the big screen — and the small screen is next. Today, almost every major network has a comic book superhero, from Netflix’s critically acclaimed Daredevil to Fox’s shaky Gotham.
Like their movie counterparts, the broad outline of each of these shows is the same: do-gooders trying to save humankind from megalomaniacal villains. Since that’s what the entire genre is based on, that’s pretty much expected. But there’s another, much stranger quality that these shows share, one at odds with the rest of television’s current trends: They have eschewed romance to the point of near non-existence.