The battle of the sexists – we mean sexes – continues!
Or, in the words of LB’s grandfather: “And so it ever was.” (Hey, we didn’t say he was clever. But grandma, on the other hand knew how to turn a phrase….)
Tag: Spec Scriptacular Contest
TV’s ‘Current Golden Age’ is One Big Hollywood Hallucination
Sorry, fans, but somebody had to say this, especially after the self-congratulation fest we posted below. And who better than Super Producer Gavin Polone?
by Gavin Polone
Given the attention paid to so many mediocre scripted series at Emmy time, what I really want to know is why more people aren’t talking about The White Crow? If you haven’t seen it, it could be because your cable package doesn’t include the TV24 network. If not, go to its website, where you can binge-watch the first four episodes for free (you can also purchase the whole season on iTunes). The first two episodes are a little slow, but the pace really picks up after that, and by episode eight, you’ll be totally hooked. The show stars Scottish actress Charlotte McDuffy, whom I loved as Virgilia in the recent film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus. Her rural New England accent here is spot-on. The pilot was written and directed by Clarke Samboine, whose debut film, A Bottle of Moths, scored at Sundance two years ago. I didn’t really like that movie, but it got him enough notice to lock down the deal for this show, and it’s clear that TV is his true forte.
Or maybe the reason you haven’t seen The White Crow is because I just made the above shit up. Don’t feel bad if I fooled you; I mean, who has the time to keep up with all the new series being offered by the cable networks and streaming services you may have heard of — let alone those you probably didn’t even know existed, like Pivot, Esquire and Up (yes, those networks actually exist).
Emmy Nominated Writers Agree – TV No Longer is “The Idiot Box”
Easy for them to say. In fact, considering the circumstances – these folks being Emmy writing nominees and all (and as of Sunday night a few also are winners) – they’d better tell us how great TV is.
Even if, all things considered, the product should – let’s face it – be speaking for itself.
by Ross A. Lincoln
“If there had been a Rotten Tomatoes in 1601, he would have gotten a 73.” So WGAW Vice President Howard A. Rodman compared Shakespeare to television. What he meant is that the Bard in his day was, like television until rather recently, seriously underrated and disrespected. Things change, however, and now, so Rodman asserts, whatever genre you pick out of a hat, the best work is happening on TV. That’s a good a scene-setting as one could hope for tonight’s panel discussion held at the Writers Guild Theater featuring this year’s Emmy writing nominees.
WGAW 2015 Officer & Board of Directors Election Results
And there ya have it, kids. Elation? Despair? Choice is all yers.
Peggy Bechko Wants Us to Kill Our Darlings
by Peggy Bechko
We’re all writers. Whether of scripts or novels, right? So, how many times have you heard it? Variations of Stephen King’s classic advice: “Kill your darlings.”
Let’s roll that phrase around in our minds again. “Kill your darlings.”
Meaning, rip a scene or scenes from a script or novel that you just loved creating and think reads fantastically, but just doesn’t fit into the book. Doesn’t keep the story in the script moving forward. Doesn’t contribute much except a bit of writer’s dazzle.