Tag: Spec Scriptacular Contest

You Aren’t the Only One Who’s Sick of TV’s Same Old Shows

At last! A TV critic who says what we’ve all been thinking for way too long:  Every new show we welcome with glorious hopes turns out to be something we’ve seen before. “And,” to quote the last sentence in this refreshingly honest review, “in a world where there are hundreds of channels with thousands of options, that just doesn’t cut it.”

Thanks for being so honest, Michael Idato. TVWriter™ loves you, man:

800 wordsTV Preview: 800 WORDS all looks very familiar
by Michael Idato

Logically, explains Erik Thomson? in the opening scenes of the new drama series 800 Words(Seven, Tuesday, 7.30pm) the best place to start the story of a new beginning is at the beginning. This of course makes perfect sense. Much as the incontrovertible logic that the best place to start reviewing most new television programs is with the television off. read article

Peggy Bechko Wants Us to Know “The Rules for Writing a Novel”

by Peggy Bechko

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Not rulers, munchman, rules. Sheesh!

“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.”? W. Somerset Maugham

It’s funny and it’s true. Of course I could get nit-picky and start talking about language and all the rules needed to write properly. I could go on about the mythology behind stories, story arcs, beats and how to construct one the ‘right way.”

But I won’t. read article

Doing the Showrunner Shuffle

As the entertainment world continues to look for ways in which having too much good TV content can be construed as bad, we find ourselves faced with this:

Estreet shuffle

by Elizabeth Wagmeister

The 2015-16 television season has yet to begin, but high drama is already taking place behind the scenes. With less than one month until new shows premiere, four network series have seen their showrunners exit.

In the run-up to the fall season, NBC’s “Chicago Med,” Fox’s “The Grinder” and ABC’s “Blood & Oil” and “The Catch” have all parted ways with the original showrunners. read article

Reality TV Troy Wants to Know What YOU Want to Know

by Troy DeVolld

There comes a time when a fella really wants to update his blog with something useful, to not simply plug something he’s got to sell or rehash some old troydevolldis coolthing he’s covered before, but there just doesn’t seem like there’s anything to be said at the moment.

I’d imagine it has something to do with being up to my elbows in a move from North Hollywood out to Sunland, where it’s quiet enough to decompress after each long week of work on a show coming back to HGTV next year, finish up the second edition of REALITY TV, and enjoy myself in the stolen moments between answering emails, consulting and all the other reality stuff I find myself doing — like revising not one but two lectures coming up at Story Expo in less than two weeks.

It’s a great life, but sometimes I get tired and have to walk away from things or handle business for a minute.  How about this — help me out by requesting something I could contribute to the blog for you next week.  I feel awfully bad about taking such a long hiatus, and would really love to share something new with you. read article

8 Tips for Writing for Children’s TV Shows

It’s Worldwide TV Writing Weekend here at TVWriter™ so let’s get started with this excellent advice from India:

writingbyhandInterviewed by
Sushmita Ghosh, Anuj Shukla and Aastha Dass

Writing for kids is one of the best and simple forms of storytelling as it is free of any incredulity. However, it is not an easy task, it requires the same amount of scriptwriting skill and craft as writing any other drama does. If you are able to write a script of a kids’ TV show, with a good turning point and meet the children’s requirement, then the kids are waiting eagerly to watch your show.

Here are eight tips suggested by Mr. Aviram (Content Director, head of creative team at Ceasikaletet, a company specializing in the production and distribution of videos and books for children) on scriptwriting for kids television series: read article