FX Picks up LOUIE for Another Season

…’Cuz there’s been a, you know, blow job in 5 out of the 6 episodes so far. (Yeah, we only saw one, but it was from an actress who just about a year ago won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar so that makes up for anything lacking anywhere, right?)

FX Orders Two More Seasons of It’s Always Sunny, Renews Wilfred and Louie by Hanh Nguyen

Let’s celebrate at Paddy’s Pub! It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphiawill be around for two more seasons. read article

The Doctor Puppet Salutes the Olympics

…And so do we:

I’m enjoying the London Olympics

But I feel like someone was missing from the Opening Ceremony. Oh well. Go everyone!

A 2012 Trailer for 2001

Don’t get all snippy, people. We’re perfectly entitled to show you this movie trailer on a television writing site. This clip is all about appealing to the contemporary audience, and for God’s sakes, everybody knows that the reason we all have such short attention spans is those ADHD writers from SESAME STREET.

Courtesy of FilmSchoolRejects.Com read article

Secrets of TV Series Negotiating

Ken Levine explains (even though he still can’t explain, erm, us):

The MODERN FAMILY cast holdout – by Ken Levine

This is a Friday Question I’ve received so often this week that I want to devote the entire post to it…

“It sounds like the cast (at least the adults) on Modern Family are working together (well, actually NOT working together) in an effort to renegotiate their contracts (and did I use enough parentheses in this sentence?). read article

Top TVWriter™ Posts for the Week Ending 7/27


Here they are, the most viewed TVWriter™ posts for the week ending Friday, July 27th:

Sorkin to Newsroom Staff: “Buh-bye, Baby” read article