Tag: TV writing

LB Got This Tweet

by Larry Brody

Not the denizens of the ANIMAL PRACTICE writers room

Fall TV Pilot Preview: NBC’s ‘Animal Practice’
by Diane Gordon

What happens when a vet cares far more for the animals he treats than the humans who own them? That’s the premise of Animal Practice, a new NBC sitcom with Justin Kirk at the center as George Coleman, one of the best vets working but he has no tolerance or empathy for people. When he’s forced to work with his former flame, Dorothy Rutledge (Joanna Garcia Swisher) after she inherits the facility, they butt heads about how best to run the hospital, especially when it comes to treating the pet owners better.  

The Hollywood Reporter screened the pilot of Animal Practice and found the workplace comedy surprising and funny. Here’s what you need to know about it.  

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BOARDWALK EMPIRE and TREME Returning to HBO for 3rd Seasons

HBO Sets Return Dates for ‘Boardwalk Empire,’ ‘Treme’
by Lesley Goldberg

You can tell it’s BOARDWALK EMPIRE by the costumes

Boardwalk’s third season — its first without co-starMichael Pitt, whose character was whacked in the Season 2 finale — will bow its 12-episode run at 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16.

You can tell it’s TREME by the props

The 10-episode third year of Treme, from The Wirecreator David Simon, will launch the following week, at 10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23.

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Why All Writers Should Know the Classics

…And, now that we bring it up, readers too:

Christopher Nolan on The Dark Knight Rises’ Literary Inspiration
by Silas Lesnick

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” read article

The Mickey Mouses We Missed

Big hugs to Neatorama.Com (Click the image & check out their site)

Ward Kimball, one of Disney’s top animators, drew these in 1985. As  his notes indicate, none of them has ever been used.

FWIW, we prefer the one labeled “Too Revealing,” but that’s just our way.

Why You Need to Keep the Rights to Your Material

by Larry Brody

I was going to write an earnest article/essay/post on the dangers of “work-for-hire” agreements, but this one says it all:

Creators rights activists take note: The Great Thanos War is brewing

Marvel is going all cosmic in the movie world, and Thanos, a character created by Jim Starlin, is at the heart of it.

The evidence is unavoidable. First it was the Thanos cameo at the end of the Avengers—supposedly thrown in because director Joss Whedon was a fan of the character and a cosmic storyline is integral to keeping him on board for Avengers 2. read article