Good TV Isn’t an Accident. Good Showrunners PLAN…

…factoring in even that most dire of circumstances: “What if we get cancelled?” For example:

A letter from Dean Devlin

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THIS is How You Tell a Joke

This man knows how to sell a joke like nobody’s business. Watch and learn, comedy writers. Watch and learn.

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Defeating Rigid Habits to Spark Creativity

Creativity, creativity, creativity! Doesn’t anybody care about writing anymore?

Oh, wait:

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WGAw Announces TV Writing Award Nominations

How many of us are included here?

DRAMA SERIES
“Boardwalk Empire” – Written by Dave Flebotte, Diane Frolov, Chris Haddock, Rolin Jones, Howard Korder, Steve Kornacki, Andrew Schneider, David Stenn, Terence Winter; HBO read article

Disney Allies With Netflix – Is This the Start of a New Showbiz Paradigm?

Last week Netflix blew the minds of those who have always regarded it as being near death and bought exclusive U.S. rights to films from Disney Studios. Not only will Netflix be carrying new content, it also has non-exclusive streaming rights to older films such as DUMBO and POCAHONTAS.

According to the L.A. Times and New York Post, the 3 year deal will cost Netflix in the neighborhood of $350 million a year when it starts in 2016. (The streaming of older material starts immediately.) read article