Here they are, the most viewed TVWriter™ posts for the week ending Friday, November 23rd:
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LB on Writing: The Rule of 10,000
Hmm, an internet success meme that almost makes sense. Unless, of course, you take it literally:
What Is the 10000 Hour Rule?
The 10000 Hour Rule is just that. This is the idea that it takes approximately 10000 hours of deliberate practice to master a skill.For instance, it would take 10 years of practicing 3 hours a day to become a master in your subject. It would take approximately 5 years of full-time employment to become proficient in your field. Simply work out how many hours you have already achieved and calculate how many more you need to clock up before you reach 10000. (As interpreted on Squidoo.)
SMASH Creator-Ex Showrunner Tells Us Why She Left
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again…and again and again. Television writing is not for the faint-hearted. But don’t take our word for it, read what the creator of NBC’s SMASH has to say:
Former ‘Smash’ Showrunner Reveals Why She Exited – by Philiana Ng
Smash creator Theresa Rebeck is shedding light on her exit from the NBC musical series.
A Whole Lot of the Universal Lot
TVWriter™’s longstanding friend, Angelo Bell, has been having some meetings lately and wants us all to know what they’re like:
by Angelo
Monday I returned home after a visit to the NBC-Universal Lot. Building 1230 to be exact.
That makes 2 visits to the building in 4 months, to be really exact.
Love & Money Dept – TV Writing Deals for 11/30/12
Latest News About Writers Doing Better Than We Are
- Rumors abound that Kevin Costner’s 1995 feature film fiasco, WATERWORLD, is headed for Syfy as a series. No writers have been mentioned, so, hey, now’s the time to put your hat in the ring. (In other words, how long will it take you to write a complete spec science fiction script to prove your
geniusexpertiseadequacy?) - Chris Cantwell & Chris Rodgers (SHADOW RUNNERS, feature film) are writing HALT & CATCH FIRE, a drama about the PC boom in the early ’80s intended as a series on AMC. (In other words, nerds are in, for which we at TVWriter™ give heartfelt thanks.)
- Alexander Rose’s book, Washington’s Spies) is the basis for Craig Silverstein’s (NIKITA) AMC pilot, TURN. (In other words, why let a good, descriptive name get in the way of confusing TV viewers, right?)
- It’s official. DOWNTON ABBEY creator Julian Fellowes will write and produce NBC’s THE GILDED AGE, described by the network as “a sweeping epic in the style of DOWNTON ABBEY. (In other words, the U.S. finally gets its own overly-manipulative soap opera about rich people nobody in the audience will be able to stand. Awesome.)