Here they are, the most viewed TVWriter™ posts for the week ending Friday, October 26th:
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Update About Amazon Studios
From the amazingly wonderful blog written by John August, who knows this stuff better than anybody. Wow.
Amazon Studios at AFF
Amazon Studios has been a much–discussed topic on both the blog and the podcast. Last week at the Austin Film Festival, the company made a presentation explaining how they work with screenwriters.Reader Mike attended and took notes, which he generously offered to write up.
A little bit about my background: I started out working at a production company as an intern and as a reader, kept working at writing and eventually got representation from a manager and an agent. I’ve had scripts go out and I’ve done the studio water bottle tour a couple of times, but have yet to earn a single penny as a writer.
I consider myself in that grey, ugly pool of zombie writers: Part alive, but mostly dead inside.
Another Attempt to Prove H’wood Employs Women
We’re seeing this particular slant in articles about women who get writing gigs a lot these days. I admire the females being praised here, but c’mon, people , you only insult these talented individuals by emphasizing their gender instead of their writing chops.
Women Created and Centric TV Roundup – by Kerensa Cadenas (Indiewire.Com)
In women and television news, some more promising deals have been cropping up from NBC, The Hallmark Channel and MTV.
Chris Carter Talks About Himself
…Also about THE X-FILES and the projects he’s been working on since. (You know, the ones that haven’t gotten very far but still manage to pay him well because that’s the difference between how an entry-level writer and a respected old pro fail. Well, that and the fact that the old pros have to go to a lot of meetings to get their checks while we entry-level types just sit in our bathrobes and play with our iPhones.)
Chris Carter Talks The Legacy of ‘The X-Files,’ Returning to TV and Why You Have to Read The Comments – by Daniel Carlson
Chris Carter is responsible for the nightmares of a generation.
The Doctor Puppet Shows Us Around Scotland
…Where, as it turns out, LB’s Oldest Daughter Jenny, got married. In a medieval cathedral. Adjacent to a medieval castle. With a piper and haggis and – oh, wait, that’s his story to tell (so we think you should bug him about it).
I almost forgot – I still have pictures from my UK trip to share with you all! While in Edinburgh, Scotland I heard about the amazing views of the city and ocean from Arthur’s Seat, which is an extinct volcano! So cool. It was a rather steep climb, so Alisa and I took the TARDIS to the top. The view did not disappoint, but I found the wind to be quite bothersome. Next stop – Wales!