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Top TVWriter™ Posts for the Week Ending 10/5

Here they are, the most viewed TVWriter™ posts for the week ending Friday, October 5th:

Peggy Bechko: Writing Tips From One of TVWriter™’s Favorite Writers  read article

Adult Swim Renews NTSF:SD:SUV

…bringing joy to those of us who consider ourselves not only friends of Curtis Gwinn (one of the Executive Producers of the series & a former member of the TVWriter™ Advanced Online Workshop) but fans as well.

Wonder what NTSF:SD:SUV stands for? Here it is:
National Terrorist Strike Force: San Diego: Sport Utility Vehicle

Now that, kids, is a fucking acronym to hold onto!

Welcome back, Curtis! read article

TV Writing Deals

Looks like we’re going to have to rename these posts “Daily TV Writing Deals” cuz there’s a lot going on:

  • Paul Redford (WEST WING, DIRTY SEXY MONEY) is writing the pilot for AMERICA’S SON, an update of none other than Hamlet for Fox. (Word around town is that Shakespeare’s freaking out because he thought Seth MacFarlane should’ve done it.)
  • Christopher Guest (FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, SPINAL TAP: THE FINAL TOUR) is bringing Fred Willard, Michael McKean and Ed Begley Jr. on board for FAMILY TREE, a comedy series for HBO. (And we hear that Shakespeare thinks it’ll be a hoot.)
  • Patrick Harbinson (24, PERSON OF INTEREST) is writing the pilot for THE 11th COMMANDMENT, a spy series based on the Jeffrey Archer novel of the same name, for NBC. (Rumor has it that Shakespeare is going to sue because he’s absolutely certain that it’s based on one of his sonnets.)
  • Issa Rae (YouTube’s THE MISADVENTURES OF AWKWARD BLACK GIRL) is writing the pilot for I HATE LA DUDES, a sitcom for ABC. (We talked to Shakespeare about this and he says he’s waiting to see a script before expressing any opinion.)
  • NBC has bought THEN CAME ELVIS, a sitcom about a family adapting to divorce. (No writer has been mentioned, but Shakespeare’s agent is on the phone about this one right now.)

The Hudsonian Sees NBC’S GO ON

Go On Will Stay On

by Josh Hudson

The pilot episode of NBC’s “Go On” originally aired on August 8th, 2012 during NBC’s coverage of the Summer Olympics. It did well in the ratings.

Matthew Perry is back on television! No, this isn’t like when he starred in Studio 60 and the Sunset Strip or Mr. Sunshine. You see, the biggest difference is this show is actually good. read article

Speaking of the Spec Scriptacular…

And now, the kind of e-mail we’re proud to receive, from R.T. Allen, 2nd Place Finisher in the 2012 Spec Scriptacular, TV Movie/Screenplay/Special Division. (Kind of a mouthful. Whew.)

Anyway: read article