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Web Power Grows, Soon It Will Eat TV

Or maybe television’s already done for. Yesterday, for example, Fox premiered two new TV series on the web, although they won’t appear on, you know, Fox TV, till tonight.

THE MINDY PROJECT

Oh, and these weren’t just any web premieres. These were on f-ing Facebook. Well, kinda makes sense. Zuckermantown is as close to the closed up pablum as the web gets these days. So close that we often find ourselves thinking of it as AOL Revisited.

BEN & KATE

The times they are a’changin’. And just between us, we here at TVWriter™ are mightily well-disposed toward change. read article

The Doctor Puppet Sees The Doctor

The Doctor Puppet seems to have attended the BBC America DOCTOR WHO opening in NYC. Here’s his totally unbiased review:

What an amazing show! It was a privilege to hang out on line at the Ziegfeld and wait with hundreds of other fans. I really liked their fashion sense too – lots of tweed and bow ties. The BBC America film crew even interviewed Alisa. I didn’t have much to say though. read article

CSI Creator Anthony Zuiker Sells ABC a – Soap?

Police show guy

by Team TVWriter Press Service

According to Deadline.Com the show is called TABOO and GOSSIP GIRL executive producer Sara Goodman is writing the pilot script based on a story by Zuiker. Which is quite a relief because we can’t imagine the dood behind the dullest group of police procedurals in the history of all media in the universe writing anything remotely resembling an interesting drama of human pathos. Or whatever emotion it is that overwhelms both the characters and the viewers of primetime weepers.

Good for both of them, and for us. read article

“Best Cult TV Series Ever, according to “Entertainment Weekly”

EW Picks the Best Cult TV Series Ever. Here’s EW’s Top 10. In at No. 1 Is a British Import – by TeamTVWriter Press Service

Entertainment Weekly has published its choices for the best cult TV series ever. Counting from No. 10 to No. 1, here are EW’s choices. The only show that might be hard to place by some is EW’s choice for the No. 9 slot, “The Comeback.” It was only on one season — 2005 — on HBO and starred Lisa Kudrow. read article

Marti Noxon Writing Sitcom Pilot for Showtime

Because we all know that her most successful previous show, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, was so chock full of sophisticated, Showtime-style laughs.

Marti Noxon in person, sorta

‘Buffy’s’ Marti Noxon Developing Divorce Comedy for Showtime – by Lacey Rose, Lesley Goldberg

Showtime is turning to Marti Noxon for laughs. read article