Here they are, the most viewed TVWriter™ posts for the week ending Friday, August 24th:
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UK Science Fiction Classic Coming to Syfy
Blake’s 7: Syfy cues up US remake – by John Plunkett
Cable channel that successfully rebooted Battlestar Galactica orders pilot of Terry Nation’s hit 70s sci-fi show.
GREEN ARROW – Oops, We Mean ARROW – Producers Tell How They’re Taking the “Super” Out of Their Superhero
…And to this comics fan that makes them sound like idiots, pure and simple. Why are we not surprised?
Arrow Bosses: We’re Taking the Super Out of Superhero – by Natalie Abrams
Look up in the sky! It’s an actual bird. And there’s an actual plane! And there’s a hooded figure jumping from one rooftop to another! Seems plausible? That’s because in the world of The CW’s Arrow, everything — even Oliver Queen’s trick arrows — is grounded in a reality unlike anything viewers have seen on a superhero series before…
Steven Moffat on How He Created the Weeping Angels
Because the writer’s process is what we’re all about:
They talk about a few other things as well, but, let’s face it, it’s tough to beat anything having to do with the Weeping Angels.
Whatie and Her Mother Watch Animal Practice
I have to admit, I’m a sucker for animals. I’ve been looking forward to Animal Practice since I first heard it was coming. I didn’t need to know much: it’s set in a veterinary office, and one of the main characters is a monkey. As far as I was concerned, you could put a big “SOLD” sign on it before I even watched it.
Well, I suppose I could have been jealous. This is an idea that I should have come up with and written. Why didn’t I? I really don’t know. In retrospect, the idea of a show set in a vet’s office is so obvious. A vet could easily house a comedy, or a serious medical drama, or even a dramedy. Maybe that’s why I’m not jealous. I may not have thought of it first, but there are at least a hundred different possible spins to the setting, so I can do my own another day.