To which we can only say, “Thank you, Jesus!” Does this presage a time when TV will be as concerned about entertainment as it is about profits? (We’re only asking for a 50-50 split here, not a complete abandonment of greed.)
Why Wall Street Is Becoming Uneasy About Television – by David Lieberman (Deadline.Com)
Wall Street investors are becoming uncomfortable about television…and it has everything to do with the fall season’s lower ratings.
…Just when I was almost psyched up enough to make myself watch an episode.
Yep, NBC has cancelled the show without calling it a cancellation because network executives are, you know, cowardly bags of brainless shit rotting vegetation. Taking its time slot will be WHITNEY, as of November 14th when it premieres for its second season.
Till that date, NBC will play off a few more ANIMAL PRACTICE eps so anybody who hasn’t already flooded on Crystal the monkey can still do so.
Actually, some of us here at TVWriter™ think loneliness helps the writing process. What but loneliness could drive a person to the toil of filling up page after page with words? Charlotte Rains Dixon, however, disagrees, and tells us how to become part of something more supportive than writerly insecurities:
How to Build a Writing Community – by Charlotte Rains Dixon (
Word Strumpet.ComWords Trumpet.Com)Do you feel supported as a writer? Do you have a writing buddy you can contact after you receive a rejection? Someone you can talk to (or write to) when the novel just isn’t going the way it should? Do you know other writers with whom you can talk shop?
If not, you’re missing out. I spent last weekend at the Writer’s Loft orientation in Nashville, and being surrounded by writers for two days reminded me how vital it is to make connections with others who share our passion.
…And the analysis actually seems…fair. As in even-handed, not “meh.” We’d never use “meh” to describe SomethingAwful.Com’s POV.
New TV Show Roundup For Fall 2012! – by Dennis Farrell
Most of the Fall’s new shows are underway, with a few stragglers premiering in the coming weeks. This year’s batch has enough promising ideas and spectacular failures to suit anyone’s taste. Well, just about anyone’s taste. There still isn’t a reality series documenting Terry Gilliam’s ongoing efforts to make a Don Quixote movie. Until there is such a show, television will not be complete.
Still, there are plenty of new shows to consider.
Aw, she’s just saying this because she can:
(Caution: Major Boldface type follows. Not our fault:)
BET Co-Founder Sheila Johnson Goes Off On The Network…Again – by Sergio (IndieWire)
She’s done it before and now she’s done it again. That is, BET co-founder Sheila Johnson criticizing the very network that she created with her former husband, Bob Johnson.