TVWriter™ – Page 1495

Best Refrigerator Magnet Ever

…even if you aren’t a writer:

But if you are, let’s face it, this is perfect for at least 50 minutes out of every writing hour.

…And ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT is its prophet. Or something like that.

‘Arrested Development’ and How the Rise of Binge Watching Is Changing TV – by John Lichman read article

Ken Levine did:

Overthink at its finest. From, it turns, out, a site called Overthinkingit.Com

The Trickster Redeem’d: A Lévi-Straussian Analysis of “School of Rock” by Jessica Levai read article

Ahh, life is good. Especially if you’re one of these guys:

Ali Leroi, co-creator of EVERYBODY HATES CRISS, is writing a pilot for NBC based on the life of, and set to star, singer Cee Lo Green. (Hi, Cee Lo! Fuck you, Cee Lo! Um, see, Cee Lo’s got this great song, and that’s the real title, and…)
Gina Fattore, former executive producer of CALIFORNICATION, is set to write and produce the family drama HOLIDAY at NBC.
Tim and Michael Hobert (Tim was showrunner of Fox’s ‘TIL DEATH and is co-executive producer of THE MIDDLE) are writing a comedy based on their brotherly selves for CBS.
Sri Rao, former head writer of GENERAL HOSPITAL is writing the pilot for NBC’ WHITE HOUSE CONFIDENTIAL, a DOWNTON ABBEY style soap set in the White House.
Jason Katims of FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (where he won a writing Emmy) and PARENTHOOD is working with SIMON KINBERG on the Fox Network spy pilot, ANONYMOUS.
Warren Lieberstein & Halsted Sullivan, writers on CARPOOLERS and THE OFFICE have gotten a script order from NBC for a comedy about a divorced father living in a building full of singles.