Tag: writing tips

munchman sees ‘Rutherford Falls’ so you don’t have to

Nothing to see here. Move on, move on.

Worst pilot yer friendly neighborhood munchmelon ever saw that actually made it to the air & is threatening to come back again for a 2nd season.

The responsible talent for this travesty masquerading as a humorous attempt to set straight the history of European invader/murderers & the atrocities they committed to Native Americans is writer-star-whatever ed helms, whose hyperactive performance made me turn the sound off after his first scene. But hey, I watched it all, I swear. With my eyes closed, of course.

munchy score: MINUS 6 STARS OUT OF 5. read article

LB: My Fave TV News Article of the Week

Insider factoid: This film was originally titled BIOS. Evidently someone with power didn’t get it.

by Larry Brody

Well, my favorite TV news paragraph anyway. Sharp-eyed visitors may be able to figure out why.

Finch

Powell and Jacqueline Levine produced it. The managing directors are Kevin Misher (“Coming 2 America,” “Fight with My Family”), Jakqueline Rapke (“Cast Away,” “Flight”), Robert Zemeckis, Luck, Sapochnik, Andy Berman, Adam Merims, and Jeb Brody, all of whom have won Academy Awards. The “Finch” film from Apple Original Films is a collaboration between Amblin Entertainment and Reliance Entertainment, as well as the media. Misher Film and Imagemovers collaborated on “Finch.”

If this reads a bit weirdly to you, relax, it’s not your fault. The article, about an upcoming film starring some guy named Tom Hanks as some other guy named Finch, is from insideradvantagegeorgia.com, a site located in India. read article

Nathan Bransford: What to cut when your book is too long

Nathan Bransford offers advice on how to handle a situation every writer (in just about every medium) is familiar with: How to choose what to cut out when you’ve gone over your )or your editor’s, or producer’s, whatever) page count. This one’s definitely a must-read.

by Nathan Bransford

Kill your darlings” is one of the most repeated bits of writing advice out there, but how do you know which darlings to murder? You need to decide what to cut from a novel, but it can be tricky. read article

Stop Worrying About Things You Can’t Control

To quote TVWriter™ minion’s Very Close Friend the Freudian Psychiatrist:

It isn’t the situations you find yourself in that are stressing you out, it’s your reactions to them!

That being the case, here’s some good advice about how to handle your self-sabotaging mind and, you know, get some productive writing or reading or viewing or even living done. read article

LB: TV’s White Guy Crisis

by Larry Brody

Speaking of the 2021 Cultural Revolution (as we were on this very site just yesterday), a TVWriter™ frequent visitor has sent me a link to another insightful analysis of the problem.

Kathryn VanArendonk’s article comes at the inclusion situation from a new angle, starting with the masterful heading:

TV’s White Guys Are in Crisis

And taking it from there with: read article