Category Archives: drama
WGA – Day 3. Merry Christmas…You’re Fired !
Now it’s getting ugly. When the Writers don’t work, the shows don’t happen. And the fall-out is becoming depressing – All the folks who work the cameras, lighting, sound, make up, wardrobe, catering and a dozen other fields are getting … Continue reading
WGA, Day Two – Already it’s a Sequel !
It seems the Writers strike is already bearing some fruit. First, the Producers are getting worried [That's good.] Second, some of the most mediocre examples of the television medium will vanish, or fade to re-runs as their scripts disappear. ‘Desperate … Continue reading
WGA – All The Way !…
Well, it’s official; The Writers will go on strike from early Monday after their negotiators recommended a walkout over royalties. A move that could shutter late-night TV shows immediately. The WGA vote was unanimous and the strike starts from 12:01 … Continue reading
Look! Up in the Sky!…
Look into the skies. Do you see flying saucers? Well, count yourself lucky. Almost seventy-years ago today, thousands of people across the country would probably have sworn they did. It was on this day in 1938 that the genius of … Continue reading
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As you might expect, a significant topic among those so blessed as to be allowed to pursue this reckless profession is the ever-growing prospect of a Writers strike. On Friday the evidence became almost unavoidable that the AMPTP’s collective cerebral … Continue reading
Here is the News….Not all of it good…
The news from the Networks this week has been a curious and rather unsettling cocktail of the good…and the just plain inexplicable.The good news is that ABC has ordered a full season of “Pushing Daisies,” arguably the most intelligent show … Continue reading
Don’t Laugh at Laughlin
The season has barely started, yet the blood-letting is well under way. Yesterday, CBS canceled the Hugh Jackman-helmed quasi-musical, “Viva Laughlin,”. Billed as ‘an offbeat song-and-dance drama’ it achieved such jaw-droppingly bad ratings, CBS pulled the plug after just two … Continue reading
Please, hold your applause…
Being a relatively new art-form, the public’s admiration of those who practice the mystic art of blogging could be fairly assessed as somewhat less than universal. Despite the resulting affinity for sackcloth and gruel, when the chips are down those … Continue reading
These Guys Aren’t Monkeys!
As you might have heard, the talks between Hollywood Writers and Studios should resume tomorrow after a hasty adjournment for the weekend. And things are not looking good. The WGA has been talking to the studios since July, with studios … Continue reading
Oh, F***….orget It !
Because, of course, they have nothing more pressing to attend to, Congress is now making moves to repeal the major Networks’ recent court victory over the FCC’s “fleeting expletive” ruling. A week after a Senate panel rejected one anal attempt … Continue reading
