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Mid-week TV Slut Report...
Dec. 7th, 2006 09:39 pmFirst off for those on my flist who like to read tv writer blogs - picked up two courtesy of ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ponygirl2000:
1. janeespension - just go to my user page and click on Janeespension's name and friend it. That's how I did it. If you want to write spec scripts for television - her blog is a must read. I read it because the tv biz fascinates me.
2. This - I can't figure out how to add to my flist but is the blog of the TV writer, Ken Levine, behind Frazier, Cheers, Mash, and Everybody Loves Raymond. He has some great posts regarding current tv shows, tv writing in general and the shows he worked on. He's snarky but careful - so do not expect any true bashing. I can't help but state that I agree with his assessment of Studio 60 which I like and rail at for the same reasons he does. Although I think I find it funnier than he does. He states and this made me giggle: "TV show writers are not *that* bright." Seriously they aren't. Which is the problem with Studio 60. Also, ahem, it takes itself a tad too seriously for a series about a sketch comedy. But if you love Studio 60, don't worry, he has other fantastic blog pieces that have zip to do with it. Including a rant about those music video montages appearing at the end of tv shows. And some great pieces about MASH and Frazier.
Go here: http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/ (And if you can figure out how to add him to your flist on lj, let me know. Does not have an RSS link that I can find.)
3. Not a writer blog, but a great TV Guide interview/Q& A with Joss Whedon posted by here and if you can't access it for any reason - the link's at whedonesque. Courtesy ofbuffyannatator and ponygirl2000.
In the interview, Whedon states how BSG is his favorite TV show ever (agreed - except I think I might put his two shows, BTVS and ATS above it, but BSG accomplishes in some respects what he attempted with Firefly - an outer-space character that focuses on those difficult human issues and doesn't get bogged down with aliens and bugged eyed monsters - in short, it lets the monsters be human.) And how there's only so much you can do with What if Romeo and Juliet had lived? (LOL! Yes, it does get redundant and boring after awhile. Which is why Shakespeare wisely killed them. It was either that or give them separate tv shows in separate locals.)
** Updated to add that if you go Here and scroll down, you can find out what the captions were on each of those sample pages - including one that, ahem, explains the sequence in the Angel episode "A Girl In Question" in a succinct way that NEVER occurred to any fanfic writer I've seen. (Although I think someone snarkily posted it as a possibility on a fan forum I was on at the time and it does fit with the themes I saw in that episode.) It also makes me think that Andrew really did have loads of fun with Angel and Spike in A5. LOL!! Plus, I think we may, ahem, have an answer as to whom was behind the robot invasion in that Wes episode. That is assuming of course the person reading those quote did so accurately. Makes me even more curious about the comics, but also somewhat wary. There is such a thing as going overboard and perhaps being restricted as he was on tv, was a good thing.
Regarding TV...watched: Heroes, Studio 60, the two part movie The Closer around S60 and Heroes, Boston Legal, Nip/Tuck, and Gilmore Girls. The only ones I *really* enjoyed were Boston Legal (made me laugh), Heroes, and The Closer. Found Nip/Tuck interesting. GG and Studio 60 somewhat grating.
1. Heroes - Still the best "shot" series on Television. Makes me think of a graphic novel with the colors and angles. Or a silent movie at times. There's really not that much dialogue. ( pointless to talk about this without serious spoilers )
2. Studio 60 - I think I'm the only person on my flist who still watches this show that was underwhelmed by it this week. Am I too cynical? Too critical? Do I watch too much TV? Probably. ( spoilers, of course and snarky. )
( Boston Legal, The Closer, and GG, vague spoilers if any. )
Okay, off to watch 30 Rock since Grey's is a rerun.
ponygirl2000:1. janeespension - just go to my user page and click on Janeespension's name and friend it. That's how I did it. If you want to write spec scripts for television - her blog is a must read. I read it because the tv biz fascinates me.
2. This - I can't figure out how to add to my flist but is the blog of the TV writer, Ken Levine, behind Frazier, Cheers, Mash, and Everybody Loves Raymond. He has some great posts regarding current tv shows, tv writing in general and the shows he worked on. He's snarky but careful - so do not expect any true bashing. I can't help but state that I agree with his assessment of Studio 60 which I like and rail at for the same reasons he does. Although I think I find it funnier than he does. He states and this made me giggle: "TV show writers are not *that* bright." Seriously they aren't. Which is the problem with Studio 60. Also, ahem, it takes itself a tad too seriously for a series about a sketch comedy. But if you love Studio 60, don't worry, he has other fantastic blog pieces that have zip to do with it. Including a rant about those music video montages appearing at the end of tv shows. And some great pieces about MASH and Frazier.
Go here: http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/ (And if you can figure out how to add him to your flist on lj, let me know. Does not have an RSS link that I can find.)
3. Not a writer blog, but a great TV Guide interview/Q& A with Joss Whedon posted by here and if you can't access it for any reason - the link's at whedonesque. Courtesy of
buffyannatator and ponygirl2000.In the interview, Whedon states how BSG is his favorite TV show ever (agreed - except I think I might put his two shows, BTVS and ATS above it, but BSG accomplishes in some respects what he attempted with Firefly - an outer-space character that focuses on those difficult human issues and doesn't get bogged down with aliens and bugged eyed monsters - in short, it lets the monsters be human.) And how there's only so much you can do with What if Romeo and Juliet had lived? (LOL! Yes, it does get redundant and boring after awhile. Which is why Shakespeare wisely killed them. It was either that or give them separate tv shows in separate locals.)
** Updated to add that if you go Here and scroll down, you can find out what the captions were on each of those sample pages - including one that, ahem, explains the sequence in the Angel episode "A Girl In Question" in a succinct way that NEVER occurred to any fanfic writer I've seen. (Although I think someone snarkily posted it as a possibility on a fan forum I was on at the time and it does fit with the themes I saw in that episode.) It also makes me think that Andrew really did have loads of fun with Angel and Spike in A5. LOL!! Plus, I think we may, ahem, have an answer as to whom was behind the robot invasion in that Wes episode. That is assuming of course the person reading those quote did so accurately. Makes me even more curious about the comics, but also somewhat wary. There is such a thing as going overboard and perhaps being restricted as he was on tv, was a good thing.
Regarding TV...watched: Heroes, Studio 60, the two part movie The Closer around S60 and Heroes, Boston Legal, Nip/Tuck, and Gilmore Girls. The only ones I *really* enjoyed were Boston Legal (made me laugh), Heroes, and The Closer. Found Nip/Tuck interesting. GG and Studio 60 somewhat grating.
1. Heroes - Still the best "shot" series on Television. Makes me think of a graphic novel with the colors and angles. Or a silent movie at times. There's really not that much dialogue. ( pointless to talk about this without serious spoilers )
2. Studio 60 - I think I'm the only person on my flist who still watches this show that was underwhelmed by it this week. Am I too cynical? Too critical? Do I watch too much TV? Probably. ( spoilers, of course and snarky. )
( Boston Legal, The Closer, and GG, vague spoilers if any. )
Okay, off to watch 30 Rock since Grey's is a rerun.
