Glory ,'The Killer In Me'
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath. Oh, and help us get Terriers dvds!
From PerformInk (a Chicago trade paper) article on the deal:
The WGA deal does not include reality TV writers or animation writers, the latter of which is covered by the International Association of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE).
IATSE? How odd. I mean, I can make a guess as to the history of how that happened, but it's still weird.
TNT is running promos for the summer seasons of The Closer and Saving Grace. The promo starts with, "The wait is over. The writers are back." I find this...surprising? Interesting? Odd?
Perhaps all of the above.
The promo starts with, "The wait is over. The writers are back."
Still pales before Stephen Colbert's proclamation, "The writers are back, and they are sexy! Who wrote this?!?!"
After months of speculation, NBC confirmed on Tuesday that it would sidestep the annual star-studded “upfront” presentation for advertisers and hold a series of client meetings with media buyers instead.
Perhaps more important for television viewers, the network said it would embrace a year-round prime-time programming schedule, jettisoning the frequently criticized practice of saving most shows for the traditional September- to-May television season.
Wow, year-round.
That's going to make life interesting.
Don't the networks say they are going to do that every year? And then what they actually do is show the absolute worst reality shows and game shows during non sweeps months. If that is "year round programming", then I say "meh".
If that is "year round programming", then I say "meh".
On the other hand, Sarah Connor Chronicles. I don't care if we have the writer's strike to thank for it. I like having it right now.
It'll be gone in two weeks due to the strike. FOX have pushed all year round drama for years with the likes of The Inside and Drive. Didn't so much work for them, mind.
it might take a bit of work to break the pattern.
I think that's the problem. They've been conditioning us like Pavlov's dog for the last 50-some years to expect original programming only during that window from Sept. to May. It's not something we're going to change quickly. I know I don't expect to look for it. Unless the networks are going to be willing to really spend advertising bucks getting us primed for the change and not cancel the shows so quickly, it's just not going to happen overnight.