Friday Questions

Some Friday Questions to ease you into Mother’s Day Weekend.James starts us off: Do you feel like current shows are paying for the sins of the past generations? I see quite a few shows that, even if they're still raved about, are held up as cautionary...

How to ruin a TV series

As many of you loyal readers of this blog (who pay attention) know, I’ve praised ORPHAN BLACK to the heavens. This little underground thriller/sci-fi on BBC-America (and now on AMC as well) introduced us all to the wondrous Tatiana Maslany – a luminous...

Hey, it's Emmy campaign season!

Certainly it's the best time to be a TV Academy member! Shows that feel they're worthy of consideration send out screener DVD’s to members. Like I said last week, there are too many shows to keep track of, and invariably I will sample a few series...

the pilot process can make you CRAZY

Now we’re getting down to it, pilot-wise. The last pilots have been delivered and networks are cobbling together their upcoming season. It used to be exclusively their Fall season but now they pretty much order all the shows they plan on rolling out...

My thoughts on the MASH finale

There was a CBS 60 MINUTES segment years ago on ageism in Hollywood (Yes, it exists). In the piece they spoke to a freelance writer who had done a few episodes of MASH. In order not to appear too old he was taking MASH off his resume. I would rather...

What's it like at a Hollywood screening?

Going to Hollywood advance screenings can be really cool… or really awful. On the one hand, it’s very exciting. Being invited to a studio screening makes you feel like you’re really “in the biz”. You may not be on the A list but at least you’re...