I can’t get the show out of my head. So at the risk of boring you with more on Mad Men, I’ve put together a handy-dandy list to help you with that spec.
1. Beat out between 14 and 19 juicy sequences to lay down two or more thematically related plotlines. Read some interviews with […]
I went on a Mad Men binge this weekend. I watched seven episodes in three days.
Then after Denis tipped me off about Maureen Ryan’s interview with Matthew Weiner, I started googling around and binged on Matthew Weiner interviews (here, here, here and on NPR) . (I’m still looking for an interview in which […]
The New Yorker has a terrific article written by Margaret Talbot about The Wire which comes back for its fifth season in January. Here are a couple of excerpts:
“The Wire” débuted in June, 2002, looking more or less like a cop show. But the differences were important. It spent as much time with […]
It’s Blog Action Day. Fifteen thousand blogs around the world are writing about the environment today.
Which begs the question, why aren’t television writers writing about the environment?
The environment dominated the headlines around the world in 2007. Wuperpowers dominated the new television season.
There are some reality shows that get into the topic. […]
I watched two episodes of Journeyman last night - 102 and 103. The show has a very clear formula. There’s an A-story in the now involving Kate and perhaps another of the present time characters. The B-story takes place in the past and Dan is required to figure out what he’s supposed […]
We’re finished with most of the fall launch and I for one am feeling a little let down. No slam-dunk must-see show has emerged.
But it’s not over yet. We might learn to love one of these series as the season goes on. The pilot was a solo writing effort. But now, […]
I watched the second episodes of both Reaper (written by Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas) and Chuck (written by Chris Fedak and Josh Schwartz) last night. I thought they both suffered from the same problem. Both have solid franchises and lots of charm. Both have the funny down pat. But I […]
The episode entitled Chapter 2: Lizards was written by Michael Green.
There was a teaser plus five acts. That was no tag at the end. The fifth was a real act.
Teaser
A. Peter lost his shirt and his memory
B. HRG (Claire’s dad) isn’t laying as low as he wants Claire to
C. Matt is investigating Nakamura’s death
D. […]
Just a few quick thoughts on last night’s season premiere of Dexter written by Daniel Cerone.
There were five storylines — each belonging to a major character and two little runners — one of which is probably going to turn into the major season long arc:
A. Dexter and the fact that he hasn’t killed since he […]
