Murdoch Mysteries, which premiered in Toronto last night and around the country on other nights this week, knows just what kind of a show it is and shares that information with us right up front in the teaser.
The opening episode “Power” written by RB Carney, is a typisode; just an ordinary episode of the series […]
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Everyone’s eulogizing the pilot today. I’m trying not to take the move to eliminate pilots personally. I start a blog to write about pilots and then they decide to stop making them. It’s crazy talk to think there’s a connection. This has nothing to do with karma.
Right?
Let’s focus on the good […]
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Many of you Americans may be feeling the early stages of drama withdrawal. Sure, The Wire is happening and yes, there are still a few trickles of American excellence on the networks, like Friday Night Lights. But it’s dwindling and very soon it won’t be enough to get you through the night.
You may […]
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Alex makes some really good points about narrative and Story2Oh! over at Complications Ensue.
While he notes that people like the voyeurism inherit in my project and others like a theatrical adaptation of a Proust novel he saw twice. Maybe Tamara, John Krizanc’s legendary environmental theatre piece fits into this category too.
It’s cool to look […]
I’ve been working on an experiment in web-based story telling called Story2Oh!. Some of the content is rolling out today so you can get a look at what I’ve done.
The story is laid out in different media on different internet platforms. There’s a blog, a video blog, a lot of content on Facebook, a photo […]
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
The Story2Oh! fan page is up on Facebook. Become a fan to get all the Facebook updates quickly.
Don’t forget to check out the Story2Oh! blog which is gearing up to give you the background details on the project.
The Story2Oh! characters walk amongst us already. They want to be friends!
Lots more Story2Oh! news coming this week.
Check out the videos of David Milch on “The Idea of the Writer” here.
The Border pilot, written by Janet McLean, has a complicated feel to it. At first I didn’t think I’d be able to break it down. There are so many quick cuts, so many characters, I felt bewildered.
But MacLean is building a bewildering world; a world in which nothing is as it seems and […]
Story2Oh! is coming soon to a computer screen near you.
Story2Oh! is my experiment in web-based story telling. Chapter 1: boymeetgrrl rolls out next Monday. New content will go up each day for a week.
Simon Beals, Ali Barrett and the other Story2Oh! characters are active internet users. Their stories play out in […]
Saturday, January 5, 2008
The first episode of The Wire is now available on TMN on demand.
Go watch it. We’ll talk later.
