Monday, September 8, 2008
Starting Tuesday September 9th, TNT is running Blank Slate, a micro series in commercial breaks during Law and Order. Blank Slate isn’t just a television property. It will also be available on TNT.tv. So, it’s a web series and a TV series and one more thing… an extended car commercial. Blank Slate was commissioned as […]
Friday, September 5, 2008
I have to jump in on the top ten pilot lists blogging around here, here, here and probably a few other places.
The lists tend to be heavy on classics: ER and Saturday Night Live, for example. Okay, sure. I don’t remember, though. But 30Rock?! Are you insane? Currently a great show, but the pilot was […]
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
If you’re in the television industry, Wade Rowland’s recent essay, Fatal Attractaction in the Literary Review of Canada is a must read.
Although Rowland has a point to make about CBC, his explanation of the economic underpinnings of broadcasting is something we all need to keep in mind.
A few quotes:
The market that the broadcast industry has […]