Monday, February 18, 2008
You Suck at Photoshop is my current favourite web drama series. You can find it on My Damn Channel.
So far there are six installments in the series that purports to be a Photoshop tutorial narrated by the very bitter “Donnie Hoyle”. This is far more than a tutorial. But at the same time, […]
Monday, September 24, 2007
What I like about Journeyman is the way writer creator, Kevin Falls — a veteran of Sports Night and West Wing, rolls out the premise, a little at a time. He doesn’t feel the need to spell out the story for you. He lets you come and get it. And […]
Monday, September 10, 2007
This post is dedicated to my agent, Glenn, who love The Shield and always points to it as an example of a great television pilot. And I agree.
I’m all about first acts these days, so most of my comments will be about the first act structure and scene construction. (Which leads to a fair […]
I was excited that two recent pilots –Damages and Saving Grace — feature female anti-heroes. What’s more they’re both of a certain age.
In an era with so many not-so-nice men (House, Tony Soprano, Vic Mackey, Tommy Gavin), it’s great to finally see some shows built around edgy female characters.
I talked about Damages’ Kate Hewes […]
Just a few words about Damages, a new series on FX. The pilot was written by series creators and showrunners Todd A Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Denial Zelman.
I’m still being treated for the scratch marks on head from watching Mad Men and the Damages characters offer a sharp contrast. Interestingly, Todd A […]