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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Like Denis, I was at the Playback Innovation Forum yesterday.  Denis has got some valid criticisms of the event in his post, so I’ll go straight to the content.
James Manos Jr.
Bill Brioux interviewed James Manos Jr, who developed Dexter for television but left the series sometimes during the first season.  Manos is a bit […]

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Under the Gun: An interview with Flashpoint’s Creators - Part 2

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

The second part of Contributor Mike McPhaden’s interview with Mark Ellis and Stephanie Morgenstern:
How did you educate yourselves about TV pilot craft and structure?
MORGENSTERN: Well, we’ve got a pretty substantial shelf of books by now: How To Write This, How to Fix That, How to Make Things Better.
[Laughter.]
ELLIS:  And we watched a lot of cop […]

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Under the Gun: An interview with Flashpoint’s Creators - Part 1

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Contributor Mike McPhaden had the chance to sit down with Mark Ellis and Stephanie Morgenstern:
Flashpoint, CTV’s new procedural about a tactical police unit handling Toronto’s most extreme incidents, hit the bull’s-eye with audiences this summer.  As the ratings continue to rise, CTV and U.S. broadcaster CBS announced plans to bring the show back for a […]

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Staring Down the Barrel of the Flashpoint Pilot

Monday, September 22, 2008

A guest point from our good friend Mike McPhaden:
Since Flashpoint burst onto the scene this summer on CTV and CBS, its taut stories and sharp visuals have nabbed impressive ratings and a second season from both broadcasters. The series tells the tales of the fictional SRU, an elite tactical unit trained to deal with […]

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Eight Reasons to Spec a Flashpoint

Monday, August 18, 2008

1. Flashpoint is going to go another season in fact, it’ll probably go several more seasons. So your spec will have a couple of years shelf life. And these days, you can’t expect much more longevity from a spec.
2. It’s got action and heart so you can show […]

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