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, […]
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Wednesday, October 3, 2007
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 […]
Monday, September 24, 2007
Welcome to the new site.
Many thanks to Mr. Amazing for his hard work and endless patience in making this happen. He’s my personal superhero. Which is interesting, because superheroes seem to be the week’s theme.
There’s a lot of superpower shows coming at us right now: Chuck, Journeyman, Bionic Woman and Reaper are all […]
Of the pilots I’ve read or watched so far in 2007, my five faves, each of which I’ve written about however briefly:
1. Jekyll
2. Skins
3. The Riches
4. Reaper (script)
5. Friday Night Lights
I am in the process of breaking Jekyll down. I’ll be writing about it next (I hope) so watch it soon if you […]
I love Reaper. I love it. It’s written by Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters. What I read is an unnumbered draft dated in December and is clearly not a production draft. No scene numbers. I had to count them: 45ish (accounting for my margin of error). A fast fun […]
Will Dixon asks:Can you elaborate? Are they still teasers anymore or just Act One’s with a sexy beginning? And where is the title sequence falling in that opening chunk…pre first image? Or after 18 pages/minutes?
Can I elaborate? I was afraid to, lest you think my obsession with these details a little over the top, […]
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