And the ground keeps shifting beneath our feet
So, this new media game is ON, people. Two big names in TV Zwick and Herskovitz (ever hear of a little show called “My So-Called Life”? “Once and Again?”) are taking a pilot they developed at ABC and...
View ArticleK-Ville has a promising premiere
The premiere numbers were a bit better than the numbers “Vanished” got last year. Whether it holds up in week 2, will really depend on how much it loses from going up against ‘Heroes’ premiere next...
View ArticleWriting while fatigued
I’m trying to finish the first draft of my new pilot spec in the next 8 days. Of course, today I’m feeling under the weather. I can barely hold a thought in my head for more than a few seconds (I find...
View ArticleABC in love with "Cupid" again?
In what may be the strangest resurrection story of the week, ABC has given the greenlight to Rob Thomas (“Veronica Mars”) to recreate his show from eight years ago. “Cupid” ran 13 episodes in 1998-99...
View ArticleOptioned
So, at long last I got a greenlight from my sister to announce the big secret we’ve been harboring for months. As of the end of October, our tv series “The Protector” is optioned by Tig Productions,...
View ArticleTNT Picks up 2 Shows
This is real news (and no rick-rolling here!) TNT has given the greenlight to two new series, “Truth In Advertising” and “Men of a Certain Age”, the latter a return vehicle for Ray Romano. The two...
View ArticleThe Education of Shawna
Yes, I know, I keep popping in, even though I’m on “hiatus”. I guess I just can’t stay away. I don’t like blog posts that tease. You know, someone says ‘I have this awesomely cool thing to tell you but...
View ArticleWriting update
Today my sister and I got the ball rolling on renewing our option for our pilot. This was a happy happy thing as you can imagine. We’ll get another year to fight the good fight with smart people who...
View ArticleCelebrate the Web 4: Mission accomplished!
Today I finished the marathon that was the Celebrate the Web 4 Webseries Pilot Competition. The challenge was to write/shoot/finish a webseries pilot in 7 days. I expect to blog a lot about my...
View Article#Follow Series Summary
One of the requirements for the Celebrate the Web 4 Festival was to submit a one-sheet explanation/overview of the overall series. So, just for fun, here is what I submitted — and I’ll be posting...
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