L.A. Games Conference: Thoughts on the Future of Gaming
There’s a different mindset required when attending industry conferences than for larger expos and Cons. Certainly the expectation of bright neon signs and pulse sounding music has to …
L.A. Games Conference: Thoughts on the Future of Gaming
There’s a different mindset required when attending industry conferences than for larger expos and Cons. Certainly the expectation of bright neon signs and pulse sounding music has to be held at bay when it comes to the former. And anything less than an attendance level of 50,000 might be a …
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Disney/ABC TV Writing Panel at WonderCon 2013
It’s already been retweeted, and I only managed a “here it is” post on my GizmoPorn site, but the full video of the Disney/ABC TV Writing Program panel at WonderCon 2013 is up on YouTube. The panel features program alumni Jane Espenson (ABC’s Once Upon a Time), Samantha Humphrey (ABC’s …
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TV Diversity Report 2013: Not So Hot, Says WGA. Writer Access Project Tries to Help, Announces Winners
The Writers Guild of America, West has come out with their 2013 report on diversity within the ranks of television writings staffs. If you think things are looking a little brighter over the broad span of time, you’re right. But if you think we’re anywhere close to achieving equality of …
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Fox Writers Intensive Takes Over for Fox Writers Initiative, Names Second Class
The team behind the new Fox Writers Intensive (FWI), replacement for the now-defunct Fox Writers Initiative, has picked ten writers to be in its second class. They’ll be mentored for four months, after which one among them will be named an FWI Fellow, meeting network execs and being given “priority …
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Deaths on “Downton Abbey,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Game of Thrones”? Are Your Favorite TV Characters Expendable?
EXTREME SPOILER ALERT!!: DO NOT READ UNTIL END OF DOWNTON ABBEY SEASON 3 There’s more bloodletting on Downton Abbey, and it’s a shocker. Dan Matthews has left the show, and his Matthew Crawley dies in a car crash. This has been widely reported. It used to be that an actor …
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Sonequa Martin-Green Has Two Hits on One Day
Is Sonequa Martin-Green this era’s Heather Locklear? The actress appears on two shows on the same night on different networks. Locklear was famous (among other things) for starring …
Disney/ABC TV Writing Panel at WonderCon 2013
It’s already been retweeted, and I only managed a “here it is” post on my GizmoPorn site, but the full video of the Disney/ABC TV Writing Program panel …
TV Diversity Report 2013: Not So Hot, Says WGA. Writer Access Project Tries to Help, Announces Winners
The Writers Guild of America, West has come out with their 2013 report on diversity within the ranks of television writings staffs. If you think things are looking …
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Deaths on “Downton Abbey,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Game of Thrones”? Are Your Favorite TV Characters Expendable?