Archive for January, 2008

new show review: Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Beware of time travel. Not, you know, as a person. If Doc shows up with a tricked-out Delorian and wants to go for an adventure, by all means, hop on. (Just don’t kiss your mom. In fact, that’s good advice, time travel or no…) No, I mean as a writer, beware of time travel. Structuring [...]

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A better use for the net than porn

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

Is it just me, or is this Tetris recreation the culmination of human endeavor? There are more on the Game Over Project web site, including Space Invaders, Pole Position, and Pong.

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United Artists doing WGA side deal?

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

If we can believe the report from Deadline Hollywood Daily, this weekend United Artists has negotiated a deal with the WGA. This means they are the ONE studio with the ability to hire guild writers and move their movie production forward. Huge advantage. Perhaps the guild’s strategy is seeing payoff. It seems that the AMPTP’s [...]

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Is Leno a scab?

Friday, January 4th, 2008

You’ve probably heard mention that the late-night talk shows are back on the air, despite the writers’ strike. And of course David Letterman’s production company, responsible for his show and Craig Ferguson’s after his, negotiated a separate deal with the union in order to come back with their writers. While it isn’t unanimously welcomed among [...]

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