I talked about this yesterday -- NBC Week. Today I thought I'd go into more depth.
The networks are rolling out their new fall shows.
I think.
The premieres are scattered; some not even airing in their regular time slots. Or they premiere and are re-run later...
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There's no thread yet, and I know some of us are still waiting for good news or another rejection sandwich.
Anyone heard back yet?
I submitted my best feature shortly before the deadline and haven't heard a peep, good or bad.
I have zero expectations, but am just...Yesterday, 03:57 PM -
Your mid-September Friday Questions.
Ted starts us off.
Hey Ken, I think you might have discussed this before, but what's it like directing child actors? Do you have to make sure they don't have that annoyingly "cutesy" acting style that used to be common on...Yesterday, 05:03 AM -
You’d think that flying charter with MLB teams would be dream travel — and often it is. But any seasoned traveler knows there are unforeseen circumstances at times. Ken relates three crazy charter flight stories from his days calling big league play-by-play. Lockdown will not seem so bad after listening...09-15-2021, 08:11 PM
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I've heard a lot recently about these scripts that writers break in with that never sell -- aka the calling card script. The one that everyone wants to read. Many now land on the annual black list of most liked scripts never produced. But often those specs don't get made -- but sometimes they do....09-11-2021, 07:09 PM
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There's no thread yet, and I know some of us are still waiting for good news or another rejection sandwich.
Anyone heard back yet?
I submitted my best feature shortly before the deadline and haven't heard a peep, good or bad.
I have zero expectations, but am just...Yesterday, 03:57 PM -
I talked about this yesterday -- NBC Week. Today I thought I'd go into more depth.
The networks are rolling out their new fall shows.
I think.
The premieres are scattered; some not even airing in their regular time slots. Or they premiere and are re-run later...Today, 04:44 AM -
Let's try something a little different to warm up those writing muscles and get ready for the Halloween contest in October!
What, When, and How
1. Fashion a logline by selecting one prompt for each of the three story elements (Genre, Location, Central object) from the list below....09-11-2021, 05:39 AM