tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32687773.post3841755330753663992..comments2023-10-26T01:34:49.324-07:00Comments on LitDept: The TV Spec Script: 1Malachy Walshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729185865764121986noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32687773.post-70560828686424147432007-01-20T23:25:00.000-08:002007-01-20T23:25:00.000-08:00Jeff -
I'd love to write a pilot - and I'm workin...Jeff -<br /><br />I'd love to write a pilot - and I'm working up a few ideas now. But none of them are for sci-fi's. Though I read a lot of sci-fi when I was a kid, I didn't keep up with it when I got older... <br /><br />Too bad. Those things seem to get made.Malachy Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17729185865764121986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32687773.post-29828610852819513012007-01-19T10:37:00.000-08:002007-01-19T10:37:00.000-08:00Malachy, I totally agree that the TV shows of yore...Malachy, I totally agree that the TV shows of yore sucked hard (the Trek excepted, of course) compared to today's offerings. I love The Wire, Sopranos, Six Feet Under, even Entourage is pretty good. I'm also a big fan of Battlestar Galactica and I LOVED Firefly. Even reality TV has my attention with shows like Idol and Top Chef. I confess I have not watched Medium or Friday Night Lights. I'll have to check 'em out. Quick thought: could you combine your love of movies and their cleaner canvass with TV's lower barriers and write a pilot for a new series? For my money, the world is woefully short of good sci-fi, which seems absurd given technology's rise in our culture.Jeff Shattuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434755135113757619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32687773.post-43462478538720630062007-01-18T19:52:00.000-08:002007-01-18T19:52:00.000-08:00you know i love the MEDIUM. i can't help it. i jus...you know i love the MEDIUM. i can't help it. i just do.<br /><br />and i love the idea of tv. i just wish that it was used to its fullest potential.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32687773.post-16098204292183789322007-01-18T14:08:00.000-08:002007-01-18T14:08:00.000-08:00Seeing a whole season really is the way to do it.
...Seeing a whole season really is the way to do it.<br /><br />What's particularly shocking to me is how good television has gotten as a result of The Sopranos - I mean, love it or hate it, it has completely changed the landscape and range of material available to writers for exploration.<br /><br />Obviously, I love the HBO shows (The Wire, Rome, etc).<br /><br />Then there's HUFF and DEXTER. Man.<br /><br />The networks have a harder row to hoe since their audience is much larger and thus the shows have to please more people at once with less offense.<br /><br />Still, among them is greatness: Friday Night Lights would be my arguement for for that - a drama with a huge social panorama to draw from and drill into with high stakes. <br /><br />I like too that it isn't in a court of law or a hospital.<br /><br />Heroes is very interesting as well. And as much as I hate to admit it, the first year of LOST is amazing.<br /><br />That's what I think anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32687773.post-13902911499889402892007-01-18T10:18:00.000-08:002007-01-18T10:18:00.000-08:00Yeah, I've never gotten the excessive celebration ...Yeah, I've never gotten the excessive celebration for bad old television shows either. For years I never watched television at all, which is why I've been surprised to discover in recent years how many shows there are that I actually like.<br /><br />It was Netflix that did it. I've never liked having to commit to watching a certain show at a certain time with mind-numbing commercials. But as people started to really talk about different shows, I gave them a try on disc and now enjoy making my way through entire series (currently, I'm working on Six Feet Under). <br /><br />It's pretty shocking to me, actually, and I still feel somewhat weird about it.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16073241969401141732noreply@blogger.com