Mike Wallace 90th Birthday

Today is Mike Wallace’s 90th Birthday. The 60 Minutes star has done more for television news than anyone in the history of the medium. I hope I look half as good as him at his age and I’ll be thrilled if I’ve even accomplished 1/100th of what he has accomplished in his life. Take […]

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1 Comment »Filed under: Best, TVPosted on May 9th, 2008

Broadcast News 11/29

 
Writers, studios continue talks, little progress seen
Striking writers and major Hollywood studios were scheduled to return to the bargaining table today for more talks after Tuesday’s negotiations ended without a resolution, according to this article. Meanwhile, Carson Daly, who is not a member of the Writers Guild of America, has decided to start producing new […]

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1 Comment »Filed under: News, TVPosted on November 29th, 2007

Finally! A "Hero” Producer

Heroes is on tonight and Tim Kring is my new hero. In this Entertainment Weekly story he admits to his fans, “We made a mistake” with Season 2. It’s nice to see a Content Creator own up to poor decisions, instead of trying to pass it off like it’s the audience’s fault for “not getting […]

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No Comments »Filed under: TVPosted on November 26th, 2007

Video Explaining Writer’s Strike

So you’ve heard about the Writer’s Strike, but you’re not real sure why it’s making you watch re-run’s instead of the new programming you were promised? In a nutshell, writers of TV and Movies want to get double the royalty rate they they currently get for DVD/VHS sales. They currently get 4 cents (on average) […]

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No Comments »Filed under: News, TVPosted on November 26th, 2007