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TV Surf Report: Ye, God(s) — Religion & Faith are Trending and Make For Topical, Compelling & Entertaining Storytelling
Santa Monica, CA — Anyone else notice that God is trending in TV right now? If you like a little Irreverence with your Reverence, then dear Reader, you are in Luck as series dealing with Religion, Faith, Mythology, and Historical Fiction … Continue reading
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Tagged Adaptations, AMC, American Gods, Anne Rice, Bruce Langley, Christopher Rice, Cinemax, Craig Wright, Craig Zadan, Diane Keaton, Dominic Cooper, Elizabeth Moss, Faith, Godspell, Good Omens, Graphic Novels, Greenleaf, HBO, Jesus Christ Superstar, Jude Law, Justin Theroux, Lynn Whitfield, Marc Platt, Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman, Neil Meron, Oprah Winfrey, Outcast, Pablo Schreiber, Paolo Sorrentino, Preacher, Relgion, Ricky Whittle, Seth Rogen, Sister Act, Starz, Television, The Handmaid's Tale, The Leftovers, The Passion, The Vampire Chronicles, The View, The Young Pope, Tyler Perry, Victor Garber, Whoopi Goldberg
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TV Surf Report: Creative Remakes And Nostalgic Reboots Continue To Trend In Hopes of Breaking Through The Clutter
Santa Monica, CA — Nostalgia. Escapism. Feel Good TV. What’s Old Is New Again. And Again. Hollywood wants to soothe The Viewer with Old Chestnuts, with new takes on familiar titles and with tales of the Future in which Mankind … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Amblin Entertainment, BBC, Bette Midler, Blue Crush, CBS, CBS All Access, Das Boot, Deadwood, Fargo, First Wives Club, Fox, Galaxy Quest, Greg Berlanti, Hawaii Five-0, HBO, Hocus Pocus, Imagine TV, James Cameron, James Gunn, Jordan Peele, Kathy Najimy, Kung Fu, Len Wiseman, Leonardo DiCaprio, NBC, Paul Scheer, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Zemeckis, Roswell, Sarah Jessica Parker, Stargate, Steven Spielberg, Tracy Oliver, True Lies, Twilight Zone, Twin Peaks, Underworld, Vin Diesel, Xena: Warrior Princess
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TV Surf Report: Praise Be! Hollywood Continues to Adapt Books, Graphic Novels and Podcasts
Santa Monica, CA — Oh, we never take the book, a high-profile literary agent told me recently in a meeting about shopping best-selling books and their prospective TV adaptations. This year, Hulu hit a creative home run (and marketing tool for … Continue reading
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Tagged American Gods, Anne Rice, Big Little Lies, Catch-22, Christopher Rice, Conde Nast, Crimetown, Game of Thrones, George Clooney, George R. R. Martin, GQ magazine, Graphic Novels, HBO, John Logan, John Turturro, Julia Roberts, Justin Cronin, Liane Moriarty, Lord of the Rings, Margaret Atwood, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel Studios, Meryl Streep, nancy drew, Neil Gaiman, Penny Dreadful, Reese Witherspoon, Richard Armitage, Rotten Tomatoes, Showtime, Sony TV, Television, The Handmaid's Tale, The Jinx, The Nix, The Passage, The Vampire Chronicles, Trends, Umberto Eco, Viacom, Wally Lamb, Warner Bros. TV, Welcome to Night Vale, Wolverine
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TV Surf Report: Live from Beautiful Downtown Burbank, Surf’s Up at ScriptFest 2017
Santa Monica, CA — Emerging Writers from all over the world converge on beautiful downtown Burbank each year in June for LA’s premiere screenwriting conference, Script Fest, aka, The Pitch Fest. And I was there. To consult. To brainstorm. … Continue reading
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Tagged Carey Hayes, Chad Hayes, Film, New Mutants, San Andreas, Screenwriting, Script Fest, Signe Olynyk, Television, The Conjuring, The Pitch Fest, Trends, TV, TV Pilots, Writer Cons
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TV Surf Report: Pilot Season – The Good. The Bad. The You Know What.
Santa Monica, CA — Seems the networks and streaming services are not quite done with Super Heroes, are sticking with struggling new series longer, and are ordering more and more pilots with some sort of built-in marketability (i.e., re-makes or spin-offs). FX … Continue reading
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Tagged Adaptations, Amazon, Anne Rice, Armisted Maupin, Christopher Rice, Damon Lindelof, Forward/Story, Game of Thrones, I. Marlene King, Inhumans, Kevin Bacon, Laura Linney, Marvel Studios, Pretty Little Liars, Roseanne, Scott Derrickson, Sean Daniel, Snowpiercer, Spike Lee, Super Heroes, Supernatural, Tales of the City, Television, The Vampire Chronicles, The Witcher, Tremors, Trends, Watchmen
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TV Surf Report: Super Heroes, Sci Fi & Fantasy Still Trending Across Broadcast, Cable and Streaming Services
Santa Monica, CA — Just when you thought the small screen invasion of Super Heroes couldn’t possibly get any more crowded, look no further at the upcoming pilots and series in development featuring more DC Comics and Marvel Studios properties, among … Continue reading
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Tagged Inhumans, Legion, New Warriors, Powerless, Squirrel Girl, Television, The Defenders, The Punisher, Trends, TV, X-Men
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TV Surf Report: Family Comedies & Dramas In Heavy Development
Santa Monica, CA — This Is Us is unquestionably an Influencer when it comes to the new crop of scripts in development at the networks and streaming services: An innovative, deeply moving Family Drama that has captured a loyal … Continue reading
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Tagged Charmed, Fuller House, One Day At A Time, This Is Us
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TV Surf Report: Sherlock — When Great Series Jump The Shark (Or Has It?)
Santa Monica, CA — (Updated 18 January 2017) Oh, Sherlock. Or rather, Oy! Sherlock! I fear my favorite television series of the last five years has succumbed to the inevitable: Sherlock has Jumped. The. Shark. PBS’ Masterpiece aired the Series … Continue reading
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Tagged Amanda Abbington, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lara Pulver, Mark Gatsiss, Martin Freeman, Masterpiece, PBS, Sherlock
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