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TV Surf Report: Nashville Is Happening
Nashville, TN — Whilst road-tripping across America, I stopped in Music City, USA, to attend the Nashville Writers Conference. My immediate takeaway is that Independent Film is thriving in Nashville and that Nashville is indeed happening. Music. Independent Film. Television (ABC’s … Continue reading
TV Surf Report: Original Concepts Still Get Made
. Santa Monica, CA — Original Concepts still make it through the system somehow even though it seems all the broadcasters, cable networks and streaming services are betting on Super Hero shows, True Crime dramas, Adaptations of well-regarded Books, … Continue reading
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Tagged grace and frankie, original concepts, Television, tig notaro, Trends
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TV Surf Report: Pilot Trends & What’s Getting Made
Santa Monica, CA — (Updated 07 May 2016) True Crime. Super Heroes. Adaptations. Re-boots. Pre-Sold Titles. Actor-produced comedies and dramas. These are the Trends of what’s getting made this Pilot Season. TRUE CRIME Hollywood loves to out-gross itself. Exhibit A: The People … Continue reading
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Tagged Gilmore Girls, pilot season, Television, The Defenders, Trends
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TV Surf Report: Nets Play It Safe With Pre-Sold Titles & Re-Boots Popular Among Pilot Orders
Santa Monica, CA — (Updated, 19 March 2016) Fear runs rampant through the halls of networks and streaming services as they have all these great scripts based on original ideas, and yet, they have little or no time to market them … Continue reading
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Tagged Gilmore Girls, Lost In Space, nancy drew, pilot season, taken, Television, training day
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TV Surf Report: Event Television Is The Word In Hollywood After Grease: Live! All Hail, Director Tommy Kail!
Santa Monica, CA — (Updated 19 March 2016) Broadcast Networks learned a very big lesson Sunday night with Fox’s highly rated and well-received production of Grease: Live! Event Television remains a big draw for the Big Four. As long as … Continue reading
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Tagged Event Television, Fox, Grease: Live, Hairspray, Neil Meron, Tommy Kail
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TV Surf Report: Hollywood Likes To Re-Make Foreign Series But Usually Finds Itself Lost In Translation
Santa Monica, CA — Telenovelas from South America, Reality Competition Series from Great Britain, Crime Thrillers from Norway and Family Comedies from Australia. All are being developed for US re-makes, but will What Makes Them Special get … Continue reading
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Tagged Foreign Series, Luther, Mad Dogs, Television, US Remakes
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TV Surf Report: 2016 Is The Year Super Heroes Stake Their Claim As Entertainment Overlords
Santa Monica, CA — (Updated 07 April 2016) Resistance is Futile, Viewers. Kneel before Comic Book Adaptations and Super Hero Television. Their Time is Now…or, at least for the next 5+ years until their powers fail due to audience ennui. In … Continue reading
TV Surf Report 2015: The Year In Review…
Santa Monica, CA — The last week of 2015 is here, so let’s take a look back at the year’s Best & Worst, the Trends, the Lessons Learned in Film & TV and All Things Entertainment. Be Chill, Bro. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Da Vinci's Demons, Eva Longoria, Mila Kunis, Reese Witherspoon, Television, Trends, Xena
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TV Surf Report: Actors Play Big Part of Buying Trend With Nets Relying Heavily On Scripts With Talent Attached
Santa Monica, CA — (Updated 19 March 2016) Buyers have been scooping up projects with Talent Attached. The list of Actors now producing/selling material is very long and growing longer by the day. Usually, there is a connection between Actor and … Continue reading
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Tagged Eva Longoria, Mila Kunis, pilot season, Reese Witherspoon, Script Development, Television
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