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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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Surf Report: Movies, Books, Theatre Got Sexually Fluid With The Bromances in 2016
Santa Monica, CA — All across Entertainment, 2016 was the Year of the Bromance. I just finished reading Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis, Anne Rice’s latest entry in her uber-successful Vampire Chronicles. It’s pretty homoerotic stuff, and I … Continue reading
TV Surf Report: Is It Too Late for The Vampire Lestat — The Next Game of Thrones or Yesterday’s Vampire?
Santa Monica, CA – Yesterday, author Anne Rice announced via her Facebook page that she is bringing her most famous character, The Vampire Lestat, to Television. https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fannericefanpage%2Fposts%2F10154794260300452&width=500“>Anne Rice Announcement on Facebook After unsuccessfully re-launching the film franchise after two disastrous … Continue reading
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Tagged Adaptations, Anne Rice, Hamilton, Outlander, Ron Moore, Television, Trends, Vampire Lestat
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TV Surf Report: Hollywood Is Star Struck By Actors Who Produce
Santa Monica, CA — Actors continue to use their clout and set up projects at the networks and streaming services. The list grows daily, so keep checking in! (Updated 11 November 2016) ACTORS WHO PRODUCE Elizabeth Banks … Continue reading
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Tagged Actors, Jim Parsons, Kerry Washington, Lisa Kudrow, Television, Trends
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TV Surf Report: Holy Zeitgeist! Hollywood Is High On Pot Shows And Anthology This Development Season
Santa Monica, CA — Updated October 27th… Something is in the water in Hollywood, and it could very well be Lead (or Botox), but that’s another story. What’s that smell, though? Meanwhile, lots of streaming services and networks seem to be drinking (and/or, … Continue reading
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Tagged anthology, Chuck Lorre, High Maintenance, Kathy Bates, Margaret Cho, Marijuana, Pot, Television, Trends, Will Sasso
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