by Diane Wild | Aug 6, 2009 | TV, TV Interviews
The Emmy time-shifting controversy grew after I posted my initial rant. Over 150 showrunners/executive producers signed a petition, the Writers and Directors Guilds are accusing the Academy of breaking their agreement, and an Emmy producer was obnoxious at the TCA press tour. This post has reactions from Hart Hanson (Bones), Lawrence Kaplow (House), and Anonymous Writer, as well as the previous ones from Jeff Greenstein (Parenthood) and Adam Barken (Flashpoint):
- TV Writers Protest Emmy Changes
“I’ve always dreamed of winning an Emmy,” the anonymous writer commented. “And now I’m on a show that could actually win, and the trophy looks golden, but I know deep down she’s a ****.” Read more.
Yeah, I hated censoring but a) Blogcritics wouldn’t have printed it and b) it’s my least favourite word ever. But a great quote.
by Diane Wild | Jul 31, 2009 | TV, TV Interviews
I rant a little at Blogcritics about the Emmy change announced yesterday. The Emmys diminishing the role of the writer should be as unthinkable as the Oscars diminishing the role of the director.
- The Emmys Snub Writers … Again
“Jeff Greenstein, currently a writer/producer on the upcoming Parenthood, formerly with Desperate Housewives, and a long-time Emmy judge, said the news was the talk of the writers’ room. ‘I find it ironic that the year after the skit with the five reality show hosts saying ‘we got nothing’ – the biggest bomb in Emmy history – that they’d kick the writing awards off the show.'” Read more.
by Diane Wild | Jan 12, 2009 | Canadian TV, TV
The latest roundup of pop culture thoughts, previously posted to Twitter (some have been edited to get rid of the horrendous grammar/puzzling phrasing caused by 140 characters or less):
- The Hollywood Foreign Press is a joke but I love me some Golden Globes. Open bar=entertaining awards show.
- Favourite Golden Globe moments? Slumdog Millionaire win. Mickey Rourke thanking his dogs, but not the writer of The Wrestler. Tina Fey‘s Internet joke (“If you ever start to feel too good about yourself, they have this thing called the Internet”). Ricky Gervais’ Holocaust Extras shout out to Kate Winslet (“Well done, Winslet! I told you, Do a holocaust movie and it will come”).
- List of Canadian TV types on Twitter. Let me know if I’m missing someone.
- Any time I interview some about a scifi show I’m told it’s not really scifi. Selling that genre to wider audience clearly not easy, but come on.
- Forced to watch Tropic Thunder. So not my kind of movie, but yeah, some very funny moments. “Never go full retard.”
- Writing interview w/director David Straiton of Defying Gravity. Not one of my finest and I hate listening to my voice at the best of times. Ugh. (Interviewee Straiton is great, though, the ugh was all for me. Frequent references to House as example of his points – he knew my weakness.)
- Warming up before venturing out again by watching ZOS: Zone of Separation in prep for interviews. Terrific but disturbing – ffwding through torture/landmines.
- Enrico Colantoni spends entire Zone of Separation series wandering around in a Speedo and ammo belt. Not a pretty sight but he’s hilarious.
- Bad: updating the TV, eh? site is taking more time than usual lately. Good: Because more Canadian shows are airing than usual.
- Final Pushing Daisies eps not airing anytime soon, but TV Guide says ABC contractually obligated to … sometime.
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by Diane Wild | Jan 4, 2009 | Books, Movies, Music, TV
It’s been a while since I’ve done a roundup of my recent relevant Twitter activity so here’s some of my latest pop culture thoughts, in 140 characters or fewer:
- Web Therapy web series by Lisa Kudrow/Don Roos is pretty funny – and not geoblocked.
- Mostly loved Curious Case of Benjamin Button, though a little slow, a little puzzling in its themes, a little Forrest Gumpy.
- I’m quoted in article re: TV marketing (re: ZOS on Air Canada). Weird to be interviewee instead of interviewer.
- Loving new music purchases TV on the Radio, Deerhunter, Mates of State. Mostly discover music via TV shows and popcandy. Me=unhip.
- Been watching Gavin & Stacey so if it’s remade by a US network I can be smug and say it’s not as good as the original. Love it so far.
- Neighbour gave me Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. Like Harry Potter for adults. Not my usual read but I’m enjoying.
- Bakugan makes no sense to me [it’s a tv show like Pokemon or Yu-gi-oh, but also a game I was “taught” over the holidays]. Doomed to feel intellectually inferior to friend’s 8 year old. But I’m totally smarter than the toddler.
- Book gifts I received – The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way, and Troublesome Words. Is it possible I’m a nerd? Nah.
- No energy to write year review so Twitter version: TV sucked, best movie, Slumdog MillionairePredictably Irrational most interesting book.
- So I can’t get away with just saying TV sucked? Fine. Writers strike hurt 2 seasons. Bit disappointed in fave shows, no new shows to love.
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Slumdog Millionaire – my pick for best movie of the year
by Diane Wild | Dec 20, 2008 | TV
As you’ll see from my Twitter updates, I have three TV-related interviews to write up in the next few weeks, so some day soon this blog will have something more than Twitter updates. But for now, Twitter updates!
- Not content at being on every TV show’s soundtrack, Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah #1 and #2 on UK Christmas charts. (I didn’t have room to say this, and couldn’t find an online article to confirm it, but CBC radio said the original version has now also cracked their top 40 because of the publicity.)
- Cool article on near death experiences and brain/thoughts as quantum mechanics. TV connection? Uh, it mentions ER-vintage George Clooney.
- Alan Sepinwall in the New York Times mourns the death of network TV. James Poniewozik of Time dances on its grave.
- Being Erica launches a video diary. Premieres Jan. 5 on CBC (Canada), Spring ’09 on SoapNet (US).
- SAG nominations: Yay, not just Hugh Laurie but House ensemble. Sad that’s only way Robert Sean Leonard gets nominated (no Emmy, no Golden Globe). Boston Legal? Ugh.
- It’s a weirdly stale list of nominations. Kinda like the Emmys usually are. Good to see Elisabeth Moss sneak in though.
- I used to love David E. Kelley but don’t get the Boston Legal love. And William Shatner as best actor? My head hurts.
- Now have 3 interviews to write up soon – Defying Gravity, Being Erica, Cock’d Gunns. Defying Gravity is a Fox/CTV/BBC co-production but no US broadcaster has been announced yet.
- Flashpoint returns Jan. 9 on CBS and CTV (back to Friday nights). Preview here.
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by Diane Wild | Dec 17, 2008 | TV
- It’s official: no Canadian Idol for 2009. Could be uncancelled later, though, so hold the celebrations or tears.
- Wall Street Journal on Big Bang Theory: A Nerdy Comedy’s Winning Formula. Though for me, the winning formula is Jim Parsons = Sheldon.
- After suspending parliament, the Governor General gets back to serious business: giving Paul Shaffer the Order of Canada.
- Children’s Hospital is only slightly more ridiculous than Grey’s Anatomy. I hate geoblocking – have to mask IP address in Canada.
- Recording SNL tonight. Watched House pilot mostly out of curiosity to see Hugh Laurie in a drama. Now it’s a novelty to see him do comedy.
- Some day I will admit that I don’t really like The Mentalist; I just like Simon Baker and his sweater vests.
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