Daily Archives: December 2, 2007

Monk and Psych will return!

As a writer, two of my favorite light dramas are the USA Network detective shows, Monk and Psych, largely because I can imagine having a blast writing an episode of them. I wouldn’t even need a large paycheck, it’d be so much fun; I’d write it for scale and a Hublot watch. Well, maybe not. …

December 2, 2007 – 8:35 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Hard drive failure!

It’s the nightmare of every writer in the computer age, and now it’s mine. On Thursday, my desktop PC’s hard drive began to make it really obvious it was about to fail. Over the past month, it has crashed three times and on Thursday night, it started emitting a periodic high-pitched whine. I was able …

December 2, 2007 – 8:04 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Disappointing programming decisions

One of the benefits of the 2007 WGA Writers Strike is that some shows that may have had the cancellation axe fall on them prematurely have at least had more of a chance to find an audience. However, such opportunities don’t always reap the expected benefits of series survival. Witness NBC’s fascinating SciFi Lite drama, …

December 2, 2007 – 7:55 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in 2007 WGA Strike, writing | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)