Daily Archives: February 7, 2008

Unpredictable TV

Most TV suffers from being numbingly predictable. That’s why, even though it took me a while to discover it, I’m so appreciative of ABC’s spunky dramady, Pushing Daisies. It rarely bores because it is rarely predictable. In the second episode, for example, Olive broke into song, offering a sparkly rendition of the Grease number, Hopelessly …

February 7, 2008 – 12:17 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Striking writers target Disney on Thursday

What some are hoping will become the last major picket line of the strike – though that’s far from certain at this point – has the WGA targeting Disney/ABC on Thursday. But I wouldn’t invest in the marketing pens just yet. While strike weariness is setting in on several fronts, the simple facts are that …

February 7, 2008 – 12:06 AM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in 2007 WGA Strike | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (1)