Category: TV
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Around the Web: Bond, Star Trek franchises endure with new movies, books, series
by G. Robert Frazier Every day I scour the web for interesting articles about writing, reading, and other fascinating stories. I occasionally share those in this space, just because I’m such a cool guy. Today’s roundup consists of two movie franchises with huge fan bases, and no, I’m not talking…
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WIP Update: Webisode, spec script see progress; NaNoWriMo on tap
by G. Robert Frazier It’s Saturday, and it’s late, but I just realized I did not post an update on my works in progress Wednesday. It’s an idea borrowed (nay, stolen) from another blogger. The purpose being to help hold myself accountable for how I spend my time and as…
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G. Robert Frazier’s Best of List
With the Grammys behind us and the Oscars ahead, I thought I’d present my own Best of… roundup as well. Consider this, though, more of a people’s choice awards list. I haven’t seen all the Oscar contenders so I can’t rate the high-brow emotional stuff, and I’m not into pop…
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Review: Sleepy Hollow novel fills void until new season starts
Besides The Walking Dead, there’s one show I’m looking forward to more this season than any other: Fox’s Sleepy Hollow. The first season, in which Colonial soldier Ichabod Crane finds himself thrust into the present to do battle with the Headless Horseman and other no-goodniks, was both smartly written and…
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Writers: You don’t have to do this … but you probably should
It’s a simple enough line of dialogue: “You don’t have to do this.” But it’s also one of the most common and, perhaps, overused lines of dialogue in today’s movies and TV shows as well. Listen for it, and you will hear it uttered more often than not. The line…
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I watch too much TV
I watch too much TV. Who doesn’t in this new golden age of television? As soon as one television series reaches its end, another takes its place. And I’m right there taking it in. First and foremost, I watch for my enjoyment. There’s nothing like a heart-pounding, edge-of-your-seat, dying-to-see-what-happens-next episode…
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The burning question ‘Dead’ writers haven’t answered
Before the much-anticipated season finale of The Walking Dead airs this Sunday, I have to get one thing off my chest. It’s a story hole that the writers of the show have so far let slip by them. In a season of episodes that have been as poignant as they…
