tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post728348425709251288..comments2023-11-18T03:15:19.102-06:00Comments on Straight From Hel: Books: Sitcom or Drama?Helen Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-55787822157305176382009-09-22T21:13:53.928-05:002009-09-22T21:13:53.928-05:00Well, you can tell I don't watch a whole lot o...Well, you can tell I don't watch a whole lot of TV. I've never heard of The Return of Jezebel James, Christina. If this new show makes it on, I'll give it a look-see.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-80618852042759550272009-09-22T18:58:03.325-05:002009-09-22T18:58:03.325-05:00I'd definitely watch, as I do just about anyth...I'd definitely watch, as I do just about anything I can find about writing/writers. And as I've discovered in my meager writing travels, people are fascinated by the writing/publishing industry. If the show is well-written and produced well, I think it could have a future.Craig Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04601732068274136557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-75897440650873474672009-09-22T17:38:32.374-05:002009-09-22T17:38:32.374-05:00I think this was tried already with the cancelled ...I think this was tried already with the cancelled sitcom, "The Return of Jezebel James." Parker Posey played an editor at HarperCollins. I think it only ran for a few episodes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-65264210774070706102009-09-22T17:38:11.880-05:002009-09-22T17:38:11.880-05:00If it's on at the right time I'll give it ...If it's on at the right time I'll give it a try. The rest remains to be seen. <br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.com<br />http://www.morganmandel.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-62982490058848480762009-09-22T16:46:35.149-05:002009-09-22T16:46:35.149-05:00Well, looks like it already has a built-in audienc...Well, looks like it already has a built-in audience of writers who are willing to give it a try.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-48325746433299041252009-09-22T15:52:28.766-05:002009-09-22T15:52:28.766-05:00I would definitely watch it. And I think comedy w...I would definitely watch it. And I think comedy would work better than a drama...just from my own personal experience as a writer. It can be real funny sometimes, the mistakes/the process.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086101058759923788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-42283020470268048462009-09-22T15:41:39.050-05:002009-09-22T15:41:39.050-05:00As with so much else in entertainment, the proof w...As with so much else in entertainment, the proof will be in the writing and execution. Well developed storylines of any genre can be interesting, particularly if the acting is good or the characters fully developed and compelling. Would I watch either a comedy or a drama? Sure. Like I don’t get enough of either in my own writing life.<br /> <br />Best Regards, Galen<br /><a href="http://www.galenkindley.com/blog.htm" rel="nofollow">Imagineering Fiction Blog</a>joe doaks-Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283066862112820202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-11491512555231709002009-09-22T14:17:40.418-05:002009-09-22T14:17:40.418-05:00I'll give it a try.I'll give it a try.pussrebootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02167235847991793325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-58168956382787209162009-09-22T14:02:15.896-05:002009-09-22T14:02:15.896-05:00I think it would be a nice comedy. They all seem t...I think it would be a nice comedy. They all seem to have the same basic concept -- a group of friends who work hard and play hard. I don't think the industry makes a difference. I do enjoy watching "Castle," about the author who helps the police solve crimes. It's an interesting take on the crime drama.Stacy S. Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09646270238659432058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-14449087458254846032009-09-22T13:35:55.206-05:002009-09-22T13:35:55.206-05:00Ooh, Elizabeth, a reality show. Interns working to...Ooh, Elizabeth, a reality show. Interns working to become agents. That would be depressing. I can see them locked in an office and given a ceiling-high stack of queries to go through. It would deteriorate into chaos.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-67172497403723009232009-09-22T13:27:29.581-05:002009-09-22T13:27:29.581-05:00I'd definitely watch- I like anything funny. I...I'd definitely watch- I like anything funny. I nearly took up a job writing a sitcom but the pay was wretched- P1700 ($290 USD) per 30 min episode. (that's Botswana TV for you- ouch!)<br /><br />I loved the Dick Van Dyke show and they spent quite a bit of time with the writers and their process.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-56918401136575667182009-09-22T12:54:04.547-05:002009-09-22T12:54:04.547-05:00I would definitely watch the first couple of shows...I would definitely watch the first couple of shows to see if I liked it, but I'm a TV junkie and have to check out everything. It will be interesting to see how it does (but knowing that almost everyone in the world wants to write a book, I'd think the audience would be pretty big at the beginning).<br /><br />I think if I were to write a TV script, it would be a fun mystery (trying to find a different approach to a Murder, She Wrote concept). Maybe using my elderly ladies of the Florida Flippers travel club. I think we need a bit more "gray" in our TV comedy world.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-7481470852739531442009-09-22T12:26:51.535-05:002009-09-22T12:26:51.535-05:00I would definitely watch it, and hope that the com...I would definitely watch it, and hope that the comedy would pull viewers who were not associated with writing or publishing. Also hope that the series doesn't evolve to another one with too much emphasis on sex - who's getting it and who isn't - which seems to be a central theme for most sit-coms recently. I miss the days of the really great shows like MASH, Barney Miller, All in the Family, Mad About You, etMaryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-28200940780205005272009-09-22T11:59:58.498-05:002009-09-22T11:59:58.498-05:00We'd probably all watch it, but would anyone w...We'd probably all watch it, but would anyone who wasn't in the industry?<br /><br />Honestly, as much as I dislike reality shows, I think it would do better as one.<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-29758613311120352202009-09-22T11:07:02.720-05:002009-09-22T11:07:02.720-05:00Comedy. Workplace comedies are fun and also have ...Comedy. Workplace comedies are fun and also have the potential of exploring many different subjects. Wish I had the opportunity to write it!<br /><br />ElspethElspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-32985848256391593372009-09-22T09:55:36.743-05:002009-09-22T09:55:36.743-05:00I think it would work. I remember the old Dick Van...I think it would work. I remember the old Dick Van Dyke show where he was a commedian and his writers were in these scenes that were just hysterical coming up with the lines and plots for his skits. This is sort of different, but if it's funny it'll sell and have an audience, I'd bet.<br /><br /><a href="http://theoldsilly.com" rel="nofollow">Marvin D Wilson</a>The Old Sillyhttp://theoldsilly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-20238514835243387542009-09-22T09:52:01.542-05:002009-09-22T09:52:01.542-05:00With a sitcom you have the potential to touch on b...With a sitcom you have the potential to touch on both comedy and tragedy. I don't watch TV though. The commercials are too iritating. :)Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-74317725341419778572009-09-22T08:20:38.288-05:002009-09-22T08:20:38.288-05:00If it works, it might help to boost the publishing...If it works, it might help to boost the publishing industry. That would be good. Maybe even boost book sales.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-40093855105040645622009-09-22T07:29:14.998-05:002009-09-22T07:29:14.998-05:00So far, sounds like the idea of a comedy is winnin...So far, sounds like the idea of a comedy is winning. If I find out when it's airing, I'll give it a look-see. I'd like to see it succeed, providing it doesn't portray writers as ?? (badly).Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-31202330525641611942009-09-22T07:21:40.978-05:002009-09-22T07:21:40.978-05:00I'd watch it! Actually, there already has been...I'd watch it! Actually, there already has been one similar, and that was the sitcom with Anne Hecht called Men in Trees.<br /><br />Hubby and I liked it--till it went sort of over the edge. I think the problem was the writers and not the theme. There is no reason why this could not be a good show. It just depends on the show writers. They have to be good. It isn't so much the world in which the story is set, but how good the writers are.<br /><br />BTW, thanks to all your readers who dropped by my blog yesterday. I sure hope they will make it a habit! I write for them.Sylvia Dickey Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665990701980727149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-78249583575003692352009-09-22T07:01:25.080-05:002009-09-22T07:01:25.080-05:00Definitely a sitcom maybe with a murder throw in, ...Definitely a sitcom maybe with a murder throw in, hehe, you know who will murder who...<br /><br /><a href="http://steamydarcy.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> Bargain with the Devil</a>Enid Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12248877161249788607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-89446407122720031092009-09-22T06:57:01.960-05:002009-09-22T06:57:01.960-05:00I love sitcoms. And there sure is a lot of comedy ...I love sitcoms. And there sure is a lot of comedy in this world. It's good to see it, when you're deep self-involved in your own tragedy.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17708851895104018255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-17354814423807971792009-09-22T06:43:02.065-05:002009-09-22T06:43:02.065-05:00Sitcom, definitely. It's sad but there seem to...Sitcom, definitely. It's sad but there seem to be so few well done sitcoms anymore. Or maybe it's just that I'm a lot choosier now that I'm older? Because when I watch some of the sitcoms I loved in the 80s, I realize they weren't all that good either!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-10425202607059214272009-09-22T06:11:26.282-05:002009-09-22T06:11:26.282-05:00I like the idea and will probably watch it, at lea...I like the idea and will probably watch it, at least for a time or two. I think, if done right, it could appeal to people outside of the industry. I also think a comedy about writing is the only way to go - any other genre would be too depressing on the subject. I always prefer laughter to tears.Jane Kennedy Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519340747761460017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-5229155642675691432009-09-22T05:51:53.453-05:002009-09-22T05:51:53.453-05:00I think if it's a comedy, it'll find an au...I think if it's a comedy, it'll find an audience regardless. Few of us know anything about the news or radio industry, and yet News Radio was a very popular show.<br /><br />I'm not big on TV watching, especially with my schedule,s so probably won't watch.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.com