by Juliana Weiss-Roessler You know that future that the movies promised us. The one with the wacky vehicles and personal transporters? Well, China is working hard on taking us a step closer to that world. Check out the “straddling bus” they have planned after the jump. Related Stuff:
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by Juliana Weiss-Roessler Imagine you had the opportunity to write for a highly acclaimed sci-fi series at its peak, the kind of show that sparks the most rabid of fandom. Now envision yourself winning a Peabody Award and a Nebula Award for your work, and then being singled out by TV Guide as having written [...]
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by Juliana Weiss-Roessler A little bit of hope can be a very bad thing. This past year has been filled with false starts for my husband and I. We got a script to two agents and a manager through a professional writer. We received a recommendation letter for our pilot to turn it in for a [...]
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by Juliana Weiss-Roessler Did he have to scream that? Yes, he’s the Hulk. The FeministHulk on Twitter to be more precise. This Twitter feed, which began just a few weeks ago in order to “FUCK PATRIARCHY and “SMASH GENDER BINARY,” already has over 5,000 followers. If you’re not among them, you should be. Related Stuff:
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by Juliana Weiss-Roessler After watching the episode “Normal Again,” I chose to entirely disregard the fact that it implied that the entire series might be taking place in Buffy’s head. The idea was just too depressing. But now I’ve come across a website that has some pretty promising evidence that not only Buffy and Angel, [...]
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by Juliana Weiss-Roessler I know the idea of seeing our favorite musical supervillain and his hammer-headed nemesis on the big screen has many people squeeing with delight, but it has me cringing. When I first heard the rumors that Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog might have a film sequel instead of a web one, I instantly [...]
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Everything is better when you add ninjas. On his MySpace page, TV writer Luke McMullen describes his latest project, ABC Family’s Samurai Girl, as “kind of like Gossip Girl meets Alias. With ninjas”. At this years San Diego Comicon, Pink Raygun’s Juliana Weiss had the chance to talk with McMullen about Samurai Girl and breaking into television writing.
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By Josh Roessler and Juliana Weiss A friend of ours believes that any screenplay idea can be improved by adding zombies to the mix, so in honor of Zombie week, we thought we’d test the theory on some popular TV shows. Related Stuff:
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by Juliana Weiss Pink Raygun is a parent! We’ve adopted our first writer through “Adopt a Writer,” a program organized by entertainment bloggers in support of the WGA during the recent strike. Although the strike ended less than a month after the project began, “Adopt a Writer” lives on, and Pink Raygun was lucky enough [...]
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By Juliana Weiss Photos courtesy of Valerie Perez “You people are causing a disturbance.” – Joss Whedon The WGA strike has provided young, aspiring writers with a unique opportunity to walk (in circles) with the professional writers and showrunners they admire. Some writers are even offering script advice to those who join them on the [...]
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By Juliana Weiss Photos courtesy of Valerie Perez Everyone knows that free food just tastes better, but there hasn’t been much study into taste differentials within the free food category. Due to the current Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, I can confidently report that free food provided by your local celebrity is no better [...]
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By Juliana Weiss After a few months of unpaid work for loony producer, a co-worker and I had finally received our first form of payment: an invitation to the premiere of Joss Whedon’s Serenity. As people filed out of the auditorium after the screening, I made a promise to myself: I would shake Whedon’s hand. [...]
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By Juliana Weiss After having given up on the unpaid producer’s assistant gig that was supposed to jumpstart my career, I decided that not all was lost. I now had that industry experience that every decent position in town required. The longer I stuck it out, the more I could list on my résumé. Related [...]
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by Juliana Weiss We’re taking a break from our regularly scheduled programming for an interview with TV writer Jane Espenson. Check back next week for the third chapter of my Hollywood journey. Though her literary travels have taken her to the rim of space, TV writer Jane Espenson is far from the rim of Hollywood. [...]
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by Juliana Weiss Previous Installment… Having newly arrived in Hollywood, I had found what seemed like the perfect gig as an assistant to an upstart producer/manager who had locked his first client: a well-known sports star who wanted to be the next big action hero. But as the Hollywood hype grew, so did the weirdness. [...]
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by Juliana Weiss When people tell you stories about Hollywood, you have to wonder: is it really that bad? After only a brief stay in Lala Land, you can confirm for yourself. I once heard an exec describe the entertainment industry as a Gold Rush–and I cannot think of a more apt description. You start [...]
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I’m a geek for Muppets and just about anything that comes out of the Jim Henson Creature Shop. As a kid, I knew that when the Creature Shop was involved in a movie or tv show, I would see things I had never seen before, and I would always be amazed. That feeling has never [...]
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Ever since I first saw She-Ra: Princess of Power, I’ve wanted a sword. I made my own out of balsa wood, cardboard and some glitter paint, and tried to stage a sword fight in the backyard with my brother, who wielded a plastic lightsaber. The lightsaber broke my sparkly sword immediately and I was no [...]
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