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You know, one of the smartest things anyone ever said to me in this business came from Michael Mann, a brilliant writer, a brilliant director. I was hired to do a rewrite on what was already a really good script. It was the early days, and I’m saying to him, “O.K., so what’s the message? Thematically, what are we doing?” All that film-school bullshit. But I honestly wanted to know. I wanted to pick his brain and ask him, “What are we trying to say here?”
He listened very patiently. I forget exactly the words he used—I wish I could quote him verbatim. But essentially what he said was “It’s your job to write an entertaining story. It’s your job to come up with a script that inspires the actors and director. And then, hopefully, this work will be viewed by moviegoers, and they’ll say, ‘Oh, wow, that was interesting. I didn’t see where that was going. I like the twists and turns. I like the characters.’ ” He said, “That’s the job, period. The froufrou thematic stuff is for other people to figure out. The college professors. All you have to do is tell an engaging story.” And he was right.
just noticed season 3 of the great snuck in below my radar.
promising?
Florida man
needed something light, so...
pretty good
???
Lizzy Caplan and Joshua Jackson: ‘Fatal Attraction’ Series Might Not Kill Bunny Due to Changing ‘Social Mores’
busy tv time.
got hung up mid season of season 2 of the white lotus. always irksome when a wife finds a condom in husbands room but it isnt his but she thinks it is which is where i turned it off. hopefully that will resolve itself sooner than later.
succession is full steam ahead to the finish. all caught up on that. same with season 2 of yellowjackets which stumbled out of the gate. im all in but its a slow burn.
still never finished season 3 of barry as it got dark and depressing but season 4 which is end game started so figure to get to that at some point.
never made it through ep 1 of poker face nor season 2 of russian doll. dark times for natasha lyonne.
ted lasso is ending its three season run. was almost out on it but up to date on it so far.
mrs maisel is back for its final season. not enthusiastic about it but will get sucked in at some point.
two eps in to beef. curious where its headed but not diving in headlong.
new shows this week i havent sampled:
what did i end up watching yesterday?
boys state
good, but kind of a slog and takes a pound of flesh in the process. On Apple TV.
sun queen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenue_5
Martha Mitchell
suprisingly facinating.