http://www.fhs.d211.org/events/writers_week/ww-live/
For a peek at the schedule, click below:
http://fremdwritersweek.ning.com/
One update: songwriter and singer Liz Longley had to cancel. In her place, WW favorite Daphne Willis.
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Fremd High School's Writers Week WIX begins tomorrow, February 25th, and we will be streaming live! Check it out here, beginning at 7:30 a.m.
http://www.fhs.d211.org/events/writers_week/ww-live/ For a peek at the schedule, click below: http://fremdwritersweek.ning.com/ One update: songwriter and singer Liz Longley had to cancel. In her place, WW favorite Daphne Willis.
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Back in the late 50s, when television began to broadcast quality teleplays, writers and many readers worried that television would kill novels. Viewers could get their story fixes in front of the tube instead of the page. I’ve always loved television and never shared this worry. I especially don’t worry when I can flip through 200 channels and still not find anything to watch. Books and television shows can coexist quite nicely, I think. In fact, I want to recommend some new shows.
But first, a note about old shows. Don’t you find it reassuring when you come across a program you once watched to discover that the program has held up well? I was dozing off one night and switched channels to The Fugitive, which was well acted and paced with smart dialogue. I suspect Mannix, another show I always watched, would not hold up as well. I recently tuned into Gunsmoke, which was excellent, but Bonanza was awful and amateurish. I don’t recall making this distinction when I was kid. New shows, and some not so new, that I recommend: Elementary. A modern day Sherlock Holmes living in NY battles drug addiction, assisted by a female Watson. I was hoping this would be good, and it’s brilliant. The plots are clever, the dialogue doesn’t insult viewers, and the production quality is superior. CBS dramas have a certain look about them that I don’t care for, but this one is an exception. Seems like a cable production. Monday Mornings. As of this post, only two episodes have aired, but it’s gripping. It’s a medical show that highlights the meetings surgeons have to discuss cases that have not gone smoothly, produced by David Kelley, who knows a thing or two about television. Newsroom. This Aaron Sorkin show on HBO got some bad press, which I don’t understand. The show is funny and provocative and topical. Louis C.K. This show is better than his stand-up, which is funny but raunchier and less nuanced than the program. While his show is thirty minutes, it’s not a sit-com, not a drama. I’m not sure how to categorize it. Just a glimpse into Louis C.K.’s mind since he writes and edits every episode, which is hard to fathom. Breaking Bad. This might be my favorite of all these shows and I can’t wait for the final eight episodes in July. There’s been so much written about this show, so if you haven’t watched or read anything about it, you’re missing something most suspenseful and chilling and funny, too. I’d love to hear your recommendations. |
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