ConStar's Pilot Watch: Black-ish
Is Black-ish the new Cosby Show? I’m not so sure, but there’s certainly potential. Also, Tracee Ellis Ross kills it.
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ConStar's Pilot Watch: Manhattan Love Story
One of the batch of romcom/sitcoms coming this fall, I came in around the middle of Manhattan Love Story. The thing that made me enjoy this was the main character (I forget her name) got trapped in a staircase at work and had to walk all the way down out the building. She landed in […]
PaleyFest Previews
My intro post on my visit to the NYC Paley Center for their Fall TV Previews screenings. I watched ten different pilots and will post reviews on all of them. First four will be up, other links added later. What’s the biggest pilot surprise of the season?
Rewatching TV Shows
Do you rewatch TV shows over and over and over? I do. So does Margaret Lyons of Vulture. I quote her #StayTuned column on rewatching TV series, then talk about my own feelings about TV as a constant comfort.
Diverse Shows We're Looking Forward to This Fall:
Check out Lee and Low’s list of Diverse TV Shows coming this fall, both new and returning. Many of these shows are on my list (http://constarstudiestv.wordpress.com/2014/08/27/fall-2014-tv-schedule/) and I think The Flash should be considered an honorable mention due to it’s racebending Iris and Joe West (Barry Allen’s main love interest and her detective father). The […]
The Emmys Need New Categories
New and burgeoning TV genres should get new Emmy categories. Here are three Emmy categories I think we need and some shows to nominate in them. What are your Emmy genre picks and what shows do you submit? #Emmys
Minority actors land the lead roles in fall’s diverse TV lineup | New York Post
Check out the Post’s article on the PoC led dramas coming this fall. And a few are led by women! Numbers are getting better, but no where near where they need to be. The link and a couple of quotes below. With “Scandal” commanding $200,970 per 30-second advertising spot, it’s a cash cow.“The color Hollywood loves the most […]
Is TV getting more diverse? Not by the look of this year's Emmys via Lee and Low
Lee and Low Books put together this article and infographic regarding diversity at the Emmy’s. There were few nominations and even fewer people of color who actually won in their category. I love that Kerry Washington was nominated, but there was little hope in my mind that she would win the award (even if Breaking […]
Fall TV 2014: How Packed is Your Primetime Schedule?
What are you watching this fall? What should I be watching? Can you squeeze in all this year’s fall TV into your everyday life? Share your potential fall schedules!
A writers' room of N.Y.'s own – Times Union
A writers’ room of N.Y.’s own – Times Union Check out this brief article on the lack of NYC writers’ rooms, despite more shows being shot here. I definitely wish there were more opportunities for tv writers in NYC, as that’s where I live. Hopefully we can get more here. Until I can write and […]