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Hollywood is currently in the heat of pilot season, the time of year when TV producers and studios lobby broadcast networks for a shot at having their series appear on the 2017-2018 schedule. A number of pilots already have been picked up, meaning some very important industry people have been given the green light to shoot one episode of a potential show — a calling card, if you will.
One would think that quality has something to do with a pilot’s success, and in some cases it does. But the traits networks are looking for change from season to season, and cultural trends can be an even more powerful determinant of whether a pilot leads to a full-fledged series than originality or artistic vision. Thus the top story of recent months, Donald Trump’s political ascendance, is affecting the current pilot season.
Looking at the collective hand-wringing and soul-searching that took place following the November election, this shouldn’t come as much of a shock. Hollywood sustained a portion of the focus in […]
One day, sooner than later, I hope, we will all be free of Trump-orrhea, that insidious virus in the lower tract which prevents us from proper elimination of waste materials. Until then we need to chew our intake of Trump news very thoroughly and vigilantly promote the intake of healthier enzymes.