Scouting Hollywood: Jan. 11-Jan. 17
A roundup of news, gossip and history of the entertainment business brought to you from Hollywood, Calif.
Legendary Hollywood Producer Samuel Goldwyn is credited with the phrase “Messages, from Western Union you get messages, from me you get pictures,” when pitched a story with a great “social message” included. Since that time writers and directors have labored to put their personal messages into film and TV productions. Recently the Directors Guild of America’s LGBTQ+ Committee hosted a celebration of storytellers. One participating director was quoted “The cool thing about directing is it’s about making up your own rules and that’s how I feel in this age of the industry. I’m not pleased with the way things are done and I don’t think anyone is, and there’s this excitement of saying, how do I shift this to fit my point-of-view?” Another stated, “Whatever we have been doing is somewhat successful, keep pushing and pushing…” A third stressed the importance of moving LBGTQ+ stories from the sideline to the mainstream. And you wonder why there are battles at school boards over appropriate books for elementary students.
CBS has given a straight-to-series (meaning, no pilot episode) order for a new drama titled Watson and starring Morris Chestnut. A contemporary story set one year after Sherlock Holmes’ death at the hands of Moriarty, Watson returns to his career as head of a clinic treating rare disorders but his old life intrudes.
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