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Fergus is a television scriptwriter based in Glasgow, where he works on BBC Scotland's twice-weekly drama series (NOT soap, apparently) 'River City'. He once appeared in the show as a priest, and shared a scene with 'Neighbours' star Stefan Dennis. Stefan enjoys telling that story too, from his own perspective.
Adopt A Writer: Eric Estrin
Pop Vultures is proud to participate in the Adopt A Writer project, in which TV bloggers interview WGA members. We were thrilled to ‘adopt’ Eric Estrin and hear his perspective on the strike. Eric Estrin is a long-time member of the WGA, with television credits going back over twenty years. He has written for [...]
Continue reading...What Might Have Been: 5 TV Shows That Never Made It
Friday, January 25, 2008
Ah, what might have been! With the New Year now in full swing, Fergus sneaks a peek at 5 shows we didn’t get to see in 2007. 5) Operation Runway (Bravo, Reality Show) - These girls have got the looks, the bodies and the moves to make it onto the catwalk, but have they got the [...]
Continue reading...TV’s Latest Double Act: Echo Beach and Moving Wallpaper
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
The best thing about living in the UK during a writers’ strike? Access to lots of original programming. (National health care is a distant second.) Today, Fergus looks at ITV’s latest brainchild, the television twofer of Echo Beach and Moving Wallpaper. Britain’s ITV has a strange habit when it comes to drama. They’ll happily trundle on [...]
Continue reading...‘Lost’ In The Plot: Why TV Blockbusters Can’t Help But Disappoint You.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
The body of a local beauty queen washes up on the beach…a group of airline crash survivors find themselves on a remote island inhabited by invisible monsters…a policeman finds himself transported thirty years into the past. These are great openings, and great openings demand a strong finish. How did he get back to 1973? How [...]
Continue reading...5 Chick Flicks That It’s Okay For Guys to Like
Friday, December 7, 2007
Guest poster Fergus is looking ahead to the dark days when, faced only with a bleak landscape of reality TV and reruns, we must turn to our Netflix accounts for comfort. Today’s Friday 5 suggests flicks that both genders can appreciate. 5. Truly Madly Deeply. It could have been awful…a grieving Juliet Stevenson, her various [...]
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Monday’s top picks:
There’s something for everyone on Monday night. How I Met Your Mother still makes me laugh every week, which is something I never thought I’d say for a CBS comedy. CBS, 8:30
Chuck also still makes me laugh. So does Heroes, which follows it, though I’m pretty sure Chuck is the only one that’s intentionally funny. NBC, 8:00 and 9:00
For cheesy goodness, Gossip Girl’s second season has more than lived up to the promise of the first one. Chuck may be the greatest soap villain since Amanda Woodward first flexed her claws. CW, 8:00
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
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