Will The Trump Effect Ruin TV?

[Revoltingest]

TV Writers: 'Catastrophic' Trump Is Making Our Jobs Harder

A collection of TV creators say worries about Donald Trump’s presidency is making their jobs to create entertainment much more challenging.

A panel at the ATX Television Festival in Austin, Texas, on Friday, titled “Trumped Up TV,” was assembled to analyze the impact of the president on the industry. The consensus of the group is that Trump has been rather distracting, to say the least.

“How can I possibly focus?” said Javier Grillo-Marxuach (Lost). “There’s a lot of stress eating involved … more than anything else, the torrent of news and information is about the stuff you do to mitigate your stress to be effective.”

Royal Pains producer Michael Rauch agreed, noting he has a rule that no computers or cell phones are allowed in his writers’ room while the team is working. But the moment there’s a break “the next hour all we’re talking about is how horrendous and depressing it is, then we’re back to work trying to be funny.”

Poor babies!
At least no one associated with Better Call Saul or Game Of Thrones was
mentioned as suffering from Trump Induced Writing Impairment Syndrome.

 

[YmirGF]

TV Writers: 'Catastrophic' Trump Is Making Our Jobs Harder

Poor babies!
At least no one associated with Better Call Saul or Game Of Thrones was
mentioned as suffering from Trump Induced Writing Impairment Syndrome.

You mean TV had not already run out of ideas 30 years ago? Wow.

 

[Grumpuss]

TV Writers: 'Catastrophic' Trump Is Making Our Jobs Harder

Poor babies!
At least no one associated with Better Call Saul or Game Of Thrones was
mentioned as suffering from Trump Induced Writing Impairment Syndrome.

I am forwarding your comments to the ACLU: Television Police Division. The delicate snowflakes need a safe space to percolate their moist creative juices!

You mean TV had not already run out of ideas 30 years ago? Wow.

That "Friends" remake is right around the corner...


No, I'm not kidding.

 

[sun rise]

TV Writers: 'Catastrophic' Trump Is Making Our Jobs Harder

Poor babies!
At least no one associated with Better Call Saul or Game Of Thrones was
mentioned as suffering from Trump Induced Writing Impairment Syndrome.

Given that their job appears to be repeating formulae from past hits, I have little sympathy.

Watching the clown in the White House and the cowards in the Senate writing bills behind closed doors because they're afraid of public opinion does tend to draw ones attention away from vapid semi-reruns.

 

[It Aint Necessarily So]

How can you ruin TV? It's mostly intellectual roadkill with commercials added.

I wouldn't even turn mine on if I didn't have a DVD player connected to it, which doesn't really count as watching TV, and a PVR/DVR, the TV equivalent of the Internet ad blocker.

I'll say this for Trump: I lost interest in American news most of a decade ago, but I watch it now. This is my second Watergate. The first one was spellbinding.

 

[Twilight Hue]

You mean TV had not already run out of ideas 30 years ago? Wow.

That and no shortage of whiny people. ;0)

 

[Revoltingest]

You mean TV had not already run out of ideas 30 years ago? Wow.

Are you kidding?
This is the platinum age of TV!
Better Call Saul, The Boondocks, The Venture Bros, Game Of Thrones, Downton Abbey,
Breaking Bad, Deadwood, The Wire, etc, etc, etc. Oh.....wait.....you must be watching
Canuckistanian TV....curling, Brady Bunch re-runs.

 

[Quetzal]

TV Writers: 'Catastrophic' Trump Is Making Our Jobs Harder

Poor babies!
At least no one associated with Better Call Saul or Game Of Thrones was
mentioned as suffering from Trump Induced Writing Impairment Syndrome.

I like to watch House of Cards and their writers were complaining that Trump was running along the same lines as some of their characters. Great show, by the way. If you enjoy political type dramas plus Kevin Spacey is really good in it.

 

[Quetzal]

You mean TV had not already run out of ideas 30 years ago? Wow.

Depends on who you ask, that is why we don't pay for TV/cable.

 

[Revoltingest]

How can you ruin TV? It's mostly intellectual roadkill with commercials added.

I wouldn't even turn mine on if I didn't have a DVD player connected to it, which doesn't really count as watching TV, and a PVR/DVR, the TV equivalent of the Internet ad blocker.

I'll say this for Trump: I lost interest in American news most of a decade ago, but I watch it now. This is my second Watergate. The first one was spellbinding.

Simple solution.
Don't watch most TV.
Just the good stuff.

 

[Revoltingest]

I like to watch House of Cards and their writers were complaining that Trump was running along the same lines as some of their characters. Great show, by the way. If you enjoy political type dramas plus Kevin Spacey is really good in it.

I watch it.

Inside info from a relative who worked on the show.
Spacey demanded the scene where he kissed the Secret Service agent.
He really wanted to do that.
Ew.

 

[Quetzal]

I watch it.

Inside info from a relative who worked on the show.
Spacey demanded the scene where he kissed the Secret Service agent.
He really wanted to do that.
Ew.

SPOILERS!

But really, that scene was out there.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

If you enjoy political type dramas plus Kevin Spacey is really good in it.

I love his fourth-wall breaking monologues.

 

[Quetzal]

I love his fourth-wall breaking monologues.

Ms. Q and I agree, those are our favorites, too!

 

[Nietzsche]

I like to watch House of Cards and their writers were complaining that Trump was running along the same lines as some of their characters. Great show, by the way. If you enjoy political type dramas plus Kevin Spacey is really good in it.

I too enjoy watching "What if there was a Lex Luthor, but no Superman?"

 

[sun rise]

I'm looking forward to at least the first "The Orville" (forthcoming, Fox) a SF series loosely modeled after Star Trek.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

If Trump is kicked out of office, will Paul Ryan tell him "You're fired?"

 

[Revoltingest]

Ms. Q and I agree, those are our favorites, too!

There's a Mrs Q?
That would suggest spawn!

Quetzalets....or is it "Quetzalings".....

 

[Quetzal]

There's a Mrs Q?
That would suggest spawn!

Quetzalets....or is it "Quetzalings".....

So you were the guy in the bushes taking pictures!