W as in writing for television. (I know this is cheating, because I kind of did something like this for my S booth, but shush, don't tell Chris...)
Ahem. Anywho.
When it comes to film and television shows, my friends have a hard time watching anything with me because I analyze everything from the angles of the cameras to the music chosen to play in the background.
Seriously, going to a movie with me is like watching with commentary. Snarky, unnecessary, never-ending, Vitamin-D-deficient, American commentary.
The one thing I pay attention to the most when watching these shows is the writing. A lot of people don't think about the writing process of their favorite shows, or what the writers have to go through.
Because there's nothing more difficult than having multiple creative entities (each suffering from slight God complexes, let's be honest) in one room, each working on different episodes of the same television show, all trying to stay in the same mind set, trying to make every installment cohesive with the rest.
And when a group of temperamental screenwriters manage to come together and work as one like that, it's nothing but magic.
The reason I did this photo was because LOST is an example of an awesome group of writers who work well together...
...you know how I said it's hard for a group of writer's to come together to make a television series cohesive? Well, imagine how hard it must be when your show is also dealing with theories of time travel and alternate realities.
It is vital that everyone is on the same page.
No pun intended.
A lot of these creative minds have different theories as to how time travel should work in the fictional world, what the rules are, etc.
LOST and Doctor Who are the only two shows I know that each have a cemented idea as to what time travel is and how it works.
And just to give you an example of a team of writers, working with time travel on a television show, who aren't attempting to work together in any way: the writers on Heroes. No offense to them, but their theories on time travel keep changing, new rules and awkward loopholes keep emerging. It's almost like their writers all have a different idea for how they want the show to go, and the power struggle is apparent with each episode. They also like to bend the rules, taking shortcuts by letting their storylines dictate the laws of the space-time continuum, when really, the show would be more consistent if it were the other way around.
Writing for a TV show may sound like a fun job, and most of the time it probably is, but it's also one of the most meticulous occupations in the entertainment industry.
So that is W for me. Writing for the screen.
What be W to all you?
PS - #DBFILMCLUB is today!
But I have an essay to do!
Hopefully I can get it done in time.
Just saw in my mentions that @Jon might not forgive me if I don't.
Strange enough, that might motivate me to get it done. LOL.
