Friday, November 21, 2008

Movies Are Your Best Entertainment. Not.

Screenwriting guru McKee says Hollywood is finished: "If screenwriting guru Robert McKee has the plot right, Hollywood is the villain in the piece and TV is the hero. But how the story ends is another question.

'Hollywood films? The death rattle of a dying industry,' said the acclaimed screenwriting instructor, in Paris for one of his sold-out 'Story' seminars.

'The best writers are creating TV series. It's all in TV,' he told AFP."

3 comments:

Ivan G Shreve Jr said...

'Hollywood films? The death rattle of a dying industry,' said the acclaimed screenwriting instructor, in Paris for one of his sold-out 'Story' seminars.

I've also been saying this for years, though without the eloquence of Mr. McKee.

Cap'n Bob said...

The end of civilization is nigh.

Word Verification: hydro. What McKee was smoking when he made that pronouncement.

MysterLynch said...

This has been said repeatedly over the years.

Hollywood has produced more than its share of crap, but there are plenty of amazing films being made as well.

The film industry is alive and doing fine.