Biopics Aren’t About People. They’re About Making Money | Underwire | Wired.com
Biopics Aren’t About People. They’re About Making Money | Underwire | Wired.com
BBC America’s ‘Fleming’ promises to tell the story of the man behind Bond – but in doing so, says more about how we downplay the value of creators in today’s pop culture.
I wrote this for Wired about a new trend towards making biopics that serve existing franchises rather than the people they’re theoretically “about.”
Pass, Flunk or Incomplete? WIRED Gives 10 Fall Shows A Midterm Exam
Pass, Flunk or Incomplete? WIRED Gives 10 Fall Shows A Midterm Exam
From Brooklyn Nine Nine to Agents of SHIELD, which of last fall’s new shows have held up since their pilot episodes? We give 10 shows a midterm examination.
Catching up from last week, here’s something I write up for Wired that ran last Friday. Surprise of the 10 shows I revisited? Probably Trophy Wife, which turned out to be better than I’d expected. That or Dads, which inexplicably was even worse than the pilot.