Vaughn Chronicles

Being home has given me an opportunity to actually get in on some good shows, but since my parents reluctantly refuse to buy HBO (I can’t complain, not my house), I can’t watch the ones I want to catch up on. Therefore, I am forced to deal with it, and try to broaden my outlook on HBO being the God of TV. Franky, I really don’t want to, but it couldn’t hurt right?

I’m currently halfway through The Tudors, via Verizon FiOS, which is by far, the best service in the county in my opinion, and thats really all that matters here :). I like the series, but I am going to wait until I finish it to hold all judgment. Theres a couple more I would like to check out, Californication being one of them. Not sure what its about, but it has David Duchovny, and thats all the reason I need to watch it. Oh, plus its about a writer struggling with some shit. I like to watch those sort of things, makes me feel warm inside. You’d think since I’m trying to get into writing, I would steer clear of stuff like that, wierd.

There is The L Word, and as somewhat intriguing as that show may be to watch, it annoys the hell out of me. Some guys would call me gay for that, but if I wanted to watch two chicks “make love”, why watch it on Showtime, for the story… lol? The L Word is mostly a R rated Lifetime show, in which I have a feeling mostly women watch, straight women. If that is in fact, true, what does that mean really???

Oh yeah, my question was answered on yesterday’s Cinematical writing column - The Write Stuff.. The Question was referring to the current Writers Strike. Below is the question, and answer by Cinematical’s Patrick Walsh.

Chris Vaughn asks…

Didn’t one of the major studios or networks sue YouTube for having their content illegally for millions? That says Internet content IS worth something. Yet they claim the internet is too young or the methods are too young.

The net is over a decade old, and the methods are over 5. How much more time do the suits need?!

Yup. Fox sued YouTube over leaked Fox programs. Viacom sued YouTube for a billion dollars. NBC made demands for YouTube to take down Saturday Night Live clips and eventually joined Viacom’s battle. I don’t think many could argue that the networks and studios know full well that there is loads of money to be made from the net, regardless of how they spin it.

As minuscule as it was, it was really awesome of Pat to answer my question, Thanks!

~Vaughn