All Posts

By Rick Van Meter   Alan Smithee Intro This is the first in a series of brutally honest essays about working in film and television — from someone who’s been chewed up, pitched out, optioned, ghosted, and somehow still shows up to the next meeting. It’s part therapy, part obituary, and part love letter to an industry that promises to call you - and I foolishly wait by my phone like a hormonal teen waiting for his first crush to star 69 me back. (I've already lost all the new

By Rick Van Meter   Alan Smithee Breaking News: Budgets Don’t Care What Network You’re On I’m getting real tired of hearing, “We’re looking for someone with experience on [insert latest Bravo show here].” As if the budget on Housewives  spends that much differently than the one on BBQ Brawl or the crew on Million Dollar Listing  mysteriously works in half-day increments while sipping LaCroix in soft lighting. Spoiler Alert: They don’t. Money is still math. Schedules are still