The Real Scoop

I’ve been mum’s the word on things as I wait on news, opportunities and developments for “The Broken Hearts Club.”  Basically I’m trying not to jinx myself while trying not to be superstitious. Ironic, huh? But like they say in The Secret, if you want something you should express it strongly and put that energy out there in the universe. Whether anyone reading this believes in The Secret or not, I don’t really care. Perhaps you call it karma, yin and yang, or something else. Some people put faith in nothing but themselves, which is odd because then they limit the scope of their belief in themselves with weak goals and aspirations. But that’s another blog.

I’m waiting on news from a few sources. Primarily I’m waiting for word from my rep about Lifetime TV. The folks there are viewing the film now and discussing its potential as a cable network TV series. Yeah. I know. How frickin’ awesome would that be? Me, and my film as an MOW on Lifetime and then an 8-12 episode summer series. Damn. I get chills just thinking about it. This is where all my energy and focus is at this point. I’ve even discussed with a good writer friend the possibility of him joining me as part of my writing team. I’m also reading work from several female writers for a possible third team member. The cool thing about joining Lifetime is that I can literally reach out and touch folks who can help me create a successful series.

As a “back up” to Lifetime there is a new U.S. multimedia television network launching that has expressed deep interest in “The Broken Hearts Club” as, you guessed it, another series. And from recent discussions it also appears that there may be series potential in Canada.

Finally, there’s a lingering strong opportunity at HBO Europe for licensing of the film.

On the festival front I am awaiting news from the Valley Film Festival, the Portobella Film Festival, the Flyway Film Festival and London BFI Film Festival.

As preparation for some of the above, particularly the opportunity to write for a my series, I’ve finished a second series pilot script in the SCI-FI genre. It began as one thing and transmogrified into something I think is pretty cool. I have enough in the script for a two-hour season premiere. Right now it’s called Person-X.

And while I’m waiting for all this to happen I have to get my ass back out into the world and get a stinkin’ job. I certainly hope one of these nuts cracks soon.