Sci Fi
One of the really intriguing things about twitter is that there are a number of television people, both in front of and behind the camera, using the service. That’s how I know, for example, that CliqueClack pal Wil Wheaton is in an upcoming episode of Criminal Minds. Not only that, but he also really enjoyed his time there.
One of the more available shows is Eureka. Over the course of their just finished mini season I noticed a few tweets from show-runner Charlie Craig that hinted at just what their production was like. You’d find Charlie tweeting about cutting the new episode just a couple days before it went to air. It all came to a head with their mid-season finale, which you can read about on the Eureka Writers tumblr page.
It’s a crazy story with scripts and story ideas being rejected by the network. The telling bit is this quote from the new entry. “Two days before production began… the Powers That Be pulled the plug AGAIN on the script.” Yikes. The post walks through how they managed to pull off the biggest episode of their short season by writing the episode on the fly. It’s a fascinating look behind the scenes.
Clacked by Brett Love 
on Sep 29, 2008 @ 16:00 EST5EDT
