Feature: Banff World Television Festival
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Entourage Finds Success Out Of Failure— Creator Doug Ellin describes the arduous journey of bringing the hit HBO show to life.
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The Unusual Life of Friday Night Lights — Head writer Jason Katims is grateful to have a third season of the struggling and unique show.
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Swingtown Producer Sees Double Standards In Network Standards— Executive producer and director Alan Poul relates his struggles with the FCC and timid networks.
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Creator Hart Hanson Digs Up Bones Stories— Hanson shows his humorous side in a Banff TV Festival Master Class.
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From Idea to Screen: The Craft of TV Writing— Desperate Housewives and House writers break down the creative process.
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Breaking Into Hollywood Any Which Way They Can
— Three success stories prove there's no clear path to Hollywood.
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Online Fans Represent TV's Vocal Minority — TV writers, directors and producers reflect on their online relationship with fans.
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Sanctuary Leaps From Net To Network— The science fiction series makes its move to Sci Fi in October.
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What's Next? Friday Night Lights, Entourage, Desperate Housewives, Bones, and House
— Gleaning spoilers from TV writers.
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From Law To Medicine: An Interview With House Writer David Hoselton
— Wherein he calls me crazy and won't tell me anything about season five but still has me on his side. Kinda House-like, in fact.
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Banff World Television Festival Unites Industry Professionals— Awards, panels, pitching sessions and seminars make Banff 2008 a prime networking opportunity.
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TV Yearns to Let You Choose Your Own Adventure— ... but it's not quite there yet.
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The (Non) Influence of the TV Critic— Do TV critics have the ability to make or break a show? Should they?
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Audience Wrangling: What JibJab Could Teach TV— TV networks could learn a thing or two from the successful Internet comedy brand.
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Rob Thomas on Banff, Veronica Mars, and Life After the Show's Death— The Veronica Mars creator answers a few questions before heading out to the spa.
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An Interview with The Office Creator Greg Daniels— The American version of The Office has taken off, and it's partly thanks to the web.
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Spike Lee's Katrina Documentary Honoured at Banff World Television Awards— The international awards also named Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and Eastenders as top of their categories.
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Veronica Mars Is Dead. Long Live Veronica Mars. An Interview with Creator Rob Thomas
— Stop the Mars Bars. The TV show is not returning, but the character might live on.
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Banff World Television Festival Announces Rockie Award Nominees— The festival gathers industry insiders for panels and pitching.
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The Invisible Audience: Canadian TV— Canadian television executives seem focused on everything but the Canadian television viewer.
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Oscar Winner Paul Haggis Returning To TV— The Black Donnellys will come to NBC in January. EZ Streets is now available on DVD.
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TV Thinks Outside the Box
— Multi-platform content is the new rage, but producers and broadcasters cry: Show me the money.
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In TV, a Fine Line Separates a Hit from a Miss
— "Nobody knows anything."
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Pop Culture Is Brain Food. Really.— "The audience now has a willingness to be confused, to be challenged."
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Martin Scorcese's Bob Dylan Documentary Wins Top Honours at Banff World Television Awards— "It's just an absolute tour de force of direction of its kind."
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The Return of The 4400: An Interview with Show Creator Scott Peters— "We're moving away from the 4400 freak of the week."
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After the Break: An Interview with Prison Break Creator Paul Scheuring— "We're going to pare away one escapee after another after another until only one's left standing."
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Banff World Television Festival Gathers Industry Insiders— Oscar-winning writer Paul Haggis is just one of the big names expected at the June 11-14 event.
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