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NEW! SHOOT THAT ONE
MORE ESSAYS BY JAVIER GRILLO MARXUACH In this follow-up to his first collection of essays - Shoot This One - television writer and producer Javier Grillo-Marxuach continues to overshare about his misadventures in the small screen to a degree that will make you fear for his future employment. Including, for the first time in print, Grillo-Marxuach’s internet-breaking, no-holds-barred account of the creation of the hit show Lost, as well as the never-before-seen “mean version” of his essay “The Eleven Laws of Showrunning” - an incendiary assault on the toxic culture behind many TV series - the essays in Shoot That One offer both a tantalizing glimpse into the inner circles of the entertainment industry as well a management lesson disguised as a juicy tell-all. With Shoot This One already on the reading list in a number of writing courses, Shoot That One digs deeper not just into the workings of TV but also popular culture as a whole. Whether he’s taking a flamethrower to the rampant bigotry in show-biz, explaining why your junior high school English teacher was wrong about how stories should end, or arguing that some films are better experienced with earplugs, Grillo-Marxuach takes no prisoners, tells it like it is, and shares what he knows with career-threatening candor and an endless curiosity about the medium and its message. |
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ANIMAL BADGE! In the ranks of the Metro Police, no cop was tougher than Robbery Homicide Detective Tony Kane. Once the scourge of the city’s criminal underworld, Kane now finds himself riding out his last days on the job in the last place that will have him… the Metro Police's Animal Division. Busting wayward pets and their careless owners is no beat for the city’s meanest cop — and his cat-loving partner, Officer Sheila Donnelly, agrees — but when a routine incident of porcine assault and battery becomes a murder investigation, the only way to crack the case will be by combining the talents of city’s kindest and warmest animal cop with those of its hardest-boiled homicide detective! Written by Naren Shankar, writer/producer of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Javier Grillo-Marxuach, creator of The Middleman comics and TV series - and illustrated by Armando Zanker - Animal Badge mixes swift justice and cute critters… and brings new meaning to the phrase “this time it’s paw-sonal”! |
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RAMIEL - WRATH OF GOD Originally scheduled for release in 2012, Ramiel - Wrath of God tells the story of a fierce warrior Angel who chooses to fall to Earth to dispense Old Testament justice to the wicked. Now - thanks to a special arrangement with the original publisher - the complete adventures of Ramiel are available in a beguiling, large-sized paperback including - for the first time anywhere - the lost, series-concluding fourth issue! RATED R for language, violence and adult situations. |
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SHOOT THIS ONE
Essays By Javier Grillo-Marxuach A dishy, and, really, far too revealing collection of essays on the business of television, which io9.com called "an ultimate book of knowledge" |
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THE MIDDLEMAN
For all things Middleman, from beautifully remastered comic books to live table reads and links to the ABC Family Television series, O2STK.com is the place to go! |
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CHILDREN OF TENDU PODCAST!
Co-Hosted by Javier Grillo-Marxuach with Jose (Firefly, Agent Carter) this podcast is nothing less than a free course in television from the ground up, if you want to break in or are curious as to how the sausage is made, is is the podcast for you! |
PUPPET BUREAU BOOKS
Publishers of "Shoot This One" and other books from Javier Grillo Marxuach and friends! |