Hunter's Canvas

Shawn Ryan + James Ellroy = ?

Shawn Ryan, the creator of my favorite TV show, The Shield, is collaborating with one of my favorite authors, James Ellroy, on a new TV show to air on A&E.  The new drama called "The Lead Sheet" features investigators trying to catch the Hillside Strangler, with each episode focusing on a single lead.  

I love The Shield for the same reasons I love Ellroy's books - complicated, tightly knit plotlines which are at the same time outrageous and completely believable.  This pairing might actually be too good to be true.  And it's on A&E, not F/X as was The Shield.  I'm curious to see how they will handle the violence and raw issues the show will most likely touch upon.   

Six word science fiction

 

I picked up an old issue of Wired yesterday and found a great collection of very short science fiction stories.  A couple of my faves:

Gown removed carelessly. Head, less so.  - Joss Whedon

“Cellar?” “Gate to, uh … hell, actually.”  - Ronald D. Moore

The baby’s blood type? Human, mostly.  - Orson Scott Card

K.I.A. Baghdad, Aged 18 - Closed Casket  - Richard K. Morgan

Thought I was right. I wasn't. - Graeme Gibson

Mind of its own. Damn lawnmower. - David Brin

I saw, darling, but do lie. - Orson Scott Card

Steve ignores editor's word limit and  - Steven Meretzky

Pic Cred

Baby Bush interns with UNICEF, makes $300K

Jenna Bush, AKA Twinkle, has decided to grow up and get rich on her own.  Banking on her year-long internship with UNICEF, Jenna's written a book (Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope) which she hopes will "motivate young Americans to increase their awareness of other young people around the world." 

Though HarperCollins hasn't revealed how much they paid the 25-year-old for the publishing rights, it's believed to be over $300,000, of which a "portion" will be donated back to UNICEF.

The book recounts the life of a young woman named Ana whose life has been one struggle after another: born HIV-positive, both her parents died from AIDS, her grandmother's boyfriend molested her.  But, just like real life, this book has a happy ending: she "falls in love," has a baby and "finds a peaceful home where she can plan a new life."

Maybe if Jenna had spent less time writing her book, and instead lobbied against her father and his anti-woman policies like the Global Gag Rule, she could've actually helped someone.  But alas, just like her father, it seems she's a greedy hypocrite.

Links:
Guardian UK, NYT, Reuters, Booklist via Amazon