Writer's block
YouTube is still in its "firsts" phase. Firsts as in first to get a TV deal, first to sign a recording contract, first celebrity to taser herself, etc.
Today: First struggling TV writer to plead for work. David McMillan, frustrated with being blocked at every turn by countless other wouldbe writers, made a YouTube vid to make his case. "When assembling a TV staff, you're also assembling a group of personalities to share a writers room," David Rambo, a writer-producer for "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," told the LA Times. "The video conveys a personality, and that may help David in his job search."
'Course his video has less than 300 views so far. I guess every first, no matter how small, gets a nod these days. But poor McMillan, the Times didn't link to it from their web site. Here 'tis.
