My father predicted the death of newspapers sometime around 1978 or so.   I was a senior in high school, wondering about professions.  He made this casual observation: “I would steer my kids out of the newspaper business, because my guess is it will be dead in a decade or two.” That prediction of his […]

Today’s content is only for those folks who have “Joined the Colony.”  You can do that, right now, here, and you even get FOUR HOURS of 18th century drama for your trouble.   Go to it, soldier! It’s no secret that we charged head-long into the television business because we hate the current gate-keepers and […]

Final Cuts: Wilson: But when Laud’s talking, Silas and Noah are just sorta standing there. Doing nothing. Riley: Right.  Let’s stay on Laud.  Do you think we should cut it down? Wilson: What?  The whole scene?  No.  It’s fine.  I’d cut down that scene by the stream though. Riley: Um… I know that one’s a […]

PBS Christmas Special: Courage, NH – Season One We are extremely excited to announce that Courage, New Hampshire will make its television broadcast debut on PBS this December. Kicking off the Christmas holiday, the 4-night miniseries is scheduled to air in the 8pm slot on December 18, 19, 20 and 21 on PBS affiliate KVCR […]

Good storytelling is something like telling a good joke.  If it’s well told, you don’t mind hearing it again, now and then, but after about the fifth time, it starts to feel like an act of war.  Human beings were never meant to be bored.  If you’re being paid to entertain, you have an obligation […]

Colony Bay matte artist Jonathan Neil is working on a new online theater for the show.  Even though it’s not finished, it’s so clean and captivating, I check it out every hour or so.  You can too, by clicking on the graphic on the right.  (Not every hour if you don’t want to.)  Fairly soon, […]

If you’ve been following Courage, you’ve been watching the exploits of one Reverend “Silence Laud,” marvelously portrayed by Rutgers-educated actor Donal Thoms-Cappello.   Quite a few fans have demanded this particular villain receive some heavy measure of justice, and one fan has even detailed the precise methods of retribution, many of which I cannot share […]

Announcing A Courage Give-Away As though a night at a Courage premiere wasn’t enough, we’re giving away a director’s chair with the series logo and the autographs of the Courage cast.   It’s not only a great collector’s item, it’s a great set piece for your home office, or living room, because what are you […]

Random Lessons in Building an Indy TV Show We’ve all had to wear so many hats around here, at Colony Bay, that we pick up our business lessons on the fly, between producing shows.   That may not be the wise way to do it, but if you look at most scripted television these days, […]