"The central conceit of Television , the debut novel from filmmaker and writer Lauren Rothery, is clear from the back blurb, so I'm not spoiling anything by sharing it: Verity is a 50-ish-year-old movie star-the type making $30 million plus per movie-who's lost all love for the industry, and announces a lottery of his salary plus points (that is, his share of the movie's in-theater profits) for his latest Marvel-esque movie. The lottery incidentally makes the movie a huge"
"The lunch scene exemplifies the novel's stylistic dialogue (though it risks occasionally being too quippy, nearly every character's work revolves around words-either writing or performing them-so universal linguistic dexterity feels fairly natural), and its perspective: The movie industry is dying, and the creative people who could revive it are the last people given the opportunity to do so. This is explored through multiple narrators: Verity; his best friend and sometimes lover, Helen, who has been writing plays and films for nearly three decades but makes her scratch"
Verity is a 50-ish movie star earning $30 million-plus per film who has lost love for the industry and announces a lottery of his salary plus points for a blockbuster. The lottery turns the film into a box-office hit, giving Verity leverage to demand better scripts and set new terms. The narrative uses multiple narrators: Verity; Helen, a playwright and script doctor who punches up scripts for others; and Phoebe, an unsuccessful screenwriter whose connection to Verity and Helen is later revealed. Dialogue is quippy and linguistically dexterous, and the story critiques a dying, gatekept movie industry.
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