In the USC comedy class I’m teaching, the subject last week was early sitcoms from the ‘50s and ‘60s . Trying to be as thorough as I cou...

Okay, I was one of those geeks who was totally intrigued by THE BLACKLIST. The premise sounded very cool – a chilling mastermind super vi...

writers of this week's very funny INSTANT MOM.  Okay, so I'm one of those parents.  At least I'm not showing baby photos.  T...

Because I can't think of one topic. Tonight’s new episode of INSTANT MOM was written by Annie Levine & Jonathan Emerson. It’s o...

H ere for the first time (as chosen by me) is the DEFINITIVE list of the top 10 all-time best Frank Sinatra songs. This was not easy to ...

With the Dodgers in the National League Championship Series it means that baseball fans are in for a treat.  The legendary Vin Scully will b...

Taking a moment during pitching changes of the playoffs to answer some Friday Questions. What’s yours? Hamid gets us started: Do you ...

The Lorde hit "Royals"covered by Pentatonix, the a capella group that won THE SING OFF on NBC. Very cool cover.

Now before you storm my house with pitchforks and torches for making such an irresponsible unfounded outrageous charge, just know that I h...

Television’s favorite whacko, Roseanne Barr, went on a new tirade this week. As a former target , it’s always fun to see who has slight...

So after watching lots of new sitcoms and quite a few returning ones over the last couple of weeks, the show that made the laugh the most ...

Got the chance to see a lot of the new comedies. I liked some but can’t honestly say any really knocked me out. And I was really hoping...

Home from New York.  Was there for a sad occasion.  My mother-in-law, Rosalyn Cohen passed away last week.  She was 92.  Other than taking h...

In 1993 my writing partner, David Isaacs and I did a short run series for CBS called BIG WAVE DAVE’S starring Adam Arkin and David Mors...

Directing multi-camera shows can be a challenge in the best of conditions but in New York, it can really be a test. A number of years ago...

It’s 10-4 good buddy (a Citizens Band radio reference that six people will get). Here are this week’s Friday Questions: Edward Copeland...

THE CRAZY ONES, heralding Robin Williams’ return to the small screen debuted last week to big numbers for CBS. It handily trounced the n...

When writers turn in screenplays, producers, agencies, and studios generally hire people to read them and submit a report.  These reports ar...

A big part of this blog is you – your comments. I’ve said this before, your comments are often more interesting than my posts. There a...

After a sitcom has been on the air for a number of years – like ten -- it’s understandable that the cast loses a certain amount of interes...