You want to write a romantic comedy screenplay and sell it for a million dollars. So you take classes, read books, study story structure, a...

Thank you, Tigers. No more Yankees. No more Spike Lee in the crowd. No more Donald Trump in his luxury box. No more John Sterling ...

Hello from San Francisco. Well, actually Emeryville but I can see San Francisco. According to imdb.com I was the location manager on DANTE’...

I'm off to San Francisco for a long weekend. Travelogue to follow next week. Assuming the Bates Motel has internet access I'll co...

First off, If you ever wondered what I sounded like as a disc jockey... GREAT BIG RADIO will run a one hour sample of my work from 1977 o...

LOST is my favorite show. In preparation for Wednesday night’s season premiere, here are the handy character sketches you’ll need to be up ...

Nick Colasanto, who played the Coach on CHEERS had a background that might surprise you. He directed quite a few episodes of HAWAII 5-0, CO...

My favorite reader comment so far: I've gotten familiar with Becker through the syndication. Not familiar with "Cheers". Well,...

Congratulations to my beloved Dodgers for getting into postseason play. My wife is a huge Mets fan and my partner is a huge Yankees fan. ...

I was walking recently and felt dizzy for a second. I stumbled a beat, regained my balance, the dizziness went away and that was that. No...

First off, thanks to Defamer.com, James Wolcott, and Lance Mannion for recent referrals. Hopefully, of the thousands of new readers, six wi...

Not to turn this into a STUDIO 60 blog but with all the comments I thought I’d take one more day to offer additional thoughts. Tomorrow, I ...

After watching episode two of STUDIO 60 I must let you in on a little secret. People in television, trust me, are not that smart. Not eve...

Despite my desire to kill off characters when stars misbehave, my heart goes out to actors. Writers are used to rejection. But for actors...

It’s the sitcom pilot pitching time of the year. For the next few months those of us TV writers lucky enough to be invited will schlep over ...

Happy Jewish New Years. It's just not the same without this man. I'm reminded of Sandy Koufax not pitching the first game of the 19...

For my weekend post, here are a few sites you might check out. My son, Matt, has a great baseball blog worth your attention. Now that his...

Open letter to drama showrunners: STOP LISTENING TO NEW MUSIC! It seems every one hour show ends now with the obligatory montage bouncing fr...

Monday saw the premieres of the two big bonus babies, STUDIO 60 and THE CLASS. Both come from A-list writers, both were written on spec, a...

Lots of requests for Mary Tyler Moore stories. Some I can tell. Others I’ll save for my book, tentatively titled “I've been thrown ou...