I'm writing this so I must've made it. So far, so good. Wearing a big patch over my eye. My friend Kevin, through a little photosh...

I’m going in this morning for another eye operation. I debated whether to mention it because I hate blogs that just fill space sharing the ...

Here it is -- the fateful scene we wrote that morning in Les Charles' office. (See yesterday's post for explanation.) The episode ...

Every writer has doubts. Some mild, some nagging, and for me in one case – crippling. This might surprise you since I seem fairly prolifi...

Wow. You know time is really passing quickly when “ the Kid ” retires. Ken Griffey Jr. announced his retirement after 22 magnificent season...

Bob Newhart starred in two long running sitcoms -- THE BOB NEWHART SHOW in the 70s (where he played a psychiatrist in Chicago)and NEWHART in...

When I think of John Wooden I think of that Joan Osbourne song – What If God Were One of Us? The most impressive man I’ve ever met was o...

Quite a few of you have asked my take on the Armando Galarraga perfect game. In case you’re not a baseball fan (i.e. most of my readers) – ...

Thanks for all your Friday questions. I’ll try to answer as many as I can. Keep ‘em coming. MikeN gets us started. How much influence do t...

Earl Pomerantz, in his wonderful blog, wrote a recent post describing his “All-time favorite job”. A few readers of both his site and mine ...

It comes from Larry Gelbart in his eulogy for Billy Wilder. If what you're writing isn't likely to offend or annoy anyone at all, go...

I mentioned this on Twitter and Facebook and got an unbelievably positive response. Three, maybe four people at least. So I’ve decided to ...

Happy Memorial Day. This is the time of the year when writing staffs go back to work. If you’re an aspiring TV scribe, I hope someday that’l...

This is a typical story. In the mid 80’s my partner and I had a pretty good movie career going along with our TV work. (I think this was tha...

So sorry to hear about Gary Coleman’s passing. What a sad and all-too-brief life he led. When I heard the news of his death I have to admit...

Other than these I'd say the show wrapped up everything. See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor . Bottom line though...

Happy Memorial weekend Friday question day. What's yours? Steve starts us off: I'm curious about recurring characters. Do writers h...

You gotta love America.

If you just tuned in to AMERICAN IDOL for the first time this season because it was the finale (the way a casual sports fan might watch base...

As I mentioned before, this is the last year I’ll review AMERICAN IDOL. Tonight’s finale will be my finale as well. But to help get you i...