Check out this amazing video. Don't know who did the editing but he/she/they did a fantastic job.

Anytime a show breaks format it’s a big risk. On MASH we did it from time to time. When my writing partner, David and I pitched the “Poin...

Friday questions comin' at ya.  For new readers, every Friday I answer your questions.  Just leave 'em in the comments section.   ...

Wow! With this Aaron Sorkin thing going viral I’ve been mentioned in any number of other websites. What an honor to see what other peopl...

The LA TIMES “Calendar” section ran an article Tuesday maintaining that today’s newer comedies like RAISING HOPE and COMMUNITY, even though ...

A million thanks again to Aaron Sorkin for responding to a commenter and causing my blog to go viral for the first time ever. And yes, it ...

This is going to be a rather bizarre recap of DANCING WITH THE STARS because it’s only the first time I’ve managed to sit through the whole...

I posted last night's SIMPSON'S opening but YouTube took it down.  So I took down the post. I hate when I can't post stuff I don...

Many thanks to Aaron Sorkin for graciously responding to a commenter on my review of SOCIAL NETWORK .  Having Aaron Sorkin contribute to you...

In a nod to its proud and rich heritage, Las Vegas is planning on erecting a “museum to the mob” to open by 2011. Exhibits will salute the c...

Here's another episode of ALMOST PERFECT. Monday I'll discuss it -- how we came up with it, our objectives, our approach. If you...

A few years ago I attended an informal high school reunion. It was held at someone’s house, everyone dressed in shorts, and the menu was po...

Here are some Friday questions and answers: l.a.guy wonders: Did you ever, or were you ever tempted, to try working as a stand-up comedian...

Here's another except from the book I'm writing on growing up in the 60s in Southern California. A million memories -- three or fou...

While reporting on today's Texas-Tampa Bay playoff game, KOMO-TV in Seattle ran this.   Even when they don't play the Mariners lose....

NO SPOILER ALERT NECESSARY I have a rather tumultuous relationship with Aaron Sorkin. I loved WEST WING. But I had some issues with STUDIO...

Like all of America, I loved Mrs. Blankenship on MAD MEN. (By “all of America” I mean the million or so people who watch this best show on ...

OUTSOURCED has received a lot of bad reviews. Crass. One-dimensional. Stereotypical. TV critics have hated it. I didn’t. I sure did...

Hey there aspiring writers, Karen F. Owen has found a new way to get an agent! And here’s the good news – you don’t have to write a spec...