Tonight is the whatever-annual Golden Globe Awards on NBC. I will be reviewing them along with my daughter, Annie and her writing partner...

When the musical I co-wrote was produced I was asked to submit my bio for the program. The trouble is, if I list that I am primarily a TV ...

Some Friday Questions to send you into another weekend of football: XJill leads off: What do you think of this "the viewers pick ...

Show business has faced crises before. Work stoppages due to labor strikes that halted production and crippled the TV and movie industrie...

Among the people I wanted to be when I grew up was Bill Mouzis. You’ve probably never heard of him, but he was a hero of mine. He sat i...

There’s a famous story in Hollywood about a network executive telling a writer what they were looking for that season. He said, “We want ...

Best of luck to Jimmy Kimmel who tonight begins his show at 11:35 on ABC. Personally, I’ve always liked Kimmel’s show and found his rela...

DOWNTON ABBEY had become a sleeper hit. Who knew this Edwardian ITV costume drama would attract such a following across the pond? Season...

Traveling is a nightmare anyway, but during the winter it gets even worse. But fear not, blog faithful. Here are some suggestions for wi...

Bonus Friday question: Dana Gabbard asks: Maybe you could give us a peek at the legal process a script goes through. I know from reading t...

Yesterday’s post on what spec to write has generated a lot of Friday Questions. So let me address them today.  First off, several peop...

Here’s a question I get (and am happy to answer) every year. Beardly Mustachington asks: Will you again grace us with your comedy spe...

If you loved the stage musical, if you’re a devoted fan, if you can tell the difference between all the songs then you will probably love ...

                 Happy New Year! Here are my New Year’s resolutions: Finally watch THE WIRE. Get ALMOST PERFECT on Netflix or Hulu...

Adele, Jade Jones, Ben Affleck, Usain Bolt, Lena Dunham, the San Francisco Giants, the New York Giants, Claire Danes, Barack Obama, Miguel...

The best week of the year in Los Angeles is always this one, the final seven days of the year. More property taxes and obligations are on...

SHARK TANK has become a guilty pleasure.  Enterprising people trying to interest billionaires into investing in their new miracle product...

Here are some great photos on the road to Hana and other assorted Maui locales taken by my son Matt.  He has the kind of camera that's...

Last Friday Questions of the year.  I hope I do them justice. Brian starts us off: Ken - what do you think of Homeland and The Last Re...