I’ve always felt that in many ways I am still thirteen. Back then I used to sit at a desk and write and draw comic books, dreaming up cra...

Get a behind-the-scenes look at one of television's greatest hits as Ken Levine discusses how the writers of MASH handled the actors...

A friend of mine in advertising (let’s call him Don Draper) turned me on to this rather startling survey, conducted by the Katz Television...

There was a short-lived sitcom in 1990 called THE MARSHALL CHRONICLES. It was way ahead of its time. It was created by Richard Rosenstoc...

I saw THE FOUNDER at a WGA screening Friday night and it drew a rather large crowd. But that’s understandable. It was a movie about some...

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

Okay, here it is! Episode 1 of my weekly podcast.   Please subscribe on iTunes or wherever you subscribe to podcasts.  It's a work in p...

As promised, I am going to begin a weekly podcast .    The first episode arrives TOMORROW.    Meanwhile, check out the awesome logo do...

Fresh for the New Year. Here are Friday Questions: Harold Peteresen starts us off: TCM recently showed an hour long tribute to Robert...

In an earlier post I mentioned how my writing partner, David Isaacs and I traveled with the White House Press Corps for a few days while d...

Here's one for radio geeks (and music lovers).  Very few people appreciate the precision that goes into singing radio jingles.  You have...

You’ve worked on your spec pilot for months. You’ve taken a course in pilot writing. You’ve read two books. You’re so desperate for in...

It's always weird to me when New Year's Day falls on a Sunday and they postpone the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl until today.  I alwa...

Happy New Year.  I can't believe how many wonderful people we lost last year, including Carrie Fisher.  As I mentioned earlier we were ...

This awful awful year just will not end.   Bill Christopher, who played Father Mulcahy, has passed away at 84. A sweeter, nicer, more ge...

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 o...

Last Friday Questions of the year. David leads off: The Simpsons has just hit 600 episodes, has been renewed through season 30, and th...

Readers have been wondering why I haven’t been reviewing movies. Simple. I haven’t seen any.  I was too involved with my play and Tetri...

As readers of this blog know, I was really looking forward to JACKIE. She’s a fascinating public figure, I love anything ‘60s, and I once...

2016 continues to be the worst year ever.  Carrie Fisher died this morning.  She was only 60.  Carrie was a wonderfully funny person who l...