New podcast episodes begin next week.  In the meantime, here are a few from the archives that are pretty terrific and might hold you over.  ...

I bring this up now because if you fall into this category you might want to make a New Year’s Resolution. I come from the world of broadcas...

This has been the year of baking, hasn’t it?  Probably more muffins, cookies, brownies, and banana bread were made this year than any other ...

As a point of reference, I very much liked the first Wonder Woman movie.  That said, WONDER WOMAN 1984 was a complete and utter mess.  As th...

In case you're still looking to savor the holiday spirit, here's my play, ON THE FARCE DAY OF CHRISTMAS, done with an All-Star Broad...

Pilot notes can be maddening. And we’ve all received them. Usually they’re of the “can we up the stakes?” or “can we make her nicer?” va...

I'm honored that my holiday play, ON THE FARCE DAY OF CHRISTMAS was selected by the New Works Virtual Festival for a Zoom reading.  It...

  Usually on Thursday I drop a new episode of my podcast and devote the blog post to it.  But the current episode will be up for the remaind...

Since Friday is Christmas I’m doing Friday Questions on Wednesday this week. I hope this doesn’t throw off your calendar for the next year. ...

I have to admit, when I saw there was a new documentary about the Bee Gees on HBO Max I yawned.   Not that I disliked the Bee Gees, but I ne...

It's been a rough rough year and we could all use some joy and happiness.  These two videos are just what the doctor ordered.  I don...

The Zoom reading of my play, GUILTY PLEASURES: AN UNAPOLOGETIC COMEDY ends Sunday night.  It's a sex romp with laughs.  Did I mention it...

I get a lot of requests for reprints of Levine/Isaacs scripts. So here is a portion of one of our SIMPSONS, “Dancin’ Homer”, dated 6/05/90...

On the anniversary of the day I was fired from KSEA radio in 1974 when they pulled the plug on the format and let the entire staff go, thus ...

UPDATE: My full-length play, GUILTY PLEASURES: AN UNAPOLOGETIC COMEDY was scheduled to be produced last summer at the Cape May Stage in New...

The history of your favorite Christmas songs forms part one of this super-size episode.  Part two is an interview with Jhani Kaye, who launc...

There is no photo today.  My post is about the loathsome Stephen Miller and I can't bring myself to even look at his ghoulish alien-like...

For a TV writer I contend the two most exciting events are watching your show being filmed and then watching it live on the air.   Especiall...

I liked MANK, now playing on Netflix.   But unlike every critic, I didn’t love it.   I did love a lot of things about it — shot all in black...

What’s the dumbest holiday gift you’ve ever received? Mine was a Fizz-nik. And understand, I really WANTED this thing. In my dumb kid...