Herbie J Pilato: Why some comedies stand the test of time and others do not

by Herbie J Pilato

In a recent discussion with a friend about the state of contemporary television comedies, he said something quite brilliant:

“Sitcoms are not variety show skits.” read article

Last Week’s Most Important Cord Cutting Developments 5/19/20

Cord Cutters News gives us the latest on the cord cutting front, including: Cable Companies Losing Users, Content Lineups for Peacock and HBO Max, Quibi’s Growing Pains, & More!

Cord Cutters Video Channel: https://twitter.com/CordCuttersNews
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Larry Brody: Live! From Paradise! #96 “Naming the Hens…”

THE USUAL NOTE FROM LB: From the summer of 2002 to  the spring of 2010, Gwen the Beautiful and I were the proud and often exhausted owners of a beautiful Ozarks property we called Cloud Creek Ranch.

In many ways, the ranch was paradise. But it was a paradise with a price that started going up before we even knew it existed. Here’s another Monday musing about our adventure and the lessons we learned.

Oh, and if y’all detect any irony, please believe me when I say it comes straight from the universe and not your kindly Uncle Larry B. read article

Latest on WGAW Connect

What has our Writers Guild done for us lately?

Glad you asked because the Guild has a wonderful answer in Writers Connect, a short newsletter members now get every week.

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10 Most Viewed TVWriter™ Posts of the Week – May 18, 2020

Good morning! Welcome to another new week at TVWriter™. Here’s a look at the most popular blog posts and resource pages during the  last 7 days.

They are, in order: read article