Author: LB

A legendary figure in the television writing and production world with a career going back to the late ’60s, Larry Brody has written and produced hundreds of hours of American and worldwide television and is a consultant to production companies and networks in the U.S. and abroad . Shows written or produced by Brody have won several awards including - yes, it's true - Emmys, Writers Guild Awards, and the Humanitas Award.

LB: “Which science fiction TV show do you wish you could personally reboot?”

That’s the question asked over at io9.Com a few days ago, complete with this photo of one of the worst TV shows ever made:

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Yes, it’s BUCK ROGERS, created & produced by a good friend of mine and taken over & produced by another friend who was actually the godfather of my 2nd son. Still sucked tho.

The question’s gotten a lot if answers, including:

  • BLAKE’S 7
  • THE INVADERS
  • DUNE (mini-series)
  • RIVERWORLD
  • BABYLON 5
  • WONDER WOMAN
  • STAR TREK

I’d like to throw in my two cents because as you all know, I’m that kinda guy. But I’m doing it here instead of the original website because I always get ignored when I comment at io9 and I really, really, really crave attention. (Hey, that’s a showbiz requirement, isn’t it?) read article

LB: The Doctor Puppet’s Creator Says Thanks

And now a word from a blog we usedta love:

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by Alisa

Hello Doctor Who Tumblr! read article

The Most Successful TV Producer-Salesmen of 2013-14

Meet the producers – some of them writers even – who “own” the broadcast and cable networks for the upcoming season:

Travailler plus...In alphabetical order (cuz we don’t want to alienate any of these mega-potentates).

  • Aaron Kaplan
  • Bill Lawrence
  • Chuck Lorre
  • David Semel
  • David Zabel
  • Howard Gordon
  • J.J. Abrams
  • John Davis
  • Julie Plec
  • Ryan Murphy
  • Seth MacFarlane
  • Shonda Rhimes

And now that you know their names, how do you put this knowledge to good use? Simple: read article

Turning Adversity into Creative Growth

Not wanting to steal the following article’s thunder, but isn’t all creativity fueled by adversity? Aren’t our attempts to either escape or kick the crap out of adversity what being creative is all about?

Just asking.

creativitystuffby Scott Barry Kaufman, Pd.D.

“I create – in order not to cry.” — Painter Paul Klee read article

LB: “Why Should We Settle for This Newbie? We Want an A-List Writer!”

Glad You Asked Department 5/20/13

question_ditkoTime now to once again play Answer Man. Today’s question is on a  topic that’s broken many a writer’s heart…including, yes, my own.

Thanks to Edye P. for having the special kind of courage it took to bring this up:

I’ve been writing for a couple of years now, long enough to have an agent and specs she’s proud to send out. read article