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: My Foray into Teaching College Screenwriting Part 2

Glad You Asked Department 5/13/13

question_ditkoTwo weeks ago I answered the question, “Should I go to grad school or to L.A. as the next step to getting into the TV writing biz?”

And I followed that last week with the first part of the answer to a related query, “Why do you hate television writing programs so much?”

I said then that “my personal experience so far is that only about 20% of the programs meet my criteria” and went on and on about my one positive experience in the college TV writing arena, when I taught TV and film writing at The College of Santa Fe twenty – yikes! – years ago. read article

Extra! LB: Another Good Reason to Embrace E-Books

Fahrenheit_451Yep, it can’t happen, not anymore.

Literally, anyway.

Metaphorically – well, “they’ll” always keep trying, won’t they? read article

Extra! Steampunk Legos for the Enlightened Ones!

Nothing to do with television writing, but way cool:

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LB: I’ll Be on the Radio Tomorrow

Um, you do remember radio, don’t you? I have a vague idea that it relates to my old iPod in some way, but I can’t put my finger on the details.

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Nope, I haven’t been on Howard’s show. I was scheduled once but got bumped. Oh well…

Be that as it may, I’m going to be on the radio this week, on buddy Ed Roberson’s TV Confidential show.

We actually spoke last week, talking about TVWriter™ and its doings, especially the People’s Pilot and Spec Scriptacular contests, and about my book (you do remember my book, right), Television Writing from the Inside Out. read article

LB: My Foray into Teaching College Screenwriting

Glad You Asked Department 5/06/13

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Last week I answered the not-so-musical question, “Should I go to grad school or to L.A.?”

And, yes, if you’re considering either of those two options in terms of a career in television writing I do think you should read that post. read article