The Good:
- The premise and every idea that goes along with it; interesting new world, and world events, to explore
The Not So Good:
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: Time to Pay Stan Lee What I Owe Him
Ever wonder what it’s like to be the proud author of a book that fails?
Hey, it happened to me. Turning Points in Television, my second nonfiction book (Television Writing from the Inside Out was first) was published as a trade paperback by Citadel in 2005. It’s just what the name implies, my pick of the most important developments in the history of TV up to that time.
With one major difference: I was part of all those developments, either as a viewer, a writer, or a producer.
LB: Glad You Asked Dept 4/15/13
Yes, it’s true. In the almost two decades that TVWriter™ has been online I’ve been emailed with more questions about writing and showbiz (and my personal life that’s none of your business, thank you) than I ever would have imagined possible – and yet I’ve never had a Q and A column.
Which is really silly because I’m sure that the questions and maybe even my answers would be interesting and helpful to more than just the questioners. So, at last, here’s the first of many weekly, LB answers your questions and you’re thrilled, awed, and deeply satisfied articles.
At least I hope it’s the first of many. And that even if you’re not thrilled or awed or even satisfied you at least finish reading knowing more about the Wonderful World of TV (what’s the smiley for sarcasm?) than you did before you began.
LB Sees REVOLUTION: Ep 113
Aargh! It’s nonsense!
Total nonsense!
Magical thinking of the worst kind cloaked in the opacity of technology!
LB: Want to Know Which TV Shows Hired No Women or Writers of Color in 2011-2012?
Speaking, as we did here on TVWriter™ yesterday, of the Writers Guild of America West’s latest report on the writing staff situation, you can find the big picture on television industry bigots, including WGA-covered shows and their not-so-delightful propensity for bias in the WGAW 2013 TV Staffing Brief here.
And here are two interesting – as in disgusting – details, posted by ThinkProgress.Com:
Television Shows That Hired No Women Writers During The 2011-2012 Season