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.
‘All My Children’ and ‘One Life to Live’ Premiere Online April 29th
Yesterday, we gave you the news about the end of the current season for CBS. Today, we have a couple of beginnings:
by Michael O’Connell
All My Children and One Life to Live are finally heading online, nearly two years after producers at Prospect Park swooped in to save the axed ABC soaps.
Producers’ Notes re BLADE RUNNER – Yeah, They Fuckin’ Hated the Film
Further proof that nobody in showbiz knows nuthin’, found on the interwebs
EDITED BY LB TO ADD: Moral of this story: Every single damn thing you do on a project in TV or film is a battle unto the death. Heart/game/courage/commitment are absolutely essential no matter what your level in this biz, so before you scream about how hard it it to get started, remember – it never gets easier. Never.
LB: Everyone Should be Reading Gerry Conway’s Blog
…And he should be writing a lot more on it too.
Gerry is one of the Kings of TV and film and comic book writing and also one of my longest-lasting and closest friends. We met almost 50 years ago at Harlan Ellison’s house, when we were both, um, kids. I went on to do what I’ve done, and Gerry did his thing at least as well. We’ve always stayed close. This post in his blog last week shows a few of the reasons why:
Writing for a living is Hard, and other Obvious Observations
by Gerry Conway
I’m one very lucky son of a bitch.
LB: MY STRANGE GRANDFATHER
This short film from Dina Velikovskaya and the Russian State University of Cinematography really got to me.
Mainly I realized that it’s probably how my grandkids see me.