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.
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
LB’S NOTE:Ran across this job listing, along with 100s more nationwide, last weekend at EntertainmentCareers. I didn’t have the necessary qualifications (starting with not looking for a job), but your mileage may vary.
Please remember: This isn’t a recommendation for the gig or the site. But if you respond to the ad, let me know what and how it all goes down.read article
How FanFic Expands the Sherlock Holmes Family
by Ryan Britt
LB’S NOTE:Remember when people used to mock fan fiction for being, oh, you know, fan fiction? Seems like just the other day, right? Because it was. But those days are over, gang. Here’s why.
New Netflix film Enola Holmes gives Sherlock Holmes a family beyond his estranged brother Mycroft. The Holmes family tree though, doesn’t come from Conan Doyle. Instead, it’s the result of a long history of fan fiction
Author Nancy Springer invented Sherlock’s secret sister. You might remember back in 2017 when Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock Holmes met his secret — and criminally insane — sister Eurus Holmes (Sian Brooke) in the 4th season of the BBC’s Sherlock, but Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown) came first. Springer’s Enola made her splash in the 2006 middle-grade book The Case of the Missing Marquess(upon which the new movie Enola Holmesis based)which makes her the reigning champ of secret Holmes siblings, at least in the 21st century. Are there other secret Holmes siblings? What about the Holmes parents? Did Sherlock or Mycroft have any children of their own?read article
