Category: By Guests

Herbie J Pilato Talks ‘Bridget Loves Bernie’ – Unsung but Not Forgotten

TVWriter™’s pioneering Consulting Editor Emeritus tells us the story of a seminal TV series that, well, that very few people ever realized was as groundbreaking as it was. Hi Bridget! Hi Bernie!

by Herbie J Pilato

Writer/producer Herbie J Pilato is the host of the TV talk show THEN AGAIN WITH HERBIE J PILATO, now streaming on Amazon Prime and the author of several pop-culture/media tie-in books. He has been part of TVWriter™ for over 20 years and is Contributing Editor Emeritus. Learn more about Herbie J HERE.

Stephanie Bourbon on Copyrighting Your Work

One of our fave writer-illustrator-screenwriting-vloggers, Stephanie Bourbon, answers a question on a subject that just may have crossed your mind. (In other words, of course you’ve thought about this!

Do I Need To Copyright My Novel/Work?
by Stephanie Bourbon

The other day in a massive FB group a new writer posted the question when do I need to copyright my book? And as FB is always a place for arguing it got heated so I decided that it was needed to write a quick blog about it to help you! read article

Herbie J Pilato Talks ‘Star Trek: Picard’

Here’s TVWriter™’s pioneering Consulting Editor Emeritus with his perspective on the latest incarnation of Jean-Paul Picard AKA Everybody’s Favorite Father Figure. “O captain my captain…!”

by Herbie J Pilato

Writer/producer Herbie J Pilato is the host of the TV talk show THEN AGAIN WITH HERBIE J PILATO, now streaming on Amazon Prime and the author of several pop-culture/media tie-in books. He has been part of TVWriter™ for over 20 years and is Contributing Editor Emeritus. Learn more about Herbie J HERE.

Racism and ‘Bewitched’

Why has the most potent entertainment medium in history failed to stop racism in the U.S.? Well, it ain’t for lack of trying. Take this example from days gone by.

‘Bewitched’ Star Erin Murphy Remembers the Episode of the Series That Took on Racism 50 Years Ago
by Ed Gross

Like many Classic TV sitcoms, a show like Bewitched would seem to be very much of its time; a prism through which to view the past and see how different that world is from ours today. But given the racial unrest that has so consumed the country, it’s necessary to take a look back at an episode of the show from 50 years ago that drives home the point that as much as things have changed, the underlying issues remain prevalent. read article

Herbie J Pilato on 1971’s ‘The Jimmy Stewart Show’

Gather ’round, friends and neighbors. Herbie J has a  new story to tell ya. It’s all about a very big H’wood star that all too few of us remember, and how things turned out for him when he left movies – where he was HUGE – and dipped his toe in that crazy little biz could TV.

by Herbie J Pilato

Writer/producer Herbie J Pilato is the host of the TV talk show THEN AGAIN WITH HERBIE J PILATO, now streaming on Amazon Prime and the author of several pop-culture/media tie-in books. He has been part of TVWriter™ for over 20 years and is Contributing Editor Emeritus. Learn more about Herbie J HERE