Category: By Larry Brody

LB: Writers’ Showbiz Promotion Services – Yay or Nay?

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Glad You Asked Dept. 3/25/14

Today’s question comes from JR in – well, in Mexico City, what do you know? But his question is relevant to everyone – everywhere – who wants to write for TV or, for that matter, film. So:

Hey LB,

I’m an American living in  Mexico City, and what I want more than anything is to write for TV. Insofar as I’m pretty darn far from Hollywood and have absolutely no show business contacts of my own, I wonder if you could tell me what’s your take on the online services that send out and otherwise make available your resume, logline, synopsis, script, etc. to various agents, studios, and producers? Can they help me get discovered? read article

LB: God Bless Residuals

Yep, in these troubled time it’s checks like these that keep the Brodys solvent:

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Sorry that this isn’t a full shot of the check but…paranoia, y’know?

Not just for one show but for two, count ’em two – POLICE WOMAN and THE ROOKIES. Good times, kids, good times.

Oh, in case you’re wondering, I’ve had smaller…. read article

LB: Should I Contact Agents Even Though I’m Starting Graduate School?

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Glad You Asked Dept. 3/14/14

This just in from M.R.,

Hello, I am a screenwriter who recently registered a TV pilot spec script with the WGA. I was wondering is prudent for me to pitch and to send is TV pilot script to screenwriters, agents, and managers, if I am attending graduate school in fall?
Does being a full-time grad or college student, limits networking, for example, to pitch, to correspond, and to meet with screenwriters, agents, and managers until he finished college?
Thank you for your time, and have a nice day, 
M.R.

Thanks for writing, M.R. I love it when people send in questions I actually have answers for. So here’s my take:

Dear M.R., read article

LB: 3 Men Who Helped Make My Life What It is Today

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From right to left:

  • Lou Ferrigno, who introduced me to the World’s Greatest Wife, Gwen the Beautiful
  • Stan Lee, who got me through some of the toughest years of both my personal and professional lives
  • Chris Hemsworth, who, well he’s fuckin’ Thor, you know? And I’ve seen him! And he’s real

LB: What’s the story on TV series production schedules?

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Glad You Asked Dept. 3/3/14

Today’s question is from Keiti P, who gets right to the practical nitty gritty of television production. Whatever happened to idealism? Kidding, kidding, never mind. Anyway:

Hi Larry,

I’ve always wanted to know more about the actual production of TV shows. How do they work out the shooting schedules? It seems crazy debilitating to me to shoot a whole season at once, but at the same time I can appreciate the desire to have everything in the can and ready to air. read article