Category: By Larry Brody

LB: Some Musings on the Silver Surfer (the greatest muser of all time)

Glad You Asked Dept. 1/16/14

That's Jack Kirby's version on the left, with Earl Norem's variation on the right.
That’s Jack Kirby’s version on the left, with Earl Norem’s variation on the right.

About a year ago I started what I intended to be a weekly column answering your questions about TV writing and the TV biz in general. I would’ve gladly answered questions about a ton of other things, but TV writing and TV biz aren’t just areas I know a lot about, they’re probably the only areas I know anything about.

The weekliness of said column didn’t last long because I didn’t get enough questions. Which, btw, was very disappointing. Recently, however, I’ve received a couple of inquiries that I think might be of interest to others, so here we go with the latest Glad You Asked.

Today’s question is about one of my favorite topics, the animated SILVER SURFER series that I ran back in the waning days of the 20th Century. It’s from JB (writing from France, which of course proves the wonderfulness of the interwebs when it comes to expanding our communication horizons). Where was I? Oh, right. JB’s question: read article

LB Sees ABC’s KILLER WOMEN (Well, the 1st episode anyway)

killer-women-tvwriter.comBecause with a name like that how could I not?

Especially since TVWRITER™ buddy Sal Calleros was one of the writers working on the initial order.

I wanted to like this show but knew I wouldn’t. And guess what? My prediction sadly prevailed. Or to put it another way: read article

LB Sees HELIX

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What does this shot mean? This stuff’s supposed to mean something, damnit.

Just finished watching the first 3 1/2 hours of HELIX. Well, that’s not entirely accurate. Let’s say that the first 3 1/2 hours played through on my gigantor screen but I only saw the first 48 minutes because…

I say because…

Wait for it. read article

LB Sees INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS

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This turd in a blanket is on so many “Best of” lists that after I saw it I felt compelled to write a review about how empty, soulless, and dispiriting it was. About how a slice of the life of a no-talent, selfish, boring loser is not the same as telling a story. About how all I could think of as I watched was that I was in hell…a Coen brothers hell and not even my own, to boot.

I hated this film and couldn’t wait to publish my hatred so my piece would effect potential audiences the way the heads of beheaded criminals hanging on city walls were designed to yell, “Beware!” to criminal members of medieval populaces. read article

What TVWriter™ Really Thought of 2013’s TV Series Offerings

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“Psst. Hey, munchman! Where’s the article we promised about the best TV series of 2013?”

“Um, I’m on it, LB. Honest.” read article