Saw this pic on the interwebs the other day, and it immediately brought to mind the writer’s version of the situation.
Careful who you listen to, kids. Nothing’s more aggravating than rewriting something that doesn’t really need it.
Category: By Larry Brody
LB: I Think We All Should Buy Peggy Bechko’s “Hawke’s Indians”
What? You can’t just take my word for it? You want to know why?
Hey, it’s a novel. It’s a Western. It’s–
LB: ComicCon is King of the World
See that pic to the left? I just googled ComicCon and got 873,000,000+ results in a quarter of a second!
My first visit to ComicCon was back in the late ’90s when I was doing THE SILVER SURFER on FoxKids.
I sat at a table beside Stan Lee and felt like a total imposter as we both signed autographs and later the same day we did a short panel about the upcoming show.
LB: I Used to Ask, “Where are the TV shows that aren’t about urban successes?”
…And I urged everyone I knew who was in any position of power in the Industry to bring us shows that didn’t present our society as one that contained only financially successfully, beautifully dressed, all around idealized men and women but instead showed us characters that “real people,” i.e., hard-working blue collar types, could identify with.
It took a few years, and I’m not saying that I was in any way responsible for it, but here’s what we’ve got available on our television sets now:
- HILLBILLY HANDFISHIN’,
- BAYOU BILLIONAIRES
- MOONSHINERS
- REDNECK ISLAND
- LADY HOGGERS
- THIS IS AMERICA WITH LARRY THE CABLE GUY
- SWAMP LOGGERS
- ROCKET CITY REDNECKS
- DUCK DYNASTY
- SWAMP PEOPLE
- HERE COMES HONEY BOO BOO
- BUCKWILD
- DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER
- AVERAGE JOE
- BRAT CAMP
- DATE MY EX: JO & SLADE
- EXTREME COUPONING
- ICE ROAD TRUCKERS
- PAWN STARS
- NASHVILLE
And, yep, about a zillion more. Fictional, non-fictional, and semi-fictional series about people who aren’t doctors, lawyers, or way too well-dressed detectives.
LB: Time Now for Some Encouragement & Advice
Because I just got an email from a former student who reminded me of how important it is.
Keep encouraging and advising!Much thanks,-ce
So, from all of me to all of y’all:
