Category: Misc.

munchman: The #1 Most Important Editing Tip for New Writers

by munchman

Yer friendly neighborhood munchamaniac has been munching on some bad news that arrived at the munch launch pad yesterday, by which yrs truly means the 24th stupid, dumb, & sosososo aggravating rejection of my someday Oscar or Emmy or Bafta (but never Golden Globes ‘cuz screw them) winning script that shall be nameless (titleless?) for the moment, & has come to the conclusion that said rejection is the product of a conspiracy by the secret rulers of the TV & film writing universe, AKA the sons & daughters of Satan known as gatekeepers!

What else could a note like this mean: read article

Herbie J Pilato Remembers ‘The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour’

The singing duo of Sonny and Cher still resonates with Baby Boomers in a way that can seem quite a mystery to later generations. Here’s our fave Classic TV historian, Herbie J Pilato, to explain.

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The Beat Still Goes On
by Herbie J Pilato

When it comes to vintage comedy-variety shows headlined by pop-music stars, before Tony Orlando and Dawn, Donny and Marie and the Captain and Tennille, there was Sonny and Cher.

Breezy, brazen and groundbreaking, The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour started it all. read article

munchman: Is ‘Jeopardy’ jeopardizing its integrity?

Know that question everybody asks people who work in TV? I mean the one that goes, “Why is TV so bad?”

Well, today variety.com is giving us the answer. After months of so-called on-air auditions for a new live host of Jeopardy to replace the sadly dead old host, it looks like the new host is -wait for it: read article

Herbie J Pilato on Super TV Producer, QUINN MARTIN

If you’ve ever watched The Fugitive, Barnaby Jones, The Streets Of San Francisco, The FBI, Cannon, or another of the many other series from QM Productions, you’ve seen Quinn Martin’s work. Our pal Herbie J explains:

NOTE FROM LB: Having worked on most of Quinn’s shows at one time or another, I can agree with Herbie J unequivocally. Quinn Martin was indeed a “Super TV Producer.” He even had a secret identity: His real name was Martin Cohen!

Jim Henson’s company puts its own spin on Quinn’s name

Herbie J Pilato, host of Then Again, a classic TV talk show streaming on Amazon Prime, is the author of several books about television. For more information, visit HerbieJPilato.com. read article

munchman: Speaking of ‘Comfort Zones’

Yer friendly neighborhood munchadillio just read yet another article about “how to leave your comfort zone” and all I can say is that being comfortable always takes me OUT of mine.

Discomfort is my safe space. Woah. read article