Speaking of EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND

…Is it just us or has the current hiatus been going on way too long? ‘Cuz if feels like it’s never coming back.

Really missin’ Peter Boyle

Why aren’t you in the room, hard at work? %#@! writers!

EDITED BY LB TO ADD: Um, minion, sorry to tell you this but RAYMOND’s been off the air since 2005. It just looks like it’s still on because every local/cable channel on the planet shows the reruns. Like FRAZIER, and GOLDEN GIRLS. Guess RAYMOND’s become a classic. read article

munchman: Money Talks Dept: Local Station Rips Off Blogger’s Video

…So he bills them, which seems much fairer than what the RIAA and MPAA do when they feel robbed:

 

BLOGGER BILLS TV STATION AFTER SEEING HIS VIDEO IN A NEWS REPORT – by Jim Romenesko (JIMROMENESKO.COM) read article

Drew McWeeny Reads the ROBOCOP Remake Script

…And although he finds it funny, he isn’t amused.

ROBOCOP Remake Receives Scathing Script Review – by Matt Goldberg read article

Michael Chabon’s New Book is Going Way Multi-Media

This is either the greatest idea of the season or the biggest hooey in years. Thoughts?

Harper Plans Enhanced E-Book for Michael Chabon’s Novel – by Barbara Chai read article

15 Writers to Hate

…Eh, excuse us, we should’ve said “authors.” That’s what Forbes calls these wordsmiths, who are making way too much dinero to care what they’re called, other than, maybe, “Sir:”

James Patterson made HOW much last year? 94 million bucks? And we’ve never read one word of his? Wow.

Forbes’ 15 Highest Earning Authors List – by Zoe Triska

Yesterday, Forbes released their annual list of the world’s highest earning authors. read article