Do you have a higher purpose? Grant Snider, TVWriter™’s fave philosopher-cartoonist is justifiably proud to share his.
And, yes, this TVWriter™ minion suggests filing this cartoon under the heading “Why We Write.”
Tag: Larry Brody
Stacey Jones: All the Ways to Win
by Stacey Jones
LB’s NOTE: Stacey Jones was the winner of the second running of TVWriter™’s late, lamented PEOPLE’S PILOT competition back at the dawn of time. Most recently, he’s done a series of reviews of various Marvel TV series for us.
Today he starts his latest series of reviews, this time about – his own life.
Yep, you heard me.
LB: Peter Bogdanovich RIP
by Larry Brody
LB’S NOTE: I’ve been thinking about Peter Bogdanovich’s death and wishing there was something I could add to the discussion of one of the most influential film directors of the 1970s.
I met him once during the ’80s, via my then business managers, and he was quite pleasant in a Hollywood sort of way. My management, however, wasn’t exactly fond of him. Something to do with the fact that he only got in touch with them when he needed money for a project.
This shouldn’t have been a negative because my managers’ main business was in fact lending people money in exchange for a percentage of the take. But their policy was to never – absolutely never – invest in the film biz, which, they said, they had told Bogdanovich myriad times so why did he keep insisting on wine-and-dining and pitching them time after time?
LB: Oh Crud! (A Sort of a Salute)
by Larry Brody
NASA Perseverance Mars rover has crud obstructing its rock sample system
The headline above, from cnet.com, is my favorite post/article heading of the year so far.
When I was a kid, I was a huge fan of Mad, which in those days was a comic book not a magazine, and which frequently used the word “crud,” or more often “cruddy,” to mean something was crummy or lousy or just plain subpar.
I loved “crud” because as far as I knew, it was a made-up word used only in the comic, and there was something about using a “d” instead of an “m” that lent it great power. To me, something cruddy was infinitely yuckier than any crummy ever could be.
LB: Why New Writers Need to Stop asking Pros to Read Their Scripts
by Larry Brody
One of the most upsetting truths new TV, screen, and even literary writers need to learn as early as possible is that very few professional writers (or editors or producers) want to read your masterpieces.
To ask a working writer to do so is present yourself as an arrogant, thoughtless, and very unprofessional soul, especially if you want us to do it for free (which is the way this request usually is presented).