Tag: Larry Brody

LB: Speaking of ‘Paradise’

by Larry Brody

G the B, AKA The Soul of Cloud Creek

I’ve just been reminded (thank you, J.R.) that many of this site’s visitors come here every Monday just to read the Brodys’ adventures/misadventures on our Arkansas property, Cloud Creek Ranch. For which, natch, I give Big Thanks.

That reminder, however, was also J.R.’s way of saying that because the intended audience here is for the most part writers of one type or another, not every visitor understands why I call my co-star Gwen the Beautiful.

In other words, they haven’t seen her. So, although this probably will infuriate my lady love, I’m remedying that situation right now. read article

America’s Top 10 Broadcast & Streaming Shows 9/13/21

With Outer Banks again taking the #1 spot, Netflix filled every spot in the Nielsen Original Streaming Shows Top 10 last week. The top three were Outer Banks, of course (hmm, we’ll have to watch that some time), Hit & Run, and Grace and Frankie.

On the cable side of things, Fox News Channel offerings filled the entire Top Ten again, with Tucker Carlson’s show taking first, third, ninth, and tenth. read article

LB: Writerly Thoughts for a Friday

by Larry Brody

Speaking of synopses or even blurbs, their best usage seems to be not for describing what you’ve written so readers, editors, producers, et al will have some understanding of what it is, but for describing what you’re going to write so you’ll understand about it to finish the damn ms. without killing your favorite character along the way. read article

How to Get Your TV Show Idea on the Air #6

by Larry Brody

The sixth in a series of videos about what is for all practical purposes the most important thing to know in showbiz: How to sell your idea, your script, and yourself.

This is serious business indeed, but the process also is filled with fun and, yes, love.  So please sit back and click to learn, enjoy, and maybe even find your TV show Destiny by knowing more about WHAT EXECUTIVES WANT TO SEE IN A TV SERIES PITCH.

MORE TO COME

LB: ‘When Raymond Chandler Went to Work for Billy Wilder’

LB’s NOTE: Here’s how the NYTimes subheading described this article by Edward Sorel when the paper published it last month:

Because, you know, otherwise the film aficionados who would be attracted by the headline wouldn’t want to continue reading. I’m not a fan of either of these great talents (although I certainly acknowledge that they were indeed great at what they did), but I thoroughly enjoyed the following: read article