Tag: Larry Brody

LB: Emmy Nominated Writers Discuss Their Work

by Larry Brody

If you’re a showbiz superfan but don’t want your friends to perceive you that way, one of the best ways to learn more about what’s happening in the biz – including current trends and attitudes et al – the best way to do that is to subscribe to The Los Angeles Times.

No, I’m not going to make a snarky comment about the Times and its obsessions (unless this sentence counts as one). Instead I’m recommending this insider view, published today, in which journalist Randee Dawn brings us what currently Emmy nominated writers have to say about their nominated episodes.

Here’s a peek. read article

LB: You Gotta Read This!

Yes, this pic is relevant. Read on and see why.

by Larry Brody

This morning as I drank my morning coffee (I’m off breakfast for awhile because why not?), I read one of the most moving essays I’ve seen in years. The essay, by Mark Evanier (surely you already know who Mark is), has nothing to do with writing or showbiz (well, a little about showbiz, you’ll see), but it tells a wonderful story about my favorite subject – LIFE.

Here’s how Mark’s story starts:

This time out, I’m going to tell the story of two of the best laughs I ever got in my life, one at age ten and one at twelve. They were both with the same joke and the person who laughed at it twice was my Uncle Aaron. He was a nice man — my father’s sister’s husband — who looked enough like Art Carney to be occasionally mistaken for him. read article

Cartoon: ‘Holes’

Our favorite cartoonist-philosopher, Grant Snider takes on the uncertainty of creativity, just as so many of us do every writing day. With style.

More of Grant Snider’s sensitive perception of humanity and creativity at Incidental Comics, HERE

Last Week’s Most Important Cord Cutting Developments

Cord Cutters News gives us the latest on the cord cutting front. Netflix’s Fan Event, Peacock’s Birthday, & DirecTV Stream is Here!

Cord Cutters Video Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6tUZA7GiIZPaUu4FQXnFYA read article

LB: It isn’t just who you know…

by Larry Brody

…It’s also how you write. I truly believe – and my decades (yikes!) of experience bear me out, that the best way to break into the Industry is to write a script so powerful nobody can say “No.”

Of course it’ll help if at that point you can give it to your buddy/spouse/person who owes you money who also is the head of a studio or network or agency. read article