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munchman: Chuck Lorre Wants to Do Drama Series Now

Close your eyes. Concentrate. Can you see it?

  • THE BIG BANG THEORY – Cult police procedural series
  • TWO AND A HALF MEN – Top-rated science fiction buddy show
  • GRACE UNDER FIRE – Under-appreciated tales of our forces in Iraq
  • DHARMA & GREG – Soul Channel fave about one man’s search for his destiny

In other words, the word on campus/around town/in L.A. is that Chuck Lorre, noted sitcom creator-writer-producer, largest money-maker at Warner Brothers TV, and mortal enemy of Charlie Sheen, has extended his Warner’s deal including “a component for feature films Lorre would write, develop and/or direct,” according to Deadline.Com.

As if that isn’t enough, Deadline.Com further adds that “Lorre also plans to expand his turf with forays into drama series and longform projects in addition to developing new comedy shows.” read article

munchman: Another 30 ROCK Producer Makes a Pilot Deal

Have you seen the credits on this babe? Amazing. I want ’em, dammit, I want ’em.

Workplace Comedy From Writer Kay Cannon & Chernin Co. Lands At Fox As Put Pilot by Nellie Andreeva

In her first stab at development, hot young comedy writer-producer Kay Cannon (30 Rock) has landed a put pilot commitment at Fox for a female-centered workplace comedy from 20th Century Fox TV and studio-based Chernin Entertainment. Described as in the vein of Mary Tyler Moore, the single-camera comedy is set in the offices of an NFL-Sunday-type show and has a strong female lead at the center. In addition to writing, Cannon will executive produce with Peter Chernin and Katherine Pope. read article

munchman: Josh Berman Looks Way Too Young to be So Important

Really. Look at this:

Bugs the heck out of me. He looks like the kid I’d hire to mow my lawn. If I had a lawn. And if he didn’t seem so damn confident. I’m not all that into other people being confident around me, you know?

But the youthful Mr. Berman doesn’t need to mow lawns because what he does for a living is create and run shows like DROP DEAD DIVA and the upcoming THE MOB DOCTOR. And to make me hate him even more he has another new project at CBS, based on – yeah, this is upsetting – an article in a snobby-assed East Coast magazine! (Atlantic Monthly) read article

munchman: The Web Video They Don’t Want You to See

“They” being him. As in LB. Because he doesn’t want to offend those I know and love as “The Hot, Wet, & Wild Babes of TVWriter™.”

What? That offends you too? But I’m being nice…nevermind, I get it. Now I know why I’m always so alone…

Where was I? Oh, right, that web video. Watch it. Love it. Prove to LB that he’s wrong and you’re big enough to embrace the: read article

munchman: Why My Grampa Used to Say, “Your Best Weapon is Your Brain”

Imagine – the old dood said that and we’re not even Jewish! Or Chinese! (Whoa, sorry. This isn’t a good environment for jokes based on ethnic stereotypes, is it?)

Black belts’ white matter shows how a powerful punch comes from the brain (UCLA News) read article