Yeppers, kids, the world is still celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Mary Tyler Moore Show AKA “The Best Sitcom Ever Written.”
No, we here at TVWriter™ aren’t the only ones who believe that comedy writing has never been consistently better than on creator James Brooks’ highly awarded and mightily loved classic. If it wasn’t the best ever would writer Michael Coate have been able to assemble this virtual roundtable of critical minds to tell us how they feel?
OMG! OMG! OMG!
At last! A video answer to one of the most commonly asked questions Larry Brody & Co. (that last part is this nameless minion) hear from TV writers new, old, rich, poor, students, teachers, you-name-it.
Thank you, Brian Kelsey! You are so damn cool!
LB’S NOTE: TVWriter™’s all-time favorite artist/philosopher, Grant Snider, presents one of the best arguments against one of the banes of the life of just about every writer we know. We certainly can’t argue with its logic.
See more of Grant Snider’s extraordinary perception of human creativity at Incidental Comics, HERE
Do you ever wonder how it is possible that women in movies & TV almost never carry purses? Somehow, they go out for the day without a purse, drive a car, talk on their cell phones, use their credit card, and All without a purse to hold them, or pockets.
Even in cop shows, guns, handcuffs, car keys, flashlight, cell phones, etc. arrive in their hands without any place to hold them prior to their use!
Example: Julia Roberts’ character in the Pretty Woman film, dressed in a skin-tight mini dress, spends the day going around Beverly Hills ?in taxis, shopping at all the exclusive boutiques and ?stores, having lunch in a restaurant, & etc., then returns to her hotel room, without a purse to hold her credit card, lipstick, hairbrush, Kleenex, hotel keys, money, or anything else she may need for all of these activities. It’s the fantasy magic of film, apparently!
The good people at Maryville University sent us this article with a request that we pass it on to our visitors.
Maryville is an online university, which immediately piques our interest but also pings our “Should I Be Suspicious Button.” Reading the following, however, alleviated our concerns. This is an excellent intro to TV and screenwriting.
Ambitious novices, take note!