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Herbie J Pilato on Ed Asner – A ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ 50th Anniversary Special

by Herbie J Pilato

I regard myself as a beautiful musical instrument, and my role is to contribute that instrument to scripts worthy of it. — Ed Asner

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS, September 19, 1970, to March 19, 1977). The iconic sitcom made superstars of its namesake, already an American Sweetheart (via The Dick Van Dyke Show, CBS 1961–1966), as well as a host of charismatic performers including Valerie Harper, Cloris Leachman, Betty White, Georgia Engel, Ted Knight, Gavin MacLeod, John Amos, and Ed Asner. read article

Last Week’s Most Important Cord Cutting Developments

Cord Cutters News gives us the latest on the cord cutting front! Hulu Plans, Pricing, Channel Lineups, & More!

Cord Cutters Video Channel: https://twitter.com/CordCuttersNews
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Larry Brody: Live! From Paradise! #106 “The Mound”

THE USUAL NOTE FROM LB: From the summer of 2002 to  the spring of 2010, Gwen the Beautiful and I were the proud and often exhausted owners of a beautiful Ozarks property we called Cloud Creek Ranch.

In many ways, the ranch was paradise. But it was a paradise with a price that started going up before we even knew it existed. Here’s another Monday musing about our adventure and the lessons we learned.

Oh, and if y’all detect any irony, please believe me when I say it comes straight from the universe and not your kindly Uncle Larry B. read article

Latest on WGAW Connect

What has our Writers Guild done for us lately?

Glad you asked because the Guild has a wonderful answer in Writers Connect, a short newsletter members get every week. (See? Another good reason to bust your butt to qualify and join.)

FYC FYI read article

10 Most Viewed TVWriter™ Posts of the Week – July 27, 2020

Good morning! Welcome to another week of TV (and other) writing and production tips at TVWriter™. Here’s a look at the most popular blog posts and resource pages during the  last 7 days.

They are, in order: read article