by Herbie J PilatoAs a page for NBC in Burbank from May 1984 to December 1985, I worked on several shows that became classics, including The Golden Girls, Family Ties, and more.
No show was more exciting to be involved with – sometimes on a daily basis, than The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson.
Mr. Carson has been called the “King of Late Night TV” – and there’s a reason for that.
All over the interweb, folks are reacting to the idea of Comcast and Time Warner Cable becoming, um, one. And nobody here at TVWriter™ – not one of us – has read anything positive about it so far. Here’s a short list of articles about the Impending Interweb Disaster
Here’s a reading list to get your flood blowing blood flowing:
Um, we were going to write about this. Honest! We swear! But Gizmodo beat us to it. So we bow to the amazingly perceptive Big Dogs:
This year’s batch of brand new pilots from Amazon Studios just went live, and there are surprising number of stars in the mix. From a drug-laced drama about classical music with Gael Garcia-Bernal to a dysfunctional family comedy with Jeffrey Tambor (wait that sounds familiar), there’s something for everybody.
“Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come the most unsought for are commonly the most valuable.” ~ Francis Bacon
Pretty much the truth, right? I think Francis Bacon spoke his truth clearly.
How often have you sat in front of your computer or with pen in hand, sweat blood and come up with not a single idea to write about?