Tag: TV CAREER TIPS

Herbie J Pilato on the Passing of Ed Asner

Ed Asner was an actors’ actor. You name it, he could do it, and probably do it best. Without him, there would still have been a Mary Tyler Moore Show, but we here at TVWriter™ don’t believe for a minute that it would have been the much-acclaimed, uberpopular, multiple Emmy Award winner it was. Here’s Herbie J’s take on a helluva guy.

Photo by Dan Holm

He Had Spunk! A Tribute to Ed Asner
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 in a recent interview with author Herbie J Pilato.)

Asner died August 29, 2021, at age 91. read article

Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt on the Making of Apple TV+’s ‘Ted Lasso’

Hey, Ted Lasso isn’t just Larry Brody’s and TVWriter™’s favorite comedy series of 2020 and 2021, it’s pretty much the fave of just about every writer we know. So y’all better watch this, hear? And learn!

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LB: ‘Explaining Hollywood: How to get a job as a publicist’

Marvelous Pic by Juliette Toma

by Larry Brody

The latest in the LATIMES continuing series of articles for all their hopeful subscribers. I keep wondering if more people than ever are coming to L.A. to get into the Industry? Or is it less? Anyone got the figures?

Anyway, this article by Ada Tseng is quite informative, and if you’re a subscriber – or a non-subscriber who hasn’t used up your free reads – you can check it out HERE.

#tvwriting #screenwriting #writingtips #writerslife read article

LB: Voices Overheard in the Burbs

by Larry Brody

Heard wafting through the air while walking Layla the Future Mobility Dog on Labor Day:

He: I used your stove cleaner on the barbecue. Now what do I do? read article

Larry Brody: Live! From Paradise! #165 – “Time to Man Up”

2008 Gassville Tornado Photo by Mike Keckhaver

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