munchman Visits Some Shows His Pals Recommend…

…What? You didn’t know I had pals? Well, maybe I won’t after this. But I gotta be honest, you know?

NECESSARY ROUGHNESS
So many jocks. So little game.

THE FIRM
So many gambits. So little result. read article

Breaking the Sitcom Story

Yes, sitcoms have stories. At least, they’re supposed to.

This is the second part of Ken Levine’s class in Comedy 101. You probably should read the first part before venturing further.

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Speaking of EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND

…Is it just us or has the current hiatus been going on way too long? ‘Cuz if feels like it’s never coming back.

Really missin’ Peter Boyle

Why aren’t you in the room, hard at work? %#@! writers!

EDITED BY LB TO ADD: Um, minion, sorry to tell you this but RAYMOND’s been off the air since 2005. It just looks like it’s still on because every local/cable channel on the planet shows the reruns. Like FRAZIER, and GOLDEN GIRLS. Guess RAYMOND’s become a classic. read article

THE CLOSER Creator Spills About MAJOR CRIMES

Out with the old. In with the…almost, kinda, sorta not-so-old:

Hmm, how long before Capt. Raydor stops wearing her glasses? Who’s up for a TVWriter™ pool?

TNT Says Goodbye to The Closer, Hello to Major Crimes – by Adam Bryant

The Closer‘s series finale finds Brenda (Kyra Sedgwick) trying to put away slippery defense attorney — and suspected serial rapist —Phillip Stroh (Billy Burke) once and for all. And although the climax of the Stroh storyline heavily impacts Brenda’s future, it’s the introduction of another character — an orphaned teenage hustler named Rusty (Graham Patrick Martin) — that may ultimately prove to be most important. So much so that he’ll also be a focal point of Major Crimes. read article

The Official DOCTOR WHO Website is Looking for Questions…

…for Steven Moffat and Caro Skinner, the show’s two Executive Producers, to answer. And we know that if TVWriter™ ‘s visitors know how to do anything it’s ask questions:

Ask the Execs: Put Your Questions to Steven Moffat and Caro Skinner! (BBC.Com)
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