What does making it as a TV writer really mean? Those who’ve been around for awhile but haven’t become star show runners all say it’s pretty much like this:
by Bryan Behar
In a digital-era where “sitcom writer” sounds almost as contemporary as “telegraph operator” or “CompuServe tech support,” I was astonished to realize I just finished my 21st show in 20 years. Or as my writing partner pointed out, if we were comically and racially mismatched buddy cops, we’d be one week from retiring to a sailboat. Worse, we may actually be at an age where we are too old to be “too old for this shit.”