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January 01, 1990 - January 11, 2013 + Martini Shot
Positive Rob 
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma090304positive_rob
Not too long ago, I had a meeting with a couple of writers who had
written an excellent pilot. They were experienced, smart guys – they'd
been...
The Check
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma090225the_check
A few years ago, I had dinner with an actor and
his manager. I was trying to woo this actor to take the lead role in...
Honesty
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma090218honesty
I have a friend who's an executive at a large television network. No, seriously...
Monkey
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma090211monkey
Circus monkeys, deep down, are mean. Someone once told me that a decent
circus monkey is only good for about seven or eight years until he
decides...
The DVD Player's Not There
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma090128the_dvd_players_not_
Right now, we're deep into something called "Awards Season" here in
Hollywood, and if you're not careful, you just might start to think
these kinds of things...
Watching the Baby
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma090121watching_the_baby
We’ve got a new president. Of the United States, not the studio or network – although we’ll have a new one or two of those...
We Don't Have a Phone
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma090114we_dont_have_a_phone
First, a little background: Once, a long time ago, a joke in a script fell flat.
This happens every now and then, of course, Well, more...
Easy Sell
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma090107easy_sell
One of the many, many reasons for never telling anyone on a plane or a train or wherever you happen to be sitting next to...
The Definition of a Problem
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma081231the_definition_of_a_
I spent most of December on a container ship, heading from Seattle to
Shanghai, across the roof of the Pacific. Bad weather to the south
forced us...
My Friend's Place 2008
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma081224my_friends_place_200
For some reason, I get an e-mail every now and then from an outfit
called "TV Tracker." It's a pretty good service, I think –- I...
Lies
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma081217lies
There's an old reporter's saying that they use when a story or rumor
perfectly illustrates the point the reporter is trying to make. "Too good to...
High Seas
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma081210high_seas
Here's where I am right now. Well, I'm in the KCRW studios right now
right now, but where I'll be when this is broadcast is somewhere...
Supermarket
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma081203supermarket
One of the things that's happened recently, since the sharp drop in the
number of scripted television shows on the air, is the corresponding
shop rise in...
Drunk
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma081126drunk
A brilliant actor once told me that the hardest thing to play is drunk. And then he told me how to do it...
Burn
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma081119burn
Southern California is burning again, just like last year. But unlike
last year, when the heart of the blaze was tony, expensive Malibu, this
year, maybe in...
