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January 01, 1990 - February 04, 2013 + Martini Shot

Development Mouse listen Download

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma070425development_mouse

Wise Up listen

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma070418wise_up
A friend of mine was working on a pilot last year for a big star who had a big deal at one of the big...

Flashback listen Download

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma070411flashback
When I tell people what I do for a living -- which, for the record, I try not to do; mostly I tell people that...

Anything but That listen

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma070404anything_but_that
A few years ago, we had a pilot ordered to series.   I know, I know: hard to believe.  But there was a time, I promise,...

The Man listen Download

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma070328the_man
It turns out that Viacom is suing YouTube, which isn't really much of a surprise. Viacom will eventually sue us all, for something. That's kind of how...

Bellweathers listen

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma070321bellweathers
When Bob Crane, the star of TV's Hogan's Heroes, was found murdered in an Arizona motel in the late 1970's, among his personal effects were several hundred...

The Aflac Duck listen

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma070314the_aflac_duck
So, how do I do this?  On the one hand, I want to share something about a certain network.  This certain network ordered a pilot...

Writing for Free listen

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma070307writing_for_free
No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money.  Said Samuel Johnson, at some point, to someone.  Good advice...

Episode Two listen Download

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma070228episode_two
Now that I'm officially not making a pilot, and am  deep into my seasonal I'm-quitting-this-idiotic-business muttering and stomping around, I need to get something off...

Technically Dead listen

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma070221technically_dead
This year, I had two pilot scripts in contention for the fall 2007 season.  Both of them are now, in the words of the networks...

We're Going to Be Okay listen

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma070207were_going_to_be_oka

The Bonus listen Download

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma070124the_bonus
A few years ago, we shot a pilot for a network that didn't want it. They were cornered by something called a "pilot commitment" -- which means,...

Standards and Practices listen

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma070117standards_and_practi
I have a friend, actually, I do, this part is true, who currently has a show on the air, and in a recent episode, they...

Getting Things Done listen Download

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma070103getting_things_done
For the past week I've been reading an excellent book called Getting Things Done by a very interesting guy named David Allen. The book's...

Someone Else listen

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma061227someone_else
Writers are sort of like farmers – it’s always bad news.  When the weather is good and the crops are full, farmers complain about a bumper crop...