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January 01, 1990 - October 05, 2012 + Martini Shot
Who Are You? 
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma090624who_are_you
For the past year or so, I haven't had what you might call an assistant, on the logic that my life isn't really so complicated...
Rice Bowl
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma090617rice_bowl
I'm in New York right now, and I just had lunch with an old friend of mine who somehow, despite richly deserving it, has not...
Le Sit-Com
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma090610le_sit-com
A few years ago, back during the Golden Age of television – and by Golden Age here I don't necessarily mean the age when television...
We Liked It
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma090603we_liked_it
Everybody in Hollywood has their version of this story. You've got a show or a movie out there, and you're walking around town and maybe...
But Why?
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma090527but_why
There's an old rule in business that says you shouldn't have a meeting unless there's an outcome to the meeting. There's no point in getting...
Can I Have Him Return
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma090520can_i_have_him_retur
It's awfully hard, sometimes, in this business, to know exactly why someone is calling you. Which is odd, because there are really only two choices:...
Hide Away
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma090513hide_away
Whenever someone feels the need to say "I am not a geek," you can count on on thing: That person is a geek. So: I...
Wrap
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma090506wrap
You never really know when you're finished with something in this business. Well, that's not strictly true – I mean, when the network president calls...
Dials Up
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma090429dials_up
Do me a favor: for the next four minutes, pretend you have a small computer mouse-shaped thing in your hand, and pretend there's a dial...
The Grey
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma090422the_grey
When I was a kid, in the late 1970's – yeah, I said it. That's how old I am. I was a kid in the...
It's a Privilege
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma090416its_a_privilege
The test of any good writer is how well he complains. Some writers are great with dialogue, some are great with story, some can create...
The Vanishing
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma090408the_vanishing
Childbirth, like producing a hit TV pilot, is painful, takes too long, requires muscle relaxants and ultimately involves more people than is strictly efficient. And...
Guess Who?
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma090401guess_who
A friend of mine tells this story about a pilot he did years ago. It was a pretty simple premise – single dad raising a...
The Gates
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma090325the_gates
The first time you drive onto a studio lot, the first time the gate lifts and you glide your car into the little fortress of...
No TV on Your TV
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Boxee allows the user to recreate the Hulu experience on the television. And that is a sentence that would make no sense to anyone three
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