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January 01, 1990 - October 08, 2012 + Martini Shot
Passion Project 
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma061206passion_project
Every now and then I make the mistake of reading an essay by a writer writing about writing. I know you've all read this kind...
Call Me Irresponsible
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma061129call_me_irresponsibl
Right now, right this minute, as you're listening to this, I'm in Africa. I mean, I'm not in Africa recording this, I'm in Santa Monica,...
Why Are You Here?
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma061122why_are_you_here
I ran into a guy last week, in the waiting area of a big TV network. He was there to pitch a show, which...
Change It All Around
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma061115change_it_all_around
A few years ago, we had a show on the air and we were stuck writing an
advice scene. You know what I mean: main character...
Don't Lose Your Soul
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma061108dont_lose_your_soul
Year ago, when a friend of mine was leaving his small town in Missouri
to drive to Hollywood, to be an actor, his mother hugged him...
Merchant Banking
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma061101merchant_banking
When I tell people that I write television comedy -- actually, that's a bit of a lie: I never tell people what I do for...
Zoom Up
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma061025zoom_up
I only know one way to pitch a show, and that's to pitch the story of the pilot. That, of course, is how the audience...
Talking out of School
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma061011talking_out_of_schoo
I went to a lunch the other day hosted by a very high-up-there studio executive who works with a lot of writers. It was a...
Your Melon
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma061004your_melon
This is for the guy driving the BMW 5 Series, with a show on the air, a show that premiered sometime in the past few...
Friends in the Room
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma060920friends_in_the_room
I was having lunch with a friend of mine the other day. And he suddenly looked up from his Cobb salad. "Oh, here's something I...
Shoot it Single Camera
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma060913shoot_it_single_came-0
Grey Hair
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma060906grey_hair
I went away for a few weeks this summer, and I grew a beard. I didn’t plan to grow it. I just planned not to...
Big Agent
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma060823big_agent-0
So, here's what went down a few weeks ago. Maybe you read about it. My agent, and his entire agency, were bought by...
Summer Sign-Up 2006
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma060816summer_sign-up_2006
Room Tone
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma060809room_tone-0
Here's a bit of technical background. One of the things you need to record, when you're shooting on a soundstage, or for that matter,...
