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January 01, 1990 - December 05, 2012 + Martini Shot
This Is Where We Keep the Writers 
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A friend of mine was working on a show once at a large studio that offered tours of its facilities to tourists. They'd gather in...
Do You See the Problem?
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A friend of mine pitched a show last week to a network, and they didn't buy it. This isn't a sad story, because another network...
Tip Jar Money
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Here's what just happened: I'm in a hip coffee shop in Venice, It's early afternoon, and I order a
double espresso. I hand over the money...
Big Phone
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There's an famous photograph of studio chief Jeffrey Katzenberg, back when he was running Disney, on the set of a movie, talking on a cell...
Write It on Spec
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I was talking to a writer the other day who has written a wonderful script. He's sort of an unknown, so he did the smart,...
Waiting
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A friend of mine called up someone he's known for over twenty years. They had had a meeting a few weeks ago about a project...
Dither
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Working in the entertainment industry is a little like being a character in one of those magical realism novels – it's about as close to...
My Back End
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In Hollywood, written -- that is to say, legally binding -- contracts are thought of as vulgar. In fact, just asking for a written contract...
The Pie
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I got a call recently from an agent I know – a guy who represents some wonderful writers – some of whom I've worked with,...
Who Are You?
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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:...
