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January 01, 1990 - December 05, 2012 + Martini Shot
The Big One Likes Himself 
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Right about now, in the majestic and dignified pageant we call the television production year, we-re smack in the middle of pre-production...
The C List
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A few years back, a local television station broadcast an expose of some popular local restaurants. With hidden cameras and undercover reporting, they revealed...
A Certain Kind of Money
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I have a writer friend who has a Blackberry -- you know, one of those hand-held phone and email things -- and every day at...
1000 Monkeys
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People in Hollywood tend to give extravagant gifts, so I wasn't surprised, a few years ago, when a smartly-dressed messenger delivered a heavy gold-wrapped package...
Instant Message
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I went to a party the other day, for a show that had been abruptly cancelled. Well, it seemed abrupt to some people. ...
My Twenty Years in Hollywood
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I recently ran into an agent I know at a screening. Agents are very affectionate, so at one point, he put his hand on my...
Is That Supposed to Be Me?
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A friend of mine told me the following story, which I assume is true because it doesn't involve money...
Hard Floor
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I live in Venice. I guess, these days, I should be a little more protective of my privacy. Maybe I shouldn't be broadcasting where I...
The Focus Group
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A few months ago, I spent some time behind a one-way mirror, watching the test screening of a new television show. Full disclosure: I had...
I Have a Question
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For those of you who are interested in learning new ways to demean actors -- for those of you, that is, who are writers or...
Do Not Resuscitate
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For years, I have wondered about the huge numbers of people that throng the city in the middle of the day -- driving around, shopping,...
St. Desi
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The format of the American sit-com is so indelibly etched into the consciousness of its audience that it's easy to forget that the whole thing...
Toblerone
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For some reason, the major networks decide and announce their fall schedules in New York, though they-re all based in Los Angeles. I guess they...
The Raise
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One of the pleasures of being a writer in Hollywood is sharing particularly egregious agent stories. Here's one...
He Thinks Young
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A few months ago, I ran into an older writer at Peet-s coffee...
