It’s impressive to think about the effect some important documentary films have had lately. Following Morgan Spurloch’s Super Size Me, McDonald’s and other fast food chains started offering healthy menus. (A decision they will of course tell you was in no way influenced by the movie.) After 8 years as Vice-President, purportedly working behind the [...]
It’s fair to say there has been a shortage of good news for the comedy writer, pretty much since the debut of Survivor. So I think it’s only fair we all take a moment in celebration of a few news items today that favor the humorist scribe. 1. In the 9 p.m. time slot, Two [...]
The musical episode of Scrubs proved to be something much better than a really, really horrible idea. How’s that for praise? But seriously, this was the best episode of the season so far. While it was overall a decent episode of a sitcom, it was quite a solid example of a 20-minute musical. There were [...]
I love Scrubs.But I love it the way you love your old elementary school, or your great aunt who used to bring you the best Christmas presents, but who now corners you at the family party to discuss the virtues of fiber in one’s diet. That is, it was great once, but I don’t find [...]
I like the Golden Globes best of all award shows. The ceremony is informal, there’s less cutting off of people’s speeches, and they don’t try to pretend comedy should be in the same category as drama. My fast take on the winners last night? Most obvious award of the evening: Meryl Streep. She was the [...]
Is it too early to declare that The Office is revolutionary? On more than one occasion have I listened to industry professionals declare emphatically that the sitcom is dead. Yet, here’s a show that has reinvented the art form, first in the British series, and now in the (I’m officially willing to say) even better [...]
I was out this weekend with a small group. One of our number is a producer for a straight-to-DVD production company. Upon learning that I am a writer, he enthusiastically invited me to give him a call some time, as his group needed writers, and they had several projects they wanted to make happen. OK, [...]
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