Television
Found in Closet: part one of four
I’ve never seen this John Larroquette Show leather backpack before. There’s got to be someone out there who would benefit from this backpack.
Sharp Advertising?
Just saw a commercial for Sharp Aquos LCD TVs. The gist of it: You’d have to be a physics professor to select a TV these days; luckily, the star of the commercial is a physics professor. Scrambling to the Internet, I learned that he is indeed a professor of physics—Gerard Fasel of Pepperdine. Now, OK, […]
TV Show Memorabilia
Frank’s Proscar post reminded me of this thing, hanging in John’s office. There’s still have a few A.D. things lying around here, like a Bluth jacket, and yes, Zanotab.
the writers’ room
I emerged from my three week course of antibiotics and went to help a friend with a multi-camera comedy pilot he’s making for a basic cable channel. It made me realize that I’ve written more about sitcom scenes I hate to write than I have about how much I hate to write them. I’d like […]
How do they do it?
You’re very lucky if you create one hit television show. But for David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, the ideas just keep on flowing. The creators of Will and Grace have sold a new show to ABC, loosely based on their relationship, about the friendship and working partnership of a straight man and his gay best […]
Hill Street Blues versus Kung Fu
I’m honestly torn.
Lipstick Jungle versus Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues wins. I just want to show this isn’t completely rigged.
Cashmere Mafia versus Lipstick Jungle
Lipstick Jungle wins, and I’m not just saying that because I have a horse in this race. I honestly don’t have that much to do with how the show turns out. My job is to add a little comedy around the margins, and it can only support so much. But mainly I’m thinking there are […]
Arrested Development: Season 1 vs. Season 3
Many have failed to pick up on the major qualitative distinctions between these seasons. In fairness, it was rarely clear when the show was even on, let alone what season it was. Michael Bluth: tenderhearted and ethical to a faultSeason 1: Bumbling courtship of Marta. Hilarious.Season 3: Finds out he is the father of Julia […]
Walking into a Reality Show
Dropping off some drycleaning I saw some velour track-suited women, cell-phones in hand, a TV camera pointed at them entering the nail salon: the Kardashians. I know they have a reality show on TV which I’ve never seen, and I know that their step-father is Bruce Jenner, and I do have fond memories of his […]
Jack Silbert, curator