Los Angeles Category
The only question left is: Do I drink the water?
Posted on January 22, 2013 1 Comment
I just got back from…wait for it: THE SET OF IRON MAN 3. So, I guess, the obvious question: No, Robert Downey, Jr. wasn’t there. It was second unit. Or not even that. Principal shooting has been done on Iron Man for awhile. No, this stuff was filler. Extra scenes that just need to fill […]
Top TV Writers Talk How to Work on Successful TV Shows
Posted on January 16, 2013 Leave a Comment
Went to a panel sponsored by The Scriptwriters’ Network on Saturday. Call that my force social interaction for the week. The speakers were Glen Mazzara of The Walking Dead, Dan O’Shannon of Modern Family, Alex Cary of Homeland, Janet Tamaro of Rizzoli & Isles, Vanessa Taylor of Game of Thrones & Matt Nix of Burn Notice. As you […]
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Posted on December 13, 2012 Leave a Comment
You know you’ve reached a weird point when you start Search Engining blog topics. I mean, what do I write about? Part of my problem is overload. I’m writing four sketches a week, 10 jokes a week, two blog posts a week for work (why is that always easier?), and developing a sitcom pilot while […]
The Change
Posted on September 27, 2012 Leave a Comment
I’ve gone Hollywood. For the first time in 3 months, I returned to Dallas on a quest to surprise those I left behind. I hadn’t thought I had changed. I was still the sly, witty, Iron Man rip-off that I’ve always been, but this time, something felt different. One of my roommates is a reality […]
Celebrity Spotting
Posted on September 17, 2012 2 Comments
I’d like to dispel a rumor. There is this…notion…that if you live in Los Angeles, you see celebrities everywhere. This is simply not the case. I have only seen (identified?) two celebrities since I’ve been here. I am, of course, not counting the ones that I went to an event to see because, let’s be […]
Knowledge is Power
Posted on September 10, 2012 1 Comment
I miss school like a heartache. I started Second City classes a week ago and I was assigned homework. Granted, it was fun homework (Watch Late Night television, write jokes), but it was still homework. And, as I struggled with why Diet Pepsi, with added ingredients to increase shelf life, deserves the time slot after […]
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