Post from Lee Goldberg
Wednesday, December 23, 2009, 10:20 am
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You have to see this eye-opening compilation video that shows how inventively and frequently green screen is being used on TV, and not just for big effects sequences, but simple walk-and-talks down a residential street.

Post from Lee Goldberg
Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 7:44 am
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My four-and-a-half hour, 1997 video interview with Norman Felton, the producer of THE MAN FROM UNCLE and DR. KILDARE among many other classic shows, is now up in several parts on the Archive of American Television site and on YouTube.

Post from Lee Goldberg
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 8:11 am
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Bryon Stedman asked me this question in a comment to another post: I have a situation where a broadcast entity claims they want to hear my idea for a boxing series or made for TV movie. The characters belong to…

Post from Lee Goldberg
Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 7:04 pm
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Today, Daily Variety reported that the new version of V not only won wide critical acclaim, but also did great in the ratings. In a brief, separate article, they report that the show shut down for a month, and that…

Post from Lee Goldberg
Thursday, October 29, 2009, 7:56 pm
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The Guardian reports that the only way to raise the quality of UK television series is to adopt the showrunner/writing room system prevalent in the U.S. They write, in part: The only way to produce sophisticated, rich, long-running drama like…

Post from Lee Goldberg
Monday, October 19, 2009, 9:21 am
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Here’s an excerpt from an excellent blog post from UK TV writer James Moran about abusive fans…a post that preceded Josh Olson’s much-discussed, incendiary piece on a similar topic. I’m a professional writer. That’s my job. I write what I…

Post from Lee Goldberg
Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 12:28 am
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If you missed my live, interactive webcast last week, now you can catch the archive version. I’ve posted the first half of the show, where I talked about MONK with my special guest David Breckman (writer-producer-director of MONK), in three…

Post from Lee Goldberg
Monday, October 12, 2009, 6:00 pm
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I get two or three emails a day like this from strangers: Forgive the intrusion. I want to connect with you and request your expertise as to the best way to pitch a series treatment to the cable and over…

Post from Lee Goldberg
Sunday, October 11, 2009, 2:28 am
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James Poniewozik at Time Magazine has posted a terrific clip from the new TNT series LAWMAN, based on a character from some Elmore Leonard novels. Now that I’ve seen the clip, I can’t wait for the show.

Post from Lee Goldberg
Saturday, October 3, 2009, 4:51 am
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Author Jean Henry Mead interviewed me for the Murderous Musings blog and got me to blather on and on about myself and my books, something I hardly ever get a chance to do with my blog, my twitter page, my…

Post from Alex Wire
Friday, September 18, 2009, 11:01 pm
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Damn you, Derren Brown! Not only did you cheat to make it look like you predicted the lottery, now you’ve failed to hypnotise me – twice! I watched your film on Channel 4 and again on 4 +1 and the only effect it had on me was making me feel a little …

Post from Lasting Tribute
Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 11:05 am
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“You’re only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!”“Are they big? I like ‘em big!”“Hang on, lads; I’ve got a great idea.”Just a few of the unforgettable lines from The Italian Job which was written by Troy Kennedy Martin.Mr Martin sadly di…

Post from Lee Goldberg
Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 11:28 pm
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Writer-producer Diane Ademu-John pointed me to this excellent blog post by author John Scalzi on dealing with strangers who want screenwriters and novelists to read their work, listen to their pitches, etc. He says, in part: Dear currently unpublished/newbie writers…

Post from Lee Goldberg
Monday, September 14, 2009, 2:35 am
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There’s a great interview with my buddy Carleton Eastlake over at The Write Blog, talking about his experiences writing & producing shows like BURNING ZONE, SEAQUEST, FARSCAPE, and OUTER LIMITS. He says, in part: I think good science fiction and…

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Thursday, September 10, 2009, 11:13 am
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Friday, September 4, 2009, 4:28 pm
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The renowned British author, television writer and newspaper columnist Keith Waterhouse has died aged 80.His most famous creation was the wily fantasist Billy Fisher, star of the novel Billy Liar (1959), which subsequently became a classic comedy film …

Post from Lee Goldberg
Thursday, September 3, 2009, 2:18 am
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I’ve been reading a bunch of TV and movie reference books lately, most of which have been a disappointment. There’s a great book to be written about the writing and production of BONANZA, something akin to the brilliant and comprehensive…

Post from Lee Goldberg
Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 4:29 am
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Variety reports that Showtime is bringing back THE L WORD…this time as a reality series. Pay cabler has greenlit nine episodes of “The Real L Word: Los Angeles,” from “L Word” creator Ilene Chaiken and reality producers Magical Elves (“Top…

Post from Lee Goldberg
Thursday, August 27, 2009, 10:50 pm
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I hate it when we’re asked to vote for new WGA officers and board members. We get inundated with mails, each side attacking the other, and then we get that bulging election packet, with its candidate statements, candidate rebuttals, rebuttals…

Post from The Burnside Writers Blog
Saturday, August 22, 2009, 4:53 pm
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My love of opening credit sequences, especially at HBO, is well-documented (by me), but last night I was reminded of the greatest opening sequence of all-time.

Seriously, I defy you to find one better. Even “Wonder Years” falls short. I mean, isn’t this nostalgia at its finest? The imagery captures the show’s essence so purely, recalling how each character has, in a sense, always existed. It’s difficult to watch, and hear those doo-wops, without a big fat grin breaking out.

(Even without Shelly Long, I feel this rendition is the best, primarily because it includes Frasier, yet still closes with .)

I’m open to other suggestions, though. Paste Magazine has a few, and seems to agree with me.