Only in LA

Winning awards is sooo important, so VITAL that studios and network launch big campaigns.  It used to be full page ads in industry trades.  But now it's literally billboards.   There are not that many Emmy voters, and I don't quite...

How TV stars become movie stars

It's not easy to make the jump.  Many flame out.  Jason Bateman is crossing over.  Jennifer Aniston did it a few years ago and is still making movies.  But it got me thinking about other TV vets who crossed the great divide and...

Friday Questions

As the summer rolls on, so do Friday Questions.Max gets us started. Are there any actors you have worked with over the years and were absolutely blown away by their talent...but they never "made it"? Is that common, or do the truly exceptional actors...

Ruffled Peacock feathers

Yesterday's discussion of failed pilots led blog reader Todd Everett mentioning the Preview House on Sunset Blvd. where pilots used to be audience tested.  I know it well.  In 1974 during one of my many out-of-work periods as a disc jockey,...

What happens to failed pilots?

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THE BIG BANG THEORY actors' strike

But first:  MUST KILL TV is on sale for only a couple more days! Only $0.99 for the Kindle version. That's practically giving it away.  It IS giving it away.   Here's where you go.  In light of the BIG BANG THEORY actors...