Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is shone on executive producer and writer Maggie Friedman. Maggie got her first big break on TV as part of the writing staff on the short-lived 1999 drama Wasteland that was created by Kevin Williamson (of Scream fame and more recently co-executive producer on The Vampire Diaries and the new drama The Following). A ... Read More »
I’m thoroughly enjoying the new ABC sitcom, Don’t Trust the B— in Apartment 23, and I think a large part of the credit must go to James Van Der Beek. His is a household name especially for fans. I have never seen one episode of Dawson’s and I probably never will, but I love the way James makes fun of ... Read More »
Imagine that you are fresh out of college and living in Los Angeles for only 3 weeks, when you end up landing a job that you found in one of the trades (i.e., one of the industry magazines). Now imagine yourself as one of the executive producers for one of the most talked about shows on television, partnered with one ... Read More »
Have you ever used the Sad Face Dawson animated GIF to mock someone else’s pain? Wished you had a larger library to choose from in order to make your emotions clear online? James Van Der Beek to the rescue! The erstwhile Dawson partnered with Funny or Die to produce JamesVanDerMemes.com, a collection of animated GIFs in which the actor provides ... Read More »
Music and television have always been a package deal for me. I can’t have one without the other. For me, a TV series simply isn’t any good without some kind of musical accompaniment – whether it’s an original piece created by a talented composer or a full-fledged song by a singer or band that is either featured as the theme ... Read More »
No, this isn’t a post about Friday Night Lights and now much I love it–no questions asked no matter the number of tears shed by the end of the episode. Instead, this post is about how for a little while, I can’t focus on TV for too long each day without frying my brain function. Sadly, one part of my ... Read More »
The life of a TV fan in Los Angeles is never dull. It’s easy enough to spot an actor walking around town, but it’s equally as easy to see actors talking about their work at numerous other locales. For me the next few weeks are going pretty busy, with the added bonus of being really entertaining. Friday, the Egyptian Theatre ... Read More »