{"id":24664,"date":"2011-12-20T15:24:11","date_gmt":"2011-12-20T22:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/20\/on-being-a-writer-on-an-unsuccessful-tv-show-or-two.html"},"modified":"2011-12-20T17:07:42","modified_gmt":"2011-12-21T00:07:42","slug":"on-being-a-writer-on-an-unsuccessful-tv-show-or-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/20\/on-being-a-writer-on-an-unsuccessful-tv-show-or-two.html","title":{"rendered":"On being a writer on an unsuccessful TV show. Or two"},"content":{"rendered":"

" Generally, studio executives try incredibly hard to be jovial when addressing writers. They understand that we don\u2019t tend to enjoy their company, because spending time with them means we\u2019re going to get 'notes,' and notes are like Yankee fans; not all of them are bad, but all of them are annoying. So in an effort to combat that spirit of suffocation, they go above and beyond to give off an impression that says: 'Hey, we\u2019re just like you guys! We have human emotions and tell jokes, too! We have offspring! Would you like to discuss the comical situations that arise when raising offspring?!' But today the looks on their faces when they walked out of this elevator did not bear the forced jocundity I was accustomed to. They looked somber. It was time to put the show down."<\/i> #ddtb<\/p>\n

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" Generally, studio executives try incredibly hard to be jovial when addressing writers. They understand that we don\u2019t tend to enjoy their company, because spending time with them means we\u2019re going to get 'notes,' and notes are like Yankee fans; not all of them are bad, but all of them are annoying. So in an … Continue reading “On being a writer on an unsuccessful TV show. 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