I’m not fond of seasoned performers who can’t pull it together to accept an award, especially when it’s not their first. Weeping to the point of being incomprehensible or dropping F bombs on globally-televised awards shows, especially for those who make a living onscreen, are clearly in the “don’t” category. I can forgive those transgressions, Continue reading →

Today’s profile subject is a current (January 2012) nominee for the Writer’s Guild of America Award for Animation for an episode of ”Futurama” he wrote as an assignment while he was a writer’s assistant on the show. He was not new to “Futurama,” though, nor was he new to the television business, and his path to becoming staffed on a TV show Continue reading →