Spotted

When:
Tuesday (11/7) between 1pm and 3:30pm

Where:
Motor and Pico Gate at Fox

Who:
Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother)
David Shore, Liz Freidman, Eli Attie (House)
Kerry Kenney (Reno 911)
Howard Gordon (24)

Why:
Writers' Strike

Doing:
Cobie handed out peanut butter brownies
David Shore mingled unenthusiastically

The Strike

Maybe this is bizarre, twisted or possibly even cruel, but the strike seems like it's going to be exciting. I feel bad for the writer's assistants -- they're getting a raw deal.

This is the first strike since the 80s, and hopefully this one won't last as long. Our late night shows are screwed -- but maybe that's not such a bad thing. Scripted TV is going to have some staying power -- at least for the next couple of months.

I'm going to take some pictures this week -- something worthwhile might happen in or near my area. I'll be sure to post them on our lively blog.

This is off-topic, but it has to be said. The Office has been off its mark lately, and I think I'm going to multitask as I watch it. I think the best shows are TV are the ones where I don't drift over to my laptop, and hit up gmail or facebook. ( I must admit though, I've done this during Pushing Daisies a couple times)

The jokes were shallow, sub par, and Dwight's scene with the chalk made him more of a caricature than a fleshed out character. Funny stuff happened, but the purpose or thought behind the funny wasn't there. That show is steadily dropping out of my radar. Too bad too -- it had a couple great seasons.

Spotted

When: Thursday, Nov. 1st, Approx. 10:50am
Where: Paramount Lot
Who: Mr. Monk himself aka Tony Shalhoub
Why: Filming his show, eying the crafty table, looking for a snack
Wearing: Orange jumpsuit with the label "County Jail" stiched on

Jam/Pim/PB&J = Classic

Jim and Pam. The new Luke and Lorelai. I am adoring their storyline and love this season on The Office. So subtle, so unique, so pure. I hope the writers don't tear them apart...that would rip my heart out for sure.

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10 Items or Less. Much less

I was on the set of Ten Items or Less tonight. I didn't stay very long because I already had a long day, and the shoot was/is going till 7am. It's their last night of shooting! Very nice, down-to-earth people, it was a pleasant atmosphere. Speaking of atmosphere, there were a couple of background artists. I wish I liked the show more, it would have been a lot more entertaining to watch.

I also witnessed the improvisational process. It's not all its cracked up to be, well at least on this set. If you enjoy the show, you think it's funny or whatever, then you will enjoy knowing that everyone I saw seemed gracious, friendly and they knew how to make due with the low budge. They shoot in a grocery store that doesn't even shut down -- they just keep it running and try to keep some of the customers out of the shots.

Samantha Who?

The Girl that wrote Samantha Who?, totally has the same sensibilities as me. It was amazingly funny, bright, comical...etc. The only thing that sucks, some of my ideas were kind of used , but that's alright. It's just great to know that some of my stuff is actually television worthy. I'll take it as a compliment.

I really hope that show does well -- it's so much different than the normal, routine comedies. It moves at this weird frenetic pace, that one doesn't normally see on television. It kind of reminds me a of 90s show for some reason, but with a modern twist. The dialog was great -- if you listen, you can really read between the lines. So much care and finesse went into the dialog that it really shows.

Pushing Daisies was also top notch, not as funny as last week, but still pretty top notch. My only beef was the fact that they explain story lines after the fact. The narration is great, but sometimes everything ties up in too pretty of a bow.