Why Are You Even Here?
While I may be replaceable, she doesn’t even need to be replaced.
Replaceable
I heard the following story second hand, but I believe it, because the director in question is a real bitch. (For my feminist readers, please don’t interpret my use of the word “bitch” as “I can’t handle working for a woman because I’m part of the repressed, straight white male hegemony.” I’ve worked for plenty […]
Starting from Scratch
Reader Alan writes: I’m enjoying your blog, got a question. How do I get in as a PA on a upcoming pilot or a show currently in production. I’ve been in the biz for a couple years now as an editor on the east coast, don’t have any contacts in LA. Kinda like starting from […]
Classy
That’s how one of Nicky Finke’s commentators described the Christian Bale tirade that’s been making the rounds. His little outburst illustrates a number of things that bug me about actors. First of all, actors don’t seem to realize this is a collaborative medium. Notice his use of my: “You’re fucking up my scene.” He refers […]
Anonymous Assistant’s Annual Academy Awards Analysis!
Every year, Entertainment Weekly interviews prominent members of the Academy to find out who they’re voting for at the Oscars and why. But wouldn’t you much rather get your analysis from an underpaid twenty-something who has absolutely no influence on the Hollywood community whatsoever? I thought so. Welcome to the first ever AAAAAA! My reasoning […]
Do Your Own Damn Job
Reality TV shows don’t have “writers,” per se. They have what are called “story producers.” Their job is pretty much twofold. First, they come up with the wacky situations for the contestants to get into. They’re the ones who send the rich debutant to a farm, and the ghetto-fabulous girl to Morton’s. Once all this […]
Fair’s Fair
I’m working on a friend’s web series. “Working” in sarcastic I’m-not-getting-paid quotes. But, like I said, he’s a friend, and it’s a funny show. It’s basically an extended version the “You Only Move Twice” episode of The Simpsons. (Well, not exactly, but I don’t want to give away more before they release it.) There’s a […]
Links! (So I Don’t Have to Write a Real Post!)
Things are picking up around work, so, in lieu of a real post here are a few fun links: Script Goddess has a great post about the little moments on set. Did you know there was a terrorist attack in New York? In 1920? I heard about it from a Slate podcast. While searching for […]
30 Rock Reconsidered
I got an unusually large number of comments on my 30 Rock post a couple weeks ago, so I thought I should respond. First of all, I grant that me watching a Hollywood show is like a geologist watching The Core. I just can’t help noticing all the details they get wrong. Eric said: I […]
Poking the Frog
Every once in a while, the hype surrounding 30 Rock overwhelms me, and I decide to give it another chance. This is always a mistake. I can count on my hand the number of times I laughed at the show (“Did a Korean person die?”). I tend to turn it off after the teaser, when […]
Aspirations
Today, I was stuck on Sepulveda behind a BMW 750I. I’m not really sure what that is, but it looked very expensive. I took note because the car’s license plate frame was from my alma mater. This not an uncommon occurrence in Los Angeles. Many of our alumni have grown rich and successful in Hollywood. […]
Political Hollywood Links
Cracked has a hilarious article about Magic Negros. Oh, man, I nearly peed my pants. – – – John Rogers has a confusedly worded, rambling diatribe on his blog. Once you get past the beginning, where he seems to be addressing some unspecified reader or readers, he makes some sound points: This is how it […]