Interview Tucker Wiard In his three-hour interview, Tucker Wiard (1941-2022) discusses his interest in technology and television from a young age. He recalls the advancements that occurred in TV editing from his time in the army through working for CBS broadcasting. He shares what attracted him to TV editing and...
Interview David Shore In his three-hour interview, David Shore talks about his early life and brief law career in Canada. He describes his move to Los Angeles and his big break writing for the critically acclaimed series Due South for show creator Paul Haggis. He discusses writing for the Canadian shows Traders , The...
Interview Jaclyn Smith In her two-and-a-half-hour interview, Jaclyn Smith discusses her early years and family life growing up in Texas. She talks of her early interest in acting and modeling and becoming the most famous of the "Breck Girls." She recalls her early acting jobs on McCloud , The Rookies, and The Partridge...
Interview David Milch In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, David Milch discusses his early life and influences, and how he came to write for Hill Street Blues . He talks about his stint as a writer for Hill Street Blues under Steven Bochco and his unconventional personal life at the time. He describes co-creating NYPD...
Interview Al Jean In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Al Jean discusses his decision to become a comedy writer. He recalls his first professional writing job for the feature film Airplane 2 , and speaks of his first television job writing jokes for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson . He chronicles writing...
