TV Creators

Provides twelve of today's most acclaimed writers and producers an open, uncensored forum in which they discuss everything from their work ethic to the political and social issues affecting the television industry.

James L. Longworth, Jr. is president of Longworth Communications, Inc. in Petersburg, Virginia.

Illustrations

ix

Preface

xi

Acknowledgments

xv

Introduction

xvii

Producer Profiles

xxix

Law Man

1

(19)

Dick Wolf

``Hit'' Man

20

(17)

David Chase

The Wizard of Oz

37

(17)

Tom Fontana

Poster Girl for Perseverance

54

(18)

Nancy Miller

TV Craftsman

72

(17)

Marshall Herskovitz

Phi Beta Cop

89

(14)

David Milch

Man of Principles and Providence

103

(16)

John Masius

The Thirteen-Million-Dollar Man

119

(18)

John Wells

Friend of the ``Family''

137

(18)

Brenda Hampton

Man of Action

155

(19)

Ed Zwick

Rebel with a Cause

174

(17)

Barry Levinson

Legend of the Fall

191

(19)

Steven Bochco

Tv Drama--A Case For Proper Recognition

210

(11)

Afterword

Appendixes

A. The Dramas of the 1999--2000 Television Season by Category

215

(2)

B. Dramas of the 1999--2000 Television Season by Time Slot

217

(4)

Selected Bibliography

221

(2)

Index

223

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