7th time is a charm

SITCOM ROOM 7 is in the books (as baseball announcers would say).  Twenty scribes spent the last two days immersed in the world of TV comedy writing.  They learned a lot about creating sitcoms, themselves, poor nutrition, story construction, the Tango, network notes, spec scripts, and sleep deprivation. 

We had quite an international turnout this year.   Three from Germany, one from Vienna, one from Norway, one from Peru, one from Canada, and one from Glendale.  They learned the American way of sitcom writing and ordering Chinese food.

Thanks to everyone who attended.   With a special thanks to our actors:  Andy Goldberg, Harry Murphy, Wendy Cutler, and Ri Versteegh.  And great actor/former President of SAG Barry Gordon who portrayed the part of the "network."  

Every year we finish with a panel.  Thanks to this year's  members:  David Isaacs (the man's been in my home), CHEERS showrunner Bill Steinkellner, and the hot young writing team from INSTANT MOM -- Annie Levine & Jon Emerson. 

Me, David, Billy, Annie, Jon

Here are some photos of the event. 

Wendy, Harry, Andy, Ri

One group's roadmap.  Don't steal any of it.

One team went the "Romy & Michele post-it" route.

View from my hotel room window at the LAX Embassy Suites.  Considering the frosted glass and instructions not to open the sliding door for fear of prosecution, I can only assume the view is not of the ocean.

There's nothing like watching your words come to life!

Hope to see YOU next year.