Because a lot of you will write to tell me about this if I don't mention it here first…
The newest issue of Emmy Magazine — the official publication of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the people who give out the Emmy Awards — has a great article in it. I don't think the issue is out yet or in subscribers' mailboxes or e-mailboxes but the author of that piece wanted to know if I thought it was funny and fair. I told him it was.
The author is Gabe Kaplan, who I worked with thousands of years ago on the TV series, Welcome Back, Kotter. He told, in not enough words to do the subject full justice, how the show was created, how it got on the air and how it got off. What he wrote matched what I observed — or at least, they matched what I witnessed while I was a Story Editor/Writer on the show…and it's a funny article because Gabe is still a funny man. If anything, he's a little too modest about his own contribution and a little nicer towards some folks than I might have been. If you see a copy of the magazine, read the article. And if you see an online link which I can share here, please let me know.