Yeah, I know. Should have edited that post but got lazy. Figured it out after I looked up Ryan Murphy on Google. Not a huge fan of Shawn Murphy's writing - the episode of Angel he did, was okay, but didn't do much for me. Jeff Bell, David Fury, Stephen DeKnight, Drew Goddard, Mere Smith, Jane Espenson, Joss Whedon, Greenwalt, Edlund, and Minear were the only Angel writers that intrigued me. And out of that group - I'd only follow Fury, Minear, Whedon and Espenson. Bell, Goddard, Greenwalt (who is now doing Eureka by the way), Edlund - hit and miss for me.
Not a huge fan of the half-hour comedy. The jokes don't work for me, I tend to like humor that resolves something that is incongruent and usually in the witty/sarcastic department. My problem with the humor in The Simpsons, King of the Hill, The Office - is the story is about the delivery of the joke, which I often see before it is delivered. I'm not saying I don't laugh, I do, just not often enough for me to watch the shows all the time. Or follow the writers. Sorkin will often make me laugh over some of the comedic writers or Whedon.
My favorite comedy writers - were the older ones - Larry Gelbert for MASH, Larry David for Seinfield but not for all the episodes - the best were the ones that dealt with absurdities, such as getting stuck in the parking garage. But I don't often find funny a second go around. Loved James Burrows - in the early years of Cheers, Night Court, and Fraiser.
The only situation comedies on right now that has made me laugh have been "Everyone Hates Chris" (a couple of times) and "My Name is Earl".
Currently the funniest thing I've seen has been a film: "Little Miss Sunshine" that has about three absurd scenes in it that had me on the floor laughing.
Comedy is a hit or miss, so I never follow comedy writers around. Drama writers - yep. They usually, more often than not, make me laugh more than the writers whose sole purpose is to make me laugh. It's a subjective thing.
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And out of that group - I'd only follow Fury, Minear, Whedon and Espenson. Bell, Goddard, Greenwalt (who is now doing Eureka by the way), Edlund - hit and miss for me.
Not a huge fan of the half-hour comedy. The jokes don't work for me, I tend to like humor that resolves something that is incongruent and usually in the witty/sarcastic department. My problem with the humor in The Simpsons, King of the Hill, The Office - is the story is about the delivery of the joke, which I often see before it is delivered. I'm not saying I don't laugh, I do, just not often enough for me to watch the shows all the time. Or follow the writers. Sorkin will often make me laugh over some of the comedic writers or Whedon.
My favorite comedy writers - were the older ones - Larry Gelbert for MASH, Larry David for Seinfield but not for all the episodes - the best were the ones that dealt with absurdities, such as getting stuck in the parking garage. But I don't often find funny a second go around. Loved James Burrows - in the early years of Cheers, Night Court, and Fraiser.
The only situation comedies on right now that has made me laugh have been "Everyone Hates Chris" (a couple of times) and "My Name is Earl".
Currently the funniest thing I've seen has been a film: "Little Miss Sunshine" that has about three absurd scenes in it that had me on the floor laughing.
Comedy is a hit or miss, so I never follow comedy writers around. Drama writers - yep. They usually, more often than not, make me laugh more than the writers whose sole purpose is to make me laugh.
It's a subjective thing.