AMC: Megan Mctavish's E-mail Doesn't Work/Is She Gone?/Sweeps (Merged Threads)

[Theresa33]

Look I think he deserve a fair chance before people pick him apart.

Anyone or thing could out MMT at this point in time.. Maybe she had it once.. But she has ruined the characters and the show.

Please has any more news came out about the HW.. Jackie?

[Adam]

Sorry Agnes, I misread yoor posts. Wasn't trying to accuse you of anything. I've edited the post

[Ilovemydays]

Perhaps it was an oversite by IMDB then here are the writers that were creditied for NYPD blue and as you can see there are names that are on the producers list as well as the writers list but Armus is only credited as a co-prodecer (not exec. and not supervising).

NYPD Blue

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)

George Acker written by

Stephen Adly Guirgis writer

Franklyn Ajaye writer

Kevin Arkadie writer

Greg Ball writer

Buzz Bissinger writer

Steve Blackman writer

Steven Bochco creator

Steven Bochco writer

Rosemary Breslin writer

Victor Bumbalo writer

John Chambers staff writer

Bill Clark writer

Alexandra Cunningham writer

Charles H. Eglee writer

Keith Eisner writer (2002-)

T.J. English writer

Stephen Gaghan 1997

Michael A. Graham writer

Walon Green writer

Jonathan Robert Kaplan writer

Jonathan Lisco writer

Ami Canaan Mann writer

Ted Mann writer

Bonnie Mark writer (2003)

Bernadette McNamara writer

David Milch creator

David Mills writer

Art Monterastelli writer

Kim Newton teleplay

Matt Olmstead writer

Michael R. Perry writer

Sonny Postiglione story (2003-)

George Putnam writer

Eric Rogers story (2003-)

Liz Sarnoff (as Elizabeth Sarnoff)

Gardner Stern writer

Meredith Stiehm writer

David Streever written by

Harold Sylvester writer

Tom Szentgyorgyi writer (2003)

Scott Williams writer

Nicholas Wootton writer

There was no mention of his co-writing any episode for NYPD although the individual emmy that I saw. I find that interesting. Do you have a link or the name of the episode?

The individual episodes he co-wrote for "Airwolf" were specified

# "Airwolf"

... aka Lobo del aire (USA: Spanish title)

- Fight Like a Dove (1984) TV Episode

- One Way Express (1984) TV Episode

- Daddy's Gone a Hunt'n (1984) TV Episode

Co-Producer

A producer who performs a substantial portion of a creative producing function, or who is primarily responsible for one or more managerial producing functions. A co-producer has less responsibility than a producer for the completion of a project. Note that if a project has more than one producer, it doesn't mean that these individuals are "co-producers" in the technical sense of that term.

[AgnesEckhart]

Lol no problem. Actually I was probably too hard on the guy and his pic. It's those dam wifebeater shirts. I hate them. They need to be destroyed.

I'm sure he cleans up real nice.

[Jackie]

The IMDb is wildly inconsistent and incomplete when it comes to crediting people. Also, their "definitions" in their glossary apply to the film industry, not television.

Here is the list of episodes he wrote for.

1.6- "Personal Foul"

1.11- "From Hare to Eternity"

1.14- "Jumpin' Jack Fleishman"

1.16- "A Sudden Fish"

1.18- "Serge the Concierge"

1.21- "Guns 'N Rosaries"

2.6- "Double Abandando"

2.10- "In the Butt, Bob"

2.11- "Vishy-Vashy-Vinny"

2.19- "Boxer Rebellion"

[Adam]

He can walk around in a housecoat for all I care.... if he can write then bring on the dress down days

[Ilovemydays]

It's funny what will earn you writing credits. while working on Kojak he was nothing more than a technical advisor but he did get writing credit for an episode:

Televisionary

Marital spats aside, Savalas was so opposed to violence that he often caught heat from South Bronx homicide detective Burt Armus, who served as a technical advisor to the show — for not being brutal enough (that coming at a time when TV was under fire, as it still is, for too much mayhem). "Telly hates guns," Armus said in 1974. "I remember a scene where he's in his office and he's got no gun on. I said, 'Where the &%$# is your gun?' He said, 'I don't like guns. It's in the drawer. I'll put it on when I leave.' I said, 'A cop without a gun is like a &%$# streaker. [This was the '70s, remember; you kids, ask your parents.] You feel naked.' Telly just shrugged."

[Jackie]

"Technical advisor" as in medical consultant or legal consultant. Since Burton Armus was an ex-homicide detective, they used his expertise to help perfect the show.

We might get a decent murder mystery story when Burton is at the helm. Something Megan likes to do often but can't do well.

[Adam]

Yeah that, Maybe an intelligent police department too!

[Ilovemydays]

I started watching AMC when I was 7 but quit watching months ago. While mini-GH might be an improvement over mini-MTV I think I'll stick to a Y&R, Days or a quiet lunch hour.

I hope that Armus gets the job and that it works out for the AMC fans. I'm curious how he'll work out there.

[Pine Charles]

How is AMC a "mini-GH"??

I hate all the storylines currently, but fail to see how the show is like GH (other than being crappy).

[Ilovemydays]

LOL I was referring to Armus' work as a technical advisor (former homicide cop) and his style of work. I think he would be well suited for GH but I think he would be an odd fit at AMC. Unless Frons/JHC are looking for a mini-GH that is.

[Pine Charles]

Oh. Yeah, but just because he wrote that stuff doesn't mean he's incapable of writing anything else. He’s apparently a longtime fan of AMC, so he’s seen the show during it’s glory days and knows what works.

[Ilovemydays]

LOL I hope he gets the job. Should be interesting and that is something AMC hasn't been in a LONG time. And he can hardly write worse can he? CAN HE?

[Jackie]

It's a ridiculous notion, really. A lot of people tend to view TV writers (and I find this especially true with 'soap fans') as limited by the types of projects they've been involved with before. Writers have the ability to actually 'branch' out and write different kinds of things for different kinds of genres. Since Burton is/was an "AMC" fan, it's likely he appreciates the kind of storytelling that used to be presented in the past.

I was an avid "NYPD Blue" fan in the early days. Doesn't mean I only watch soapy cop shows. Writing works the same way.

The best example of this I can think of is Karen Harris. When you look at her resume, she has written for a lot of weird projects that are probably the extreme opposite of what we think of when we think of soaps. Yet, she did brilliantly at "GH," following nicely in the footsteps of Claire Labine, and made "PC" the most true and traditional soap on-air whilst she was at the helm.