About Writing: Archive of American Television

As they themselves put it, The Archive of American Television is Capturing History, One Voice At A Time. And it’s definitely worth delving in to. Their in-depth (and yes, in-depth, sometimes six plus hour) interviews with Show Creators and Writers are fascinating insights.

For no reason whatsoever I began with Glen A. Larson, the creator of Battlestar Gallactica, Knight Rider and Magnum P.I (among many others). Here’s part one of five:

But there’s also Steven Bochco, James L. Brookes, Dick Wolf, William Link …

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