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The 58th Writers Guild of America Awards, given on February 4, 2006, honored the best
film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmospher ...
and television writers of 2005.


Winners and nominees


Film


Adapted Screenplay

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Brokeback Mountain ''Brokeback Mountain'' is a 2005 American neo-Western romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee and produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus. Adapted from the 1997 short story of the same name by Annie Proulx, the screenplay was written ...
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Larry McMurtry Larry Jeff McMurtry (June 3, 1936March 25, 2021) was an American novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter whose work was predominantly set in either the Old West or contemporary Texas.
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Diana Ossana Diana Lynn Ossana (born August 24, 1949) is an American writer who has collaborated on writing screenplays, teleplays, and novels with author Larry McMurtry since they first worked together in 1992, on the semi-fictionalized biography ''Pretty ...
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Dan Futterman Daniel Paul Futterman (born June 8, 1967) is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer. Futterman wrote the screenplay for the film '' Capote'', for which he received an Academy Award nomination, an Independent Spirit, Boston Society of Fil ...
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A History of Violence ''A History of Violence'' is a 2005 action thriller film directed by David Cronenberg and written by Josh Olson. It is an adaptation of the 1997 graphic novel of the same title by John Wagner and Vince Locke. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, ...
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Syriana ''Syriana'' is a 2005 American political thriller film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, loosely based on Robert Baer's 2003 memoir '' See No Evil''. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wrig ...
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Stephen Gaghan Stephen Gaghan (; born May 6, 1965) is an American screenwriter and director. He is noted for writing the screenplay for Steven Soderbergh's film '' Traffic'', based on a Channel 4 series, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted S ...


Original Screenplay

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Crash Crash or CRASH may refer to: Common meanings * Collision, an impact between two or more objects * Crash (computing), a condition where a program ceases to respond * Cardiac arrest, a medical condition in which the heart stops beating * Couch ...
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Paul Haggis Paul Edward Haggis (born March 10, 1953) is a Canadian screenwriter, film producer, and director of film and television. He is best known as screenwriter and producer for consecutive Best Picture Oscar winners ''Million Dollar Baby'' (2004) and ...
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The 40-Year-Old Virgin ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'' is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by Judd Apatow, who produced the film with Clayton Townsend and Shauna Robertson. It features Steve Carell as the titular 40-year-old virgin Andy, an employee at an e ...
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Judd Apatow Judd Apatow (; born December 6, 1967) is an American comedian, director, producer, and screenwriter, best known for his work in comedy and drama films. He is the founder of Apatow Productions, through which he produced and directed the films ' ...
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Steve Carell Steven John Carell (; born August 16, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He played Michael Scott in ''The Office'' (2005–2011; 2013), NBC’s adaptation of the British series created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, where Ca ...
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Cinderella Man ''Cinderella Man'' is a 2005 American biographical sports drama film directed by Ron Howard, titled after the nickname of world heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock and inspired by his life story. The film was produced by Howard, Penny ...
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Akiva Goldsman Akiva J. Goldsman (born July 7, 1962) is an American filmmaker. He is known for making motion pictures and adaptations of popular novels. Goldsman's filmography as a screenwriter includes '' The Client''; '' Batman Forever'' and its sequel '' ...
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Cliff Hollingsworth In geography and geology, a cliff is an area of rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical. Cliffs are formed by the processes of weathering and erosion, with the effect of gravity. Cliffs are common on coa ...
*'' Good Night, and Good Luck.'' –
George Clooney George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, four Golden Globe Awards, and two Academy Awards, one for his acting and the ot ...
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Grant Heslov Grant Heslov (born May 15, 1963) is an American actor and filmmaker known for his producing and writing collaborations with George Clooney, which have earned him four Oscar nominations. As a co-producer of ''Argo'' (2012), he received the Academ ...
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The Squid and the Whale ''The Squid and the Whale'' is a 2005 American independent comedy-drama film written and directed by Noah Baumbach and produced by Wes Anderson. It tells the semi-autobiographical story of two boys in Brooklyn dealing with their parents' divorc ...
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Noah Baumbach Noah Baumbach () (born September 3, 1969) is an American film director and screenwriter. He is known for making witty and intellectual comedies set in New York City and has often been compared to writer-directors such as Woody Allen and Whit St ...


Documentary Screenplay

'' Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room'' –
Alex Gibney Philip Alexander Gibney (; born October 23, 1953) is an American documentary film director and producer. In 2010, ''Esquire'' magazine said Gibney "is becoming the most important documentarian of our time". Gibney's works as director include '' ...
; based on the book '' The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron'' by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind *'' Cowboy del Amor'' –
Michèle Ohayon Michèle Ohayon (born 1968) is a film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for the Academy Award-nominated feature documentary film, ''Colors Straight Up'' (1997), '' Cowboy del Amor'' (2005), ''Steal a Pencil for Me'' (2007) and ''Cris ...
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The Fall of Fujimori ''The Fall of Fujimori'' is a 2005 documentary film about Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who fled the country for Japan in 2000 to avoid facing 21 charges of corruption, murder and human rights abuses. Then, five years later, Fujimori flew in ...
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Ellen Perry Ellen Perry is an American film director, writer, producer and cinematographer. She attended the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Her first feature documentary, ''Great Wall Across the Yangtze'', aired nationally on PBS in 2000. Narrated by Martin ...
, Zack Anderson, and Kim Roberts *''
March of the Penguins ''March of the Penguins'' (French ''La Marche de l'empereur'' ; ) is a 2005 French feature-length nature documentary directed and co-written by Luc Jacquet, and co-produced by Bonne Pioche and the National Geographic Society. The documentary dep ...
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Luc Jacquet Luc Jacquet (born 5 December 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed the film ''March of the Penguins'', which won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature in 2005 and received a nomination for the Writers Guild of ...
and Michel Fessler (narration written by Jordan Roberts); based on the story by Luc Jacquet *'' Street Fight'' – Marshall Curry


Television


Dramatic Series

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Lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography * Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland *Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...
''  – J. J. Abrams,
Kim Clements Kim Clements is an American television writer and producer. She has worked in both capacities on the series ''Wanted'', ''The Black Donnellys'', ''Shark'', and '' My Own Worst Enemy''. Clements won the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Bes ...
, Carlton Cuse,
Leonard Dick Leonard Dick is a television writer and producer who writes for '' The Good Wife''. Leonard was born in Toronto, Ontario, and attended high school at Upper Canada College, where he was elected head of Howard's House, and thus served on the Board ...
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Paul Dini Paul McClaran Dini (; born August 7, 1957) is an American screenwriter and comic creator. He has been a producer and writer for several Warner Bros. Animation/DC Comics animated series, most notably '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–19 ...
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Brent Fletcher Brent Fletcher is an American television writer. He has worked on television series such as ''Lost'' and ''Angel''. Career He was a freelance writer for the first season of ''Lost''. Fletcher and the writing staff won the Writers Guild of Amer ...
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David Fury David Fury is an American television writer, producer, actor and director. Career He is well known for his work on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Angel'', ''Lost'', '' 24'', ''Fringe,'' '' Tyrant'' and ''The Tick''. Fury was a co-executi ...
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Drew Goddard Andrew Brion Hogan Goddard (born February 26, 1975) is an American filmmaker. He began his career writing episodes for the television shows ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Angel'', ''Alias'', and ''Lost''. After moving into screenwriting in fi ...
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Javier Grillo-Marxuach Javier "Javi" Grillo-Marxuach (), born October 28, 1969 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a television screenwriter and producer, and podcaster, known for his work as writer and producer on the first two seasons of the ABC television series ''Lost'', ...
, Adam Horowitz, Jennifer Johnson,
Christina M. Kim Christina M. Kim ( ko, 김수진) is an American television writer. In the 2005-06 television season, she joined the writing staff of ''Lost'' for the series' second season. The staff won the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Drama ...
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Edward Kitsis Edward Lawrence Kitsis (born February 4, 1971) is an American television writer and producer, best known for his work with his writing partner Adam Horowitz on the popular ABC drama series ''Lost'' and '' Once Upon a Time''. Early life and e ...
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Jeffrey Lieber Jeffrey Michael Lieber is an American screenwriter for both television and film. He is credited as a co-creator of the television series '' Lost''. In addition to writing for television and film, Lieber also blogs at the website dailykos. His b ...
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Damon Lindelof Damon Laurence Lindelof (born April 24, 1973) is an American screenwriter, comic book writer, and producer. Among his accolades, he received three Primetime Emmy Awards, from twelve nominations. In 2010, ''Time'' magazine named him one of the ...
, Lynne E. Litt,
Monica Macer Monica Macer is a writer and producer. She is credited as the showrunner and executive producer of the new Netflix comedy-drama series '' Gentefied''. Biography Macer is a 1993 graduate of Vassar College. She began her career in theater arts in Ne ...
, Steven Maeda,
Elizabeth Sarnoff Elizabeth "Liz" Sarnoff is an American television writer and producer. She has written episodes of ''NYPD Blue'', ''Crossing Jordan'', '' Deadwood'' and ''Lost''. She is the co-creator of the Fox crime/ mystery series ''Alcatraz''. Career Sar ...
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Janet Tamaro Janet Tamaro is an American television writer, series creator, executive producer, and showrunner. Biography Tamaro began her career as an on-camera television correspondent. She worked for ''ABC NEWSOne'', '' Inside Edition'', and the Trave ...
, Christian Taylor, Craig Wright *'' Deadwood'' –
Regina Corrado Regina Corrado is an American television writer. She has been nominated for two Writers Guild of America Awards for her work on '' Deadwood''. Biography Corrado joined the crew of HBO Western drama '' Deadwood'' as a writer for the second seas ...
, Sara Hess,
Ted Mann Ted Mann (April 16, 1916 – January 15, 2001) was an American businessman involved in the film industry and head of Mann Theatres. In 1973, he purchased the National General Theatre chain and changed the name of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, wh ...
, Bryan McDonald,
Bernadette McNamara ''Deadwood'' is an American Western television series that aired on the premium cable network HBO from March 21, 2004, to August 27, 2006, spanning three seasons and 36 episodes. The series is set in the 1870s in Deadwood, South Dakota, befor ...
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David Milch David Sanford Milch (born March 23, 1945) is an American writer and producer of television series. He has created several television shows, including ABC's ''NYPD Blue'' (1993-2005), co-created with Steven Bochco, and HBO's '' Deadwood'' (2004 ...
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Peter Ocko Peter Ocko (sometimes credited as Pete Ocko) is an American television writer and producer. Ocko has had a very diverse 30-year career in television. He has written and produced for a number of popular television series throughout the 1990s, 20 ...
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Elizabeth Sarnoff Elizabeth "Liz" Sarnoff is an American television writer and producer. She has written episodes of ''NYPD Blue'', ''Crossing Jordan'', '' Deadwood'' and ''Lost''. She is the co-creator of the Fox crime/ mystery series ''Alcatraz''. Career Sar ...
, Steve Shill,
Nick Towne Nick Towne is an American television writer. He has been nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for his work on '' Deadwood'' . Biography Towne joined the crew of HBO Western drama '' Deadwood'' as a writer's assistant for the second s ...
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Jody Worth Jody Worth is an American television writer and producer. He has worked in both capacities on '' Deadwood'' and has been nominated for an Emmy Award and a Writers Guild of America Award for his work on the series. He is the son of producer and sc ...
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Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into s ...
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Zoanne Clack Zoanne Clack (born July 14, 1968), also known as Zoanne Arnette, is an American television producer, writer, story editor, actress, and medical doctor/consultant. Clack's most notable work has been on the medical drama series ''Grey's Anatomy'', in ...
, Ann Hamilton,
Kip Koenig Kip Koenig is an American film and television producer and screenwriter. Koenig's most notable work has been on medical drama '' Grey's Anatomy'', for which he has served as supervising producer and consulting producer for dozens of episodes, and ...
, Stacy McKee, James D. Parriott,
Tony Phelan Tony Phelan is an American television screenwriter, producer and director. He is married to television producer and screenwriter Joan Rater. Phelan is best known for his work on ABC's ''Grey's Anatomy'', for which he has been nominated for two Em ...
, Joan Rater,
Shonda Rhimes Shonda Lynn Rhimes (born January 13, 1970) is an American television screenwriter, producer, and author. She is best known as the showrunner—creator, head writer, and executive producer—of the television medical drama '' Grey's Anatomy'', ...
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Mimi Schmir Mimi Schmir is an American television producer and screenwriter. Her most notable work has been for the medical drama ''Grey's Anatomy'', for which she has served as producer, supervising producer and writer for over thirty episodes, and the legal ...
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Gabrielle Stanton Gabrielle Gail Stanton (born in South Orange, New Jersey) is an American television writer and producer. She is known for her work on the ABC series ''Grey's Anatomy'' and ''Ugly Betty'', for The CWs ''The Flash'', and for Syfys Stephen King a ...
, Krista Vernoff,
Harry Werksman Harry M. Werksman Jr. is an American television screenwriter and producer. Biography Harry Werksman was born Pittsburgh and grew up in Palm Springs before leaving to attend St. George's School in Newport, Rhode Island. He then attended Northwest ...
*'' Six Feet Under'' – Alan Ball, Scott Buck, Rick Cleveland,
Bruce Eric Kaplan Bruce Eric Kaplan (born }) is an American cartoonist whose single-panel cartoons frequently appear in ''The New Yorker''. His cartoons are known for their signature simple style and often dark humor. Kaplan is also a screenwriter and has worked ...
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Nancy Oliver Nancy Oliver (born February 8, 1955) is an American playwright and screenwriter who is best known for her work on the successful TV series '' Six Feet Under.'' Oliver was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2008 for her ...
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Kate Robin Kate Robin is an American playwright, television writer and producer, and screenwriter. She is currently the showrunner of '' One Mississippi'' created by and starring Tig Notaro on Amazon. Career Robin's recent theater productions include: ''I ...
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Jill Soloway Joey Soloway (previously Jill Soloway; born September 26, 1965) is an American television creator, showrunner, director and writer. Soloway is known for creating, writing, executive producing and directing the Amazon original series '' Transparent ...
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The West Wing ''The West Wing'' is an American serial political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White Hous ...
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Debora Cahn Debora Cahn is an American writer and producer of television and film. She was a writer and executive producer on the Showtime series ''Homeland'' for its final two seasons ''(''2018–2020). She was also a writer and consulting producer on FX's ...
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Carol Flint Carol Flint is an American television producer and writer best known for her work on '' ER'' and ''The West Wing''. She studied at New College of Florida. Career Keshia Denise Campbell'Jackson, PhD also known as Carol Flint started her writing ca ...
, Mark Goffman,
Alex Graves Alexander John Graves (born July 23, 1965) is an American film director, television director, television producer and screenwriter. Early life Alex Graves was born in Kansas City, Missouri. His father, William Graves, was a reporter for ''Th ...
, Peter Noah,
Lawrence O'Donnell Lawrence Francis O'Donnell Jr. (born November 7, 1951) is an American television anchor, actor, liberal political commentator, and host of '' The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell'', an MSNBC opinion and news program that airs on weeknights. H ...
, Lauren Schmidt,
Josh Singer Josh Singer (born 1972) is an American screenwriter and producer. He is best known for writing '' The Fifth Estate'' (2013), '' Spotlight'' (2015), ''The Post'' (2017) and '' First Man'' (2018). He won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenpl ...
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Aaron Sorkin Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born June 9, 1961) is an American playwright, screenwriter and film director. Born in New York City, he developed a passion for writing at an early age. Sorkin has earned an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, five Primetime ...
, John Wells,
Bradley Whitford Bradley Whitford (born October 10, 1959) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman in the NBC television political drama ''The West Wing'' (1999–2006), for which he ...
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John Sacret Young John Sacret Young (May 24, 1946 – June 3, 2021) was an American author, producer, director, and screenwriter primarily in television, perhaps best known for his work on the show ''China Beach''. Young was nominated for seven Emmys and seven Wr ...


Comedy Series

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Curb Your Enthusiasm ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' is an American television sitcom produced and broadcast by HBO since October 15, 2000, and created by Larry David, who stars as a semi-fictionalized version of himself. It follows David's life as a semi-retired televi ...
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Larry David Lawrence Gene David (born July 2, 1947) is an American comedian, writer, actor, and television producer. He and Jerry Seinfeld created the television sitcom ''Seinfeld'', on which David was head writer and executive producer for the first seve ...
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Arrested Development The term "arrested development" has had multiple meanings for over 200 years. In the field of medicine, the term "arrested development" was first used, ''circa'' 1835–1836, to mean a stoppage of physical development; the term continues to be use ...
'' – Barbara Feldman,
Brad Copeland Brad Copeland is an American television writer, producer and film director, best known for his work on the Fox TV series ''Arrested Development''. Television career He has written for the television programs ''Arrested Development'', ''My N ...
, Richard Day,
Karey Dornetto Karey Dornetto is an American screenwriter who has written for television series such as ''Arrested Development'', ''Community'', ''Portlandia'' and ''South Park''. She also wrote the script for the feature-length film ''Addicted to Fresno''. ...
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Jake Farrow James A. "Jake" Farrow (born October 18, 1972) is an American television writer and actor. He wrote for Fox's ''Arrested Development'' and two shows on The WB: ''Off Centre'' and '' What I Like About You''. He later worked as a writer and produ ...
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Abraham Higginbotham Abraham Higginbotham is a writer, producer, and occasional actor for popular comedy series such as ''Arrested Development'', '' Will & Grace'', '' Back to You'' and '' Do Not Disturb''. Career Higginbotham began his career in television by submit ...
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Mitchell Hurwitz Mitchell Donald "Mitch" Hurwitz (born May 29, 1963) is an American television writer, producer, and actor. He is best known as the creator of the television sitcom '' Arrested Development'' as well as the co-creator of '' The Ellen Show''. He is ...
, Sam Laybourne,
John Levenstein John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...
, Courtney Lilly,
Dean Lorey Dean Lorey (born November 17, 1967) is an American writer and producer whose projects include films such as ''Major Payne'' and ''Animal Crackers'', and television series which include ''My Wife and Kids'', ''Arrested Development'', ''The Crazy On ...
, Chuck Martin, Lisa Parsons, Richard Rosenstock,
Tom Saunders Tom Saunders (1921 – 8 July 2001) was a notable figure in Bill Shankly’s Boot Room organisation at Liverpool FC, and served 30 years with the club. Earlier years Tom Saunders was born in Liverpool in 1921. He joined the Territorial Army as ...
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Maria Semple Maria Keogh Semple (born May 21, 1964) is an American novelist and screenwriter. She is the author of ''This One Is Mine'' (2008), ''Where'd You Go, Bernadette'' (2012), and '' Today Will Be Different'' (2016). Her television credits include ''Be ...
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Chuck Tatham Charles Tatham (born 1963) is a Canadian screenwriter and television producer best known for his work on ''Arrested Development'', ''How I Met Your Mother'', and ''Modern Family''. Biography Early life Tatham was born in Listowel, Ontario. He g ...
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Jim Vallely James Vallely (born August 30, 1954) is an American television producer, and screenwriter. He was a writer and consulting producerDunphy, John"E.B. native wins Emmy for best comedy writing" ''East Brunswick Sentinel'', September 29, 2005. Acc ...
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Ron Weiner Ron Weiner (pronounced ) is an American television writer. He has written for several shows, including ''30 Rock'', ''NewsRadio'', '' Futurama'', ''Arrested Development'', ''Father of the Pride'', '' Help Me Help You' and Silicon Valley. Wein ...
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Entourage An entourage () is an informal group or band of people who are closely associated with a (usually) famous, notorious, or otherwise notable individual. The word can also refer to: Arts and entertainment * L'entourage, French hip hop / rap collecti ...
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Larry Charles Larry Charles (born ) is an American comedian, screenwriter, director, actor, and producer. He was a staff writer for the sitcom ''Seinfeld'' for its first five seasons. He has also directed the documentary film ''Religulous'' and the mockument ...
, Cliff Dorfman, Doug Ellin, Chris Henchy,
Stephen Levinson Stephen C. Levinson FBA (born 6 December 1947)LEVINSON, Prof. Stephen Curtis
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Rob Weiss Rob Weiss is an American television and film producer, screenwriter, actor, and director. His break came in 1993 when he wrote and directed the 1993 film ''Amongst Friends''. The film was well received at film festivals and scored Weiss a nomina ...
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My Name Is Earl ''My Name Is Earl'' is an American television sitcom created by Greg Garcia that aired on the NBC television network from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, in the United States. It was produced by 20th Century Fox Television and starred Ja ...
'' – Barbara Feldman, Bobby Bowman, Vali Chandrasekaran, J.B. Cook,
Brad Copeland Brad Copeland is an American television writer, producer and film director, best known for his work on the Fox TV series ''Arrested Development''. Television career He has written for the television programs ''Arrested Development'', ''My N ...
, Victor Fresco,
Gregory Thomas Garcia Gregory Thomas Garcia (born April 4, 1970) is an American television director, producer and writer. He is the creator/executive producer of several long-running sitcoms, including ''Yes, Dear,'' ''My Name Is Earl'' (in which he made seven cameo ...
, John Hoberg, Kat Likkel, Michael Pennie, Timothy Stack, Hilary Winston,
Danielle Sanchez Danielle is a modern French female variant of the male name Daniel, meaning "God is my judge" in the Hebrew language. Variants *Dana – Czech, German, Romanian Polish *Danette – English *Daniela – Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, English, Germ ...
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The Office ''The Office'' is a mockumentary sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, first made in the United Kingdom, then Germany, and subsequently the United States. It has since been remade in ten other countries. The original ser ...
'' – Jennifer Celotta,
Greg Daniels Gregory Martin Daniels (born June 13, 1963) is an American screenwriter, television producer, and director. He has worked on several television series, including writing for ''Saturday Night Live'' and ''The Simpsons'', adapting ''The Office (Am ...
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Lee Eisenberg Lee Eisenberg (born April 5, 1977) is an American film and television writer and producer. He usually works with Gene Stupnitsky, with whom he founded Quantity Entertainment. Life and career Eisenberg was born in Needham, Massachusetts. His fath ...
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Ricky Gervais Ricky Dene Gervais ( ; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and director. He co-created, co-wrote, and acted in the British television sitcoms ''The Office'' (2001–2003), '' Extras'' (2005–2007), and ''An Idiot Abroad'' ...
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Mindy Kaling Vera Mindy Chokalingam (born June 24, 1979),Additional archive on June 25, 2015. known professionally as Mindy Kaling (), is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter and producer. She first gained recognition starring as Kelly Kapoor in the N ...
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Paul Lieberstein Paul Bevan Lieberstein (born February 22, 1967) is an American actor, screenwriter, television director and television producer. A Primetime Emmy Award winner, he is best known as writer, as executive producer, and as supporting cast member Toby ...
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Stephen Merchant Stephen James Merchant (born 24 November 1974) is an English comedian, actor, director, presenter and writer. Alongside Ricky Gervais, Merchant was the co-writer and co-director of the British TV comedy series ''The Office'' (2001–2003), and ...
, B. J. Novak,
Michael Schur Michael Herbert Schur (born 1975) is an American television producer, writer, director and actor. He was a producer and writer for the comedy series ''The Office'', and co-created ''Parks and Recreation'' with ''Office'' producer Greg Daniels. ...
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Gene Stupnitsky Gene Stupnitsky (born August 26, 1977) is a Ukrainian-born American film and television writer and producer. He grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. He usually works with Lee Eisenberg, with whom he founded Quantity Entertainment. Life and caree ...
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Larry Wilmore Elister Larry WilmoreThe name Elister L. Wilmore is given at This matches the birth date and birthplace for "Larry Wilmore" at (born October 30, 1961) is an American comedian, writer, producer, and actor. He served as the "Senior Black Corresp ...


New Series

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Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into s ...
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Zoanne Clack Zoanne Clack (born July 14, 1968), also known as Zoanne Arnette, is an American television producer, writer, story editor, actress, and medical doctor/consultant. Clack's most notable work has been on the medical drama series ''Grey's Anatomy'', in ...
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Ann Lewis Hamilton Ann Lewis Hamilton is an American television producer and writer. She worked in both capacities on ''Thirtysomething''. She was nominated for two Emmy Awards in 1991 for her work on the show; one for Outstanding Drama Series and one for Outstand ...
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Kip Koenig Kip Koenig is an American film and television producer and screenwriter. Koenig's most notable work has been on medical drama '' Grey's Anatomy'', for which he has served as supervising producer and consulting producer for dozens of episodes, and ...
, Stacy McKee, James D. Parriott,
Tony Phelan Tony Phelan is an American television screenwriter, producer and director. He is married to television producer and screenwriter Joan Rater. Phelan is best known for his work on ABC's ''Grey's Anatomy'', for which he has been nominated for two Em ...
, Joan Rater,
Shonda Rhimes Shonda Lynn Rhimes (born January 13, 1970) is an American television screenwriter, producer, and author. She is best known as the showrunner—creator, head writer, and executive producer—of the television medical drama '' Grey's Anatomy'', ...
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Mimi Schmir Mimi Schmir is an American television producer and screenwriter. Her most notable work has been for the medical drama ''Grey's Anatomy'', for which she has served as producer, supervising producer and writer for over thirty episodes, and the legal ...
, Gabrielle G. Stanton, Krista Vernoff,
Harry Werksman Harry M. Werksman Jr. is an American television screenwriter and producer. Biography Harry Werksman was born Pittsburgh and grew up in Palm Springs before leaving to attend St. George's School in Newport, Rhode Island. He then attended Northwest ...
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Mark Wilding Mark Wilding is an American television producer and screenwriter. He was nominated for two Emmys for his work as executive producer on the series ''Grey's Anatomy'', and won a Writers Guild of America Award for Best New Series as a writer on the ...
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Everybody Hates Chris ''Everybody Hates Chris'' is an American television semi-autobiographical sitcom that is inspired by the memories of the teenage years of comedian Chris Rock. The show is set from 1982 to 1987, although Rock himself was actually a teenager from ...
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Aron Abrams Aron Abrams (February 3, 1960 – December 25, 2010) was an American television producer and writer, whose works ranged from ''Everybody Hates Chris'' to ''Grounded for Life''. Born in Emerson, New Jersey, Abrams landed several projects with fame ...
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Rodney Barnes Rodney Barnes is an American screenwriter and producer. Barnes has written and produced ''The Boondocks'', ''My Wife and Kids'', ''Everybody Hates Chris'', '' Those Who Can't'', '' Marvel's Runaways'', ''American Gods'', Wu-Tang: An American Sag ...
, Craig DiGregorio, Alyson Fouse,
Howard Gewirtz Howard Gewirtz is an American television producer and writer, whose credits include ''Taxi'', ''The Larry Sanders Show'', ''Just Shoot Me'', ''Wings'', ''Oliver Beene'', ''Everybody Hates Chris'' and ''The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an ...
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Ali LeRoi Ali LeRoi (born February 12, 1962) is an Emmy-award-winning"Ali LeRoi"
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Brad Copeland Brad Copeland is an American television writer, producer and film director, best known for his work on the Fox TV series ''Arrested Development''. Television career He has written for the television programs ''Arrested Development'', ''My N ...
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Gregory Thomas Garcia Gregory Thomas Garcia (born April 4, 1970) is an American television director, producer and writer. He is the creator/executive producer of several long-running sitcoms, including ''Yes, Dear,'' ''My Name Is Earl'' (in which he made seven cameo ...
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The Office ''The Office'' is a mockumentary sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, first made in the United Kingdom, then Germany, and subsequently the United States. It has since been remade in ten other countries. The original ser ...
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Greg Daniels Gregory Martin Daniels (born June 13, 1963) is an American screenwriter, television producer, and director. He has worked on several television series, including writing for ''Saturday Night Live'' and ''The Simpsons'', adapting ''The Office (Am ...
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Lee Eisenberg Lee Eisenberg (born April 5, 1977) is an American film and television writer and producer. He usually works with Gene Stupnitsky, with whom he founded Quantity Entertainment. Life and career Eisenberg was born in Needham, Massachusetts. His fath ...
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Ricky Gervais Ricky Dene Gervais ( ; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and director. He co-created, co-wrote, and acted in the British television sitcoms ''The Office'' (2001–2003), '' Extras'' (2005–2007), and ''An Idiot Abroad'' ...
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Mindy Kaling Vera Mindy Chokalingam (born June 24, 1979),Additional archive on June 25, 2015. known professionally as Mindy Kaling (), is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter and producer. She first gained recognition starring as Kelly Kapoor in the N ...
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Paul Lieberstein Paul Bevan Lieberstein (born February 22, 1967) is an American actor, screenwriter, television director and television producer. A Primetime Emmy Award winner, he is best known as writer, as executive producer, and as supporting cast member Toby ...
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Stephen Merchant Stephen James Merchant (born 24 November 1974) is an English comedian, actor, director, presenter and writer. Alongside Ricky Gervais, Merchant was the co-writer and co-director of the British TV comedy series ''The Office'' (2001–2003), and ...
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Michael Schur Michael Herbert Schur (born 1975) is an American television producer, writer, director and actor. He was a producer and writer for the comedy series ''The Office'', and co-created ''Parks and Recreation'' with ''Office'' producer Greg Daniels. ...
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Episodic Drama

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House A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air cond ...
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Lawrence Kaplow Lawrence "Larry" Kaplow is an American television writer and producer most notable for his work on the FOX series ''House''. He won the 2005 Writers Guild of America Award for "Outstanding Television Script, Episodic Drama" for the ''House'' episod ...
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Grave Danger "Grave Danger" is the fifth season finale of the American crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. This two-parter was directed by Quentin Tarantino and was aired on May 19, 2005 on CBS. The episode fea ...
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', also referred to as ''CSI'' and ''CSI: Las Vegas'', is an American procedural forensics crime drama television series that ran on CBS from October 6, 2000, to September 27, 2015, spanning 15 seasons. This wa ...
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Anthony E. Zuiker Anthony E. Zuiker (pronounced ; born August 17, 1968) is an American television writer, television producer, and author. He is best known as the creator of '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''. He produced all four editions of the ''CSI'' fran ...
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Carol Mendelsohn Carol Mendelsohn (born 1951) is an American television producer, showrunner, and screenwriter, known for her work on the crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''. Education Mendelsohn grew up in Chicago, where her father was an attorney. ...
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Quentin Tarantino Quentin Jerome Tarantino (; born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, writer, producer, and actor. His films are characterized by stylized violence, extended dialogue, profanity, dark humor, non-linear storylines, cameos, ensembl ...
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Nip/Tuck ''Nip/Tuck'' is an American medical drama television series created by Ryan Murphy that aired on FX in the United States from July 22, 2003, to March 3, 2010. The series, which also incorporates elements of crime drama, black comedy, family dra ...
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Normal Is the Watchword "Normal Is the Watchword" is the season premiere of the second season of the American mystery television series ''Veronica Mars'', and the twenty-third episode overall. Written by series creator Rob Thomas and directed by John Kretchmer, the ...
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Veronica Mars ''Veronica Mars'' is an American teen noir mystery drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas. The series is set in the fictional town of Neptune, California, and stars Kristen Bell as the eponymous character. The series pr ...
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The West Wing ''The West Wing'' is an American serial political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White Hous ...
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Carol Flint Carol Flint is an American television producer and writer best known for her work on '' ER'' and ''The West Wing''. She studied at New College of Florida. Career Keshia Denise Campbell'Jackson, PhD also known as Carol Flint started her writing ca ...


Episodic Comedy

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You Can't Miss the Bear The first season of '' Weeds'', an American dark comedy- drama television series created by Jenji Kohan, premiered on August 8, 2005, on the premium cable network Showtime. The principal cast consisted of Mary-Louise Parker, Elizabeth Perkins, ...
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Jenji Kohan Jenji Leslie Kohan (born July 5, 1969) is an American television writer and producer. She is best known as the creator and showrunner of the Showtime comedy-drama series '' Weeds'' and the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black''. ...
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The Office ''The Office'' is a mockumentary sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, first made in the United Kingdom, then Germany, and subsequently the United States. It has since been remade in ten other countries. The original ser ...
'' – B. J. Novak *" Exile on Main Street (Pilot)" – '' Kitchen Confidential'' – David Hemingson *" Motivational Seminar" – ''
Malcolm in the Middle ''Malcolm in the Middle'' is an American family television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for Fox. The series premiered on January 9, 2000, and ended on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes. The series follows a dysfunction ...
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Next Next may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Next'' (1990 film), an animated short about William Shakespeare * ''Next'' (2007 film), a sci-fi film starring Nicolas Cage * '' Next: A Primer on Urban Painting'', a 2005 documentary film Lit ...
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Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama soap opera television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012, for a t ...
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My Name Is Earl ''My Name Is Earl'' is an American television sitcom created by Greg Garcia that aired on the NBC television network from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, in the United States. It was produced by 20th Century Fox Television and starred Ja ...
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Long Form – Adapted

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The Life and Death of Peter Sellers ''The Life and Death of Peter Sellers'' is a 2004 television film about the life of English comedian Peter Sellers, based on Roger Lewis's book of the same name. 1108 pagesPublished in the U.S. via Applause BooksA very comprehensive biography, ...
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Christopher Markus Christopher Markus (born January 2, 1970) and Stephen McFeely (born February 24, 1970) are American screenwriters and producers. McFeely and Markus were the second and the third most successful screenwriters of all time in terms of U.S. box offi ...
and Stephen McFeely *''The Colt'' –
Stephen Harrigan Stephen Harrigan (born 1948) is an American novelist, journalist and screenwriter. He is best known as the author of the bestselling ''The Gates of the Alamo'', for other novels such as ''Remember Ben Clayton'' and ''A Friend of Mr. Lincoln,'' ...
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Lackawanna Blues ''Lackawanna Blues'' is an American play written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson that premiered in 2001. It was later adapted as a television movie that aired in 2005. The play dramatizes the character of the author's primary caregiver when he was growi ...
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Ruben Santiago-Hudson Ruben Santiago-Hudson (born Ruben Santiago Jr., November 24, 1956) is an American actor, playwright, and director who has won national awards for his work in all three categories. He is best known for his role of Captain Roy Montgomery from 20 ...
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Long Form – Original

'' Warm Springs''  –
Margaret Nagle Margaret Nagle (born January 12, 1969) is a screenwriter, television producer and human rights activist. She has been nominated for two Emmy Awards and won three Writers Guild of America Awards. Nagle began her undergraduate work at UC Berkel ...
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Randy Feldman ''Tango & Cash'' is a 1989 American buddy cop action comedy film starring Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Jack Palance and Teri Hatcher. Stallone and Russell star as Raymond Tango and Gabriel Cash respectively, two rival LAPD narcotics detec ...


Daytime Serials

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The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, Wi ...
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Kay Alden Priscilla Kay Alden (born October 24, 1946) is an American television writer and the former head writer for the soap opera, ''The Young and the Restless''. Career Alden began writing for ''The Young and the Restless'' as a script writer in 197 ...
, John F. Smith, Trent Jones, Jim Houghton,
Sandra Weintraub Sandra Weintraub Roland is an American soap opera writer and producer. She is most notable for her writing on CBS's The Young and the Restless, which she has written in different positions since 1998. In the 1970s she was also notable for her clo ...
, Chris Abbott, Joshua S. McCaffrey, Sara A. Bibel,
Janice Ferri Esser Janice Ferri Esser (sometimes credited only as ''Janice Ferri'') is an American writer known for her work on the daytime television Daytime is a block of television programming taking place during the late-morning and afternoon on weekdays. Day ...
, Natalie Minardi Slater,
Eric Freiwald Eric Freiwald (September 24, 1927 – January 29, 2010) was an American TV writer scripting the daytime television serial, ''The Young and the Restless''. Life and career From the mid-1950s to 1984 with partner Robert Schaefer, he wrote for such s ...
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Sally Sussman Morina Sally Sussman Morina is an American documentary filmmaker, television writer, and producer. Personal life She is married to Anthony Morina, a CBS Daytime director and producer. She has gone by her married name Sally Sussman Morina on various proj ...


References


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