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THE HOUSE THAT DAVE BUILT How U of T law grad David Shore took one misanthropic doctor, added a large dose of twisted humour and created the hit medical drama House IT’S OCTOBER 6, AND A CROWD OF TV ENTHUSIASTS has gathered at the Florence Gould Hall in Manhattan to hear “Outside the Box: Television Masterminds.” The panel, part of The New Yorker Festival, features the creators of some of the edgiest shows discussing the occupational pleasures and hazards of writing for the small screen. The 400-seat auditorium is sold out, each red velour seat occupied by the kind of audience member that only New York can attract. There are brassy matrons with Upper East Side accents wearing garishly patterned blouses and bright lipstick, and pale, thin 20something guys with wild mops of hair and retro T-shirts – apparently the cultivated look of aspiring screenwriters. And there’s a smattering of vaguely familiar actors, including Sex and the City’s Stanford Blatch, Carrie’s best guy friend, with a real-life coterie of four gal pals. The empty stage projects the pretentious vibe of James Lipton’s Inside the Actors Studio: black floor, black walls, tables with black tablecloths, even black director’s chairs – the entire mise en scène as dark as a blank TV screen. Then, like a set flicked on, a colourful gaggle of writers and producers enter and take their seats. The panel is stacked with HBOers, who exist on the frontier or hinterland of the TV world, depending on your viewpoint. There’s Jenji Kohan, the creator of Weeds – the show about the travails of a suburban mom who doubles as a pot dealer. (“Jenji,” snickers a nearby 20-something guy. “Like, ganja.”) David Milch, a dissipated-looking 18 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO MAGAZINE / WINTER 2008 BY STACEY GIBSON PHOTOGRAPHY: HOWARD ROSENBERG (RIGHT) FOX/GLOBAL (LEFT)
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