Jeff Reno (Moonlighting, Duckman, Meet Joe Black)

<p>Jeff and I talk about the "Atomic Shakespeare" episode of <em>Moonlighting</em>; <em>Night Court</em> memories; the origin of <em>Duckman</em>; writing 7 days a week for 6 months (<em>Duckman</em> and Radioland Murders); getting Jason Alexander to play <em>Duckman</em>; why he loved writing it; a possible reboot; the writing staff; how he and Ron have kept a 40+ year partnership; how they work; <em>Mork &amp; Mindy </em>yearly reunions;&nbsp;Gina Hecht; CNN History of Sitcoms; Meet Joe Black written as a screwball comedy for Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman; Bo Goldman lengthens it, takes out humor, becomes three hour epic with Brad Pitt and Sir Anthony Hopkins; <em>Cupid</em>; writing second episode and being show runners; Jeremy Piven's bad behavior gets them fired; <em>The West Wing</em>; meeting with Aaron Sorkin; agreeing to run writer's room; Aaron Sorkin's micro-managing cause Jeff &amp; Ron to quit; working on a pilot for John Cleese; working with Larry Gelbart on a TV version of Network with James Garner; being told single cam's won't work; being asked to inject comedy into <em>She Spies</em>; being told the comedy is hurting <em>She Spies</em> internationally;&nbsp;writing a pilot like <em>Succession</em> in 2003 with characters based on Ted Turner and Rupert Murdoch; Jason Alexander in a <em>Hart to Hart</em> reboot; script doctoring Just My Luck for Lindsay Lohan &amp; Chris Pine; current proijects; great pilot scripts vs. star driven "ok" pilots;&nbsp;weirdness of Duckman vs. family of The Simpsons</p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a>