What a difference a year makes.  Last summer, Ben was the king of L.A. and riding high…well, some things never change.  Our favorite NBC non-suit, who prefers the barroom to the boardroom, is on shaky ground and rumored to be looking for a way out of his contract with NBC’s encouragement.  But nothing gets Smirky Silverman down.  Fresh from a month in Beijing, Ben is back in town and ready for business. Well, maybe not business but definitely action.

Screaming Fit #3

Famous Actress's movie will be at the Berlin Film Festival. Unfortunately she is in the middle of a demanding shoot (for a role that will later win her an Academy Award). She isn't too keen on the idea of picking up to go to Berlin to promote a movie that she a.) doesn't think is very good, and b.) is an ensemble film that doesn't really require her presence anyway. But Asshole Midget really wants her to go. "International recognition," he says. "Free trip to Berlin" is what I hear. 

Hi, readers. Sorry I went on a bit of a hiatus there, but between working 70-80 hours a week at my writers’ assistant job by day (and a lot of night), trying to finish my latest spec during free moments in-between, and apartment-hunting in the very few spare seconds remaining, I have been more than a little crunched for time.