Episode 68 – Girl Talk - Golden To Gilmore - With Screenwriter Stan Zimmerman- Part 2

During the second half of Tony’s fascinating conversation with celebrated screenwriter Stan Zimmerman, they discuss why it was difficult for him and the entire writing staff of the classic hit sitcom "Roseanne" to work on that show, how much he loves that he got to write the infamous "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"  (aka "lesbian kiss") episode for the show "Roseanne", how that episode was the catalyst for the entertainment industry to feature more LGBTQ+ stories on national TV, how much fun he had writing “The Brady Bunch Movie”, how it was his idea to cast the then unknown pop star RuPaul as Jan’s school counselor “Miss Cummings”, his memories of writing one season of “Gilmore Girls” for his good friend Amy Sherman-Palladino, the difference between writing a half-hour sitcom and an hour-long comedy-drama series, how much he loves going to "Gilmore Girl" conventions and meeting the fans, how he was asked to host the Bravo reality competition series “Situation: Comedy”, how he eventually got back into writing for the theater, how much he loves writing original plays that marry art and advocacy, why people call him “the gay Kevin Bacon” and all the fun projects he has coming up.  STAN ZIMMERMAN Stan Zimmerman is a man of many mediums (TV, film and theatre). He’s been nominated for two WGA Awards for Best Comedy Writing – The Golden Girls and Roseanne. Stan’s also written and produced on Gilmore Girls, co-created the Lifetime sitcom, Rita Rocks, wrote on both Brady Bunch movies and rewrote the ABC-TV movie of Annie. Stan has a BFA-Drama from NYU/Circle-in-the-Square and has directed such LA productions as The Diary of Anne Frank-Latinx (8 iterations since 2018), Entertaining Mr. Sloane, A Tuna Christmas, Gemini, Spike Heels, Pledge, Heartbreak Help and his original plays -- Meet & Greet, Knife to the Heart, Yes Virginia and Have a Good One. Stan directed Off-Broadway’s Hyprov (Daryl Roth Theatre). TRWplays recently published and licensed three of his works -- Yes Virginia, Silver Foxes and right before I go, which he has appeared in across the U.S. Zimmerman & Berg wrote the Lifetime Christmas movie, Ladies of the 80’s: A Divas Christmas starring Donna Mills, Linda Gray, Morgan Fairchild, Loni Anderson, Nicollette Sheridan. Stan will be directing the West Coast Premiere of Paul Rudnick’s The New Century at the BENT Theatre in Palm Springs (Feb ’24) and the World Premiere of Peter Ritt’s High Maintenance at The Road Theatre Company in North Hollywood (April ’24). Stan Zimmerman’s Website - https://www.zimmermanstan.com   To Purchase Stan’s Memoir “The Girls: From Golden to Gilmore - https://www.amazon.com/Girls-Golden-Gilmore-Stan-Zimmerman/dp/1954676603   The Official Hollywood Obsessed Website - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.hollywoodobsessedthepodcast.com/ ⁠⁠⁠   Follow the Official Hollywood Obsessed Facebook Page – ⁠⁠⁠HOLLYWOOD OBSESSED PODCAST⁠⁠⁠   Follow our Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/hollywoodobsessedpodcast/⁠   Titles VO Talent – Cam Frierson - ⁠⁠⁠http://camfrierson.com/voice⁠⁠⁠   Music by⁠⁠ ⁠QubeSounds⁠⁠⁠ from ⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠⁠⁠