Tom Fontana
Show Creator/Producer
About This Interview
In his Archive interview, Tom Fontana talks about his work as an Emmy Award-winning writer of St. Elsewhere, as well as the writer/producer of such series as Homicide: Life on the Street and Oz. Tom Fontana was interviewed in New York, NY on June 30, 2009; Karen Herman conducted the three-hour interview.
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Highlights
Tom Fontana on advice he would give aspiring writers and producers, how he'd like to be remembered (03m 19s)
Tom Fontana on being allowed creative freedom on Oz, and HBO head Chris Albrecht telling him the characters could be unlikable, so long as they were interesting (02m 17s)
Tom Fontana on the nature of show business and the distraction of ego and how it affected his writing on St. Elsewhere (01m 34s)- Tom Fontana on producing Homicide: Life on the Street (23m 59s)
Tom Fontana on working with the cast of St. Elsewhere- Tom Fontana on creating Oz (02m 26s)
Chapters
- Chapter 1
- On his early years and education; on his early attempts at playwrighting
- On meeting Bruce Paltrow and becoming a writer, then producer of St. Elsewhere
- Chapter 2
- On producing St. Elsewhere; the show's cast; the show's famous "snowglobe" finale; the legacy of MTM
- On the genesis and production of Homicide: Life on the Street
- Chapter 3
- On producing Homicide: Life on the Street
- On creating and producing Oz
- On creating Strip Search; on the 9/11 terrorist attacks
- Chapter 4
- On America: A Tribute to Heroes; on The Philanthropist (then-in-production); on his involvement with the Writers Guild of America; on advice to writers and producers; on his legacy
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It is a very long but incredible interview.
OMG this interview is incredible
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