![]() ![]() KAUFFMAN That is a discussion to be had with the Producers Guild and the Writers Guild. I’ve never had that on a show, but I can only imagine what that’s like. It used to be the people who ran the room had that title - now it seems like everybody.ĬRANE When we were doing Dream On and Friends, Kevin Bright was creatively as invested as we were - as opposed to some actor’s manager who is executive producer. I have nothing against the studios and networks getting whatever credit they feel they deserve, but those of us who are showrunners should not have the exact same credit. You see, on network TV, the studio gets executive producer credit. KAUFFMAN I truly believe the showrunner needs a new title. What’s your take on the rise of the term “showrunner”? So we hired a staff that, on the whole, had never written a TV show, either, and just sort of found our way. What happens, you sit in a room and ask other writers about stories?” We got such death-ray looks that we agreed that we couldn’t ask anybody how to do this. When we first got the job, we talked to some established writer friends, and said, “So they gave us a show. ![]() They didn’t even bring in somebody to supervise us. I think we worked for 36 cents an hour.ĬRANE This was our first show, and we were running the writers room. KAUFFMAN It was our first gig, and I can’t even bear to tell you how little we made for a show we created. If there were a way to get that in front of people, that would be fantastic. ![]() It’s the first show we did together, it’s the first show we did with Kevin Bright. Do you think it will ever make it to streaming?ĬRANE I have no idea what the answer is, but it would be great. I look at it and go, “God, that was a big wireless phone.” That doesn’t seem to bother these kids - they think it’s a period piece.ĭream On is the opposite. THR has requested additional comment from Kauffman about the endowment and will update the story if that becomes available.KAUFFMAN It’s fascinating watching the resurgence in my daughter’s generation. In 2020, she received an honorary doctorate from the university, and in May, she delivered a joint commencement address to the classes of 2020/2021. It was there that she met writing partner and Friends co-creator David Crane while they both were students. Kauffman graduated in 1978 from Brandeis University, a private research university located west of Boston in Waltham, Massachusetts. “It is the first endowed professorship in the program, which means it will ensure the study of African and African American culture, history and politics for generations of Brandeis students - something more critical than ever.” “This professorship is so meaningful to both our African and African American Studies department and to the university,” he said of the department that celebrated a 50th anniversary in 2019. Kauffman ’78 Professorship in African and African American Studies, the endowment will support a distinguished scholar with a concentration in the study of the peoples and cultures of Africa and the African diaspora, while also helping the AAAS department recruit experts, map long-term priorities and provide new opportunities for students.īrandeis president Ron Liebowitz called the gift “a transformative moment” in the university’s history. 'Friends' Gets the Fisher Price Toy Treatment to Celebrate National Monica Day ![]()
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