Henry Bromell: master of the one-hour drama
June 16, 2018 10:59 PM Subscribe
old podcast interview with the late Henry Bromell, master of writing one-hour tv dramas During his lifetime wrote for "Northern Exposure", "Homicide", "Carnivale", "Homeland", and created one of the most underrated shows of all time, "Rubicon"
Man, I forgot about Rubicon. It was half Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, half 3 Days of the Condor. Now we have (simply) Condor which... isn't.
posted by axiom at 1:23 AM on June 17, 2018 [4 favorites]
posted by axiom at 1:23 AM on June 17, 2018 [4 favorites]
I remember going all in on Rubicon, it felt like a smarter more tightly focused Homeland. And then it just went away. It had promise.
posted by Fizz at 2:41 AM on June 17, 2018 [2 favorites]
posted by Fizz at 2:41 AM on June 17, 2018 [2 favorites]
I loved Northern Exposure. There's a town. Nobody in it is a cliche. That's it!
Carnivale was one of those shows, like Lost, where I invested a lot of time into it only to slowly realize the writers were making it up as they went along week by week. This is okay for a lot of shows, but not ones that keep suggesting all the plot points are going to eventually come together in some amazing way. But wow the setting and tone was amazing. I'll give a listen.
posted by xammerboy at 4:31 AM on June 17, 2018
Carnivale was one of those shows, like Lost, where I invested a lot of time into it only to slowly realize the writers were making it up as they went along week by week. This is okay for a lot of shows, but not ones that keep suggesting all the plot points are going to eventually come together in some amazing way. But wow the setting and tone was amazing. I'll give a listen.
posted by xammerboy at 4:31 AM on June 17, 2018
Rubicon is why I won't start watching a spy series unless they post a completion bond or it is already done.
posted by srboisvert at 5:41 AM on June 17, 2018 [2 favorites]
posted by srboisvert at 5:41 AM on June 17, 2018 [2 favorites]
Never even heard of Rubicon, but it sounds up my alley.
posted by doctornemo at 7:03 AM on June 17, 2018
posted by doctornemo at 7:03 AM on June 17, 2018
srboisvert - if you haven't already, you may now safely start The Americans.
posted by YoungStencil at 11:42 AM on June 17, 2018 [2 favorites]
posted by YoungStencil at 11:42 AM on June 17, 2018 [2 favorites]
xammerboy, you take it back. Carnavale was brilliant, and the plots were profoundly tight up until they realized they weren't getting renewed and had to cram 2 seasons into 3 episodes.
posted by makoi at 7:33 AM on June 18, 2018
posted by makoi at 7:33 AM on June 18, 2018
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