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Part of https://www.filmintuition.comJen Johanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00643716245685176764noreply@blogger.comBlogger20715tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169784092591477041.post-40956233617588243732020-12-11T12:15:00.005-07:002020-12-11T12:15:21.815-07:00Film Intuition's 2020 Holiday Gift Guide<div style="text-align: center;">
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<div>Easily packaged, overly commercial, and as synthetic as an economy-sized bottle of laundry detergent, the entertainment options on most streaming services leave a lot to be desired. And while this fact was easy to ignore in the past, now with so many of us still sheltering in place during the pandemic, it's become increasingly obvious to discerning film fans that in addition to a subscription to The Criterion Channel, the best way to protest against the insanity of Bad Content overload is by stocking up on your favorite physical media titles. </div><div><br /></div><div>Fortunately, from the brightest classic film and TV fare to the latest and greatest releases, this year has been a veritable bonanza of box sets and special editions, including these highly recommended offerings, which should delight the entertainment lovers in your life who are (rightfully) still holding onto their DVD and Blu-ray players like they're worth their weight in gold. It's safe to say that once you check out the wide array of titles available to add to your collection (where you can control when and if they're played, and need no longer worry about them disappearing from a service tomorrow) if you're not a physical media convert yet, you soon will be.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Saturday Night Live: </i>The Early Years</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>(<a href="https://timelife.com/products/SNL" target="_blank">Buy It</a>)</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4YCNYfO8iQ1_BThwZNiSBpLaYALNufCj-PAwBz3e_SL8PLavWH5Zk4NCNp-P6Kc-fliV0ZQAHSr2RqKKgxtjKF0PC5lli_8GoqjSzSoqH6jL4I-m6BHTz6RPfosp-Iqu1_oxnmK4j2Qo/s600/Em0BUwYUcAA2Z-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4YCNYfO8iQ1_BThwZNiSBpLaYALNufCj-PAwBz3e_SL8PLavWH5Zk4NCNp-P6Kc-fliV0ZQAHSr2RqKKgxtjKF0PC5lli_8GoqjSzSoqH6jL4I-m6BHTz6RPfosp-Iqu1_oxnmK4j2Qo/s320/Em0BUwYUcAA2Z-6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Featuring 30 of the most hilarious episodes of the first 5 seasons of SNL, this 2-volume, 12-disc DVD collection arrives just in the nick of time to make you forget about the stresses of 2020 for a little while. With a gorgeous 28 page booklet that goes into the history of the series and focuses on the key skits, characters, and legendary cast members like Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, and Gilda Radner that made the series must-watch appointment television from its earliest days, the DVD set includes memorable episodes with hosts like George Carlin, Steve Martin, and Richard Pryor and serves up musical performances with iconic guests such as George Harrison, The Kinks, Blondie, and Paul Simon. Also available from TimeLife, who delivered outstanding releases of <i>The Wonder Years</i> and <i>China Beach</i> a few years back, is a 106 episode deluxe version of the series, complete with every single episode that <i>SNL</i> aired for its first 5 years.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>The Trip</i>: Four Course Meal</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>(<a href="https://amzn.to/3oJXPAk" target="_blank">Buy It</a>)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXk88DicQksX5bZ1LM-Lz9ao8hDQh_luCA5o4jUeYRbQBAykN6DJdv2jDUTUnjmsbk-MfTGV_ogkGNtFQkRK-orGQ3LKq6OaSDUO4GqG62A1VsSPfvTf5L1gzL9uGM0m0PIhp21xyrSKk/s550/The+Trip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="394" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXk88DicQksX5bZ1LM-Lz9ao8hDQh_luCA5o4jUeYRbQBAykN6DJdv2jDUTUnjmsbk-MfTGV_ogkGNtFQkRK-orGQ3LKq6OaSDUO4GqG62A1VsSPfvTf5L1gzL9uGM0m0PIhp21xyrSKk/w243-h340/The+Trip.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>There is no discernible reason why the release of my favorite film franchise of the 2010s is only available on DVD and not Blu-ray. But really, with all four of Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon's witty, weird, and wonderful trips to the U.K., Italy, Spain, and Greece now available in one collection, how can you go wrong? Originally produced and broadcast overseas as a multi-episode series but released internationally as four individual feature films, I've reviewed a few of director Michael Winterbottom's <i>Trip</i>s individually so if you're looking for a refresher, here's my latest piece on the final film in the series, <i><a href="https://reviews.filmintuition.com/2020/05/TheTriptoGreece.html" target="_blank">The Trip to Greece</a></i>.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Two from Universal: The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection</span> (<a href="https://amzn.to/3gFILkI" target="_blank">Buy It</a>) </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">& Focus Features: Spotlight Collection</span> (<a href="https://amzn.to/37VZxYx" target="_blank">Buy It</a>)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNI7y-rUsse647kcLBA-1SkY_69_y3_6hvneZoXvcYe0S8TWXkODNchjVBGxrUNY0_m2fn0DNpT8Ul_rPlJU7S-t1VvxhyAt0L_NJ-VPkUPda5C_3CNl2H-0ahlTczCetxoLzMNMKR8g/s320/Hitchcock4K.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="264" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNI7y-rUsse647kcLBA-1SkY_69_y3_6hvneZoXvcYe0S8TWXkODNchjVBGxrUNY0_m2fn0DNpT8Ul_rPlJU7S-t1VvxhyAt0L_NJ-VPkUPda5C_3CNl2H-0ahlTczCetxoLzMNMKR8g/w153-h185/Hitchcock4K.jpg" width="153" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQR0MZuckett947POt9Nwj5VB4FmY02yPK1RNeqOZoKis3XIIAfM5fhyCY46zjCnqz2r0dPWuDLOc_h_z0Rap_HM-Crw_aQrrxD34YaDvAORe8DDpWzLfXRBHVguNXva-p13w1E1uSwbs/s320/Focus+Features.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="235" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQR0MZuckett947POt9Nwj5VB4FmY02yPK1RNeqOZoKis3XIIAfM5fhyCY46zjCnqz2r0dPWuDLOc_h_z0Rap_HM-Crw_aQrrxD34YaDvAORe8DDpWzLfXRBHVguNXva-p13w1E1uSwbs/w164-h224/Focus+Features.jpg" width="164" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Reviewed in extensive detail earlier this fall, Universal Studios quietly unveiled two of this year's best box sets with a jaw-dropping 4K Alfred Hitchcock collection (<a href="https://reviews.filmintuition.com/2020/09/AlfredHitchcockClassicsCollection4K.html" target="_blank">review</a>) and 10 of Focus Features' most acclaimed films all packaged together in one offering (<a href="https://reviews.filmintuition.com/2020/10/FocusFeaturesSpotlightCollection.html" target="_blank">review</a>).</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">A New Look at Old Favorites</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhrGAQCxFsUTph01ICLNgaB2y2nB_x1zZy3zuFDL-YyWwnaLsWY_Cn2RPUzEbsV0uU4H8_-ZwPdbh7euB2nGHPE_S8pfBhYgD1QZSnkit7_GJcmlxA3pVH2_HPHoSKgqYo2uHcoLTDwPM/s1003/IMG_20201211_112408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1003" data-original-width="755" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhrGAQCxFsUTph01ICLNgaB2y2nB_x1zZy3zuFDL-YyWwnaLsWY_Cn2RPUzEbsV0uU4H8_-ZwPdbh7euB2nGHPE_S8pfBhYgD1QZSnkit7_GJcmlxA3pVH2_HPHoSKgqYo2uHcoLTDwPM/s320/IMG_20201211_112408.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>One of the best things about physical media is that it celebrates the favorites you love instead of mindlessly churning out new lackluster content. With current restorations, upgraded technical specs, and/or in the case of <i><a href="https://amzn.to/3a6EUvx" target="_blank">The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone</a></i>, a whole new cut of the film that improves the pacing of the much-maligned trilogy ender, a quartet of releases I was particularly excited to bring home came not from The Criterion Collection this year but Warner Archive, Paramount, and Kino. In addition to the Coppola film, be sure to check out <i><a href="https://amzn.to/2KhOPDy" target="_blank">The Best Years of Our Lives</a> </i>and <i><a href="https://reviews.filmintuition.com/2020/12/blu-ray-review-grace-of-my-heart-1996.html" target="_blank">Grace of My Heart</a></i> in Blu-ray and <i><a href="https://amzn.to/3nbqDS2" target="_blank">Collateral</a></i> in 4K. Additionally, Kino has dished up new box sets celebrating the overlooked films of <a href="https://amzn.to/3qI0jkJ" target="_blank">Cary Grant</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/345cVZs" target="_blank">Carole Lombard</a> and Mill Creek Entertainment has given <a href="https://amzn.to/344ZJDJ" target="_blank">Rita Hayworth</a> the same treatment.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Criterion Collection</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQs8-1cgji9OawksbDIv72L2-gjDrN3tpwcsqW6dCRp1J9Eaayo9fQfGIzrwdILgQlx0m8QtroE3xp2DQineB5dmyINvXD3VfIgEmsvcAuz1VpYIrUFra9gQLuYCBCk9CTlNoEFgrZHk/s840/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="840" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQs8-1cgji9OawksbDIv72L2-gjDrN3tpwcsqW6dCRp1J9Eaayo9fQfGIzrwdILgQlx0m8QtroE3xp2DQineB5dmyINvXD3VfIgEmsvcAuz1VpYIrUFra9gQLuYCBCk9CTlNoEFgrZHk/s320/download.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b></div><div>Still the ultimate destination for film snobs, physical media devotees, and art-house lovers du jour, three of the year's biggest multi-disc collections were unveiled by Criterion this year as <a href="https://amzn.to/2W3ILkH" target="_blank">Federico Fellini</a>, <a href="https://amzn.to/37Qjv78" target="_blank">Agnes Varda</a>, and <a href="https://amzn.to/2Li33Vx" target="_blank">Bruce Lee</a> earned the box set treatment. 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<b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;">Beyond the Bad Ties & Fuzzy Socks:</span></b><br />
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<b>Women in Film 101:
</b>Introduce the aspiring filmmaker in your life to the filmography of <a href="https://amzn.to/36tz1nl" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">early women pioneers</span></a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/2E3teZb" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Ida Lupino</span></a>, and then rock their world with the newly restored Blu-ray of Kathryn Bigelow's first film, <i><a href="https://reviews.filmintuition.com/2019/07/TheLoveless1981.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">The Loveless</span></a></i>. Celebrate the achievements of women working behind the scenes in style with some amazing new shirts featuring <a href="http://www.teesenscene.com/category/schoonmaker" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Thelma Schoonmaker</span></a>, <a href="http://www.teesenscene.com/category/may" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Elaine May</span></a>, <a href="http://www.teesenscene.com/category/denis" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Claire Denis</span></a>, <a href="http://www.teesenscene.com/category/heckerling" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Amy Heckerling</span></a>, and more from <a href="http://www.teesenscene.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Tees-en-scène</span></a>.<br />
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<b>Gift Cards for Arthouse Lovers: </b>Bring the film festivals of Cannes and Sundance home to your recipient's living room with a gift subscription to <a href="https://www.criterionchannel.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">The Criterion Channel</span></a>, <a href="https://mubi.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Mubi</span></a>, or <a href="https://www.filmmovementplus.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Film Movement Plus</span></a>.<br />
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<b>For the Bookish Classic Film Fan:
</b>Turner Classic Movies has been releasing one knockout work of nonfiction after another, including Donald Bogle's <i><a href="https://amzn.to/2RAsRxq" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Hollywood Black: The Stars, the Films, the Filmmakers</span></a></i>, Mark A. Vieira's <i><a href="https://amzn.to/2seJ14E" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Forbidden Hollywood: The Pre-Code Era (1930-1934): When Sin Ruled the Movies</span></a></i>, and Sloan De Forest's <i><a href="https://amzn.to/2YvuNbK" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Dynamic Dames: 50 Leading Ladies Who Made History</span></a></i>. Also, <a href="http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">"You Must Remember This" podcast</span></a> host Karina Longworth's incredibly well-researched, critically acclaimed book, <i><a href="https://amzn.to/2P4DoPB" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood</span></a></i> is now available in paperback.
And chronicling the histories of her parents, both before they were a couple in alternating chapters until they eventually married in the 1940s, author Victoria Riskin released one of the year's most fascinating biographies with <i><a href="https://amzn.to/2RCmpG2" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Fay Wray and Robert Riskin</span></a></i>.<br />
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<b>Films off the Beaten Path:
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While <a href="https://www.criterion.com/shop" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">The Criterion Collection</span></a> is still the gold standard for physical media, home entertainment distributors such as <a href="https://www.kinolorber.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Kino Lorber</span></a>, <a href="https://www.shoutfactory.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Shout Factory</span></a>, <a href="https://www.arrowvideo.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Arrow</span></a>, <a href="https://olivefilms.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Olive Films</span></a>, <a href="http://cohenmedia.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Cohen Media Group</span></a>, <a href="https://www.filmmovement.com/educational/classics" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Film Movement Classics</span></a>, <a href="https://www.twilighttimemovies.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Twilight Time</span></a>, and <a href="https://www.wbshop.com/collections/warner-archive" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Warner Archive</span></a> are starting to give Criterion a run for their (and our!) money with lovingly transferred and/or restorations of cult favorites, out-of-print classics, and forgotten films from decades gone by. Often packaged with striking artwork, film school worthy extras, and thoughtful essays, you could easily spend hours happily perusing their sites for gifts (while also picking up a little something for yourself).<br />
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<b>Pop Culture Art:
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A colorful, tongue-in-cheek book for auteur lovers, <i><a href="https://amzn.to/2E3hrtU" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Now Playing: A Seek-and-Find Book for Film Buffs</span></a></i> serves up page after page of illustrations devoted to some of the world's greatest filmmakers. If you're looking for art you can either hang up, wear, or live with, look no further than the stores of two of my favorite independent artists, <a href="https://society6.com/brianna_ashby" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Brianna Ashby</span></a> and <a href="https://kategabrielle.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Kate Gabrielle</span></a>, whose work offers everything from jaw-dropping portraits to classic film puns sure to make you smile.<br />
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<b>Past Prestige TV:
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<i><a href="https://amzn.to/347Z0ii" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Twin Peaks: From Z to A</span></a></i>, Paramount's incredible collection of all three seasons of David Lynch's iconic cult series serves up both the original event series as well as Showtime's acclaimed <i>Return</i> alongside a plethora of new featurettes, interviews, extended musical sequences, as well as 4K transfers of the pilot and 2018's instantly legendary episode eight.<br />
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<b>Welcome to 4K:
</b>Streaming in 4K Ultra HD is one thing but watching a film on 4K Blu-ray — without buffering and dips in quality — is an altogether different experience. With crisp detail and richness in color, contrast, and sound, the recent flood of collectible quality 4K restorations of the films of the '70s and '80s including Coppola's <i><a href="https://amzn.to/2LEsRZh" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Apocalypse Now</span></a></i>, and <i><a href="https://amzn.to/36ixRuz" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">The Cotton Club</span></a></i> as well as De Palma's <i><a href="https://reviews.filmintuition.com/2019/10/Scarface.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Scarface</span></a></i>, and Kubrick's <i><a href="https://amzn.to/2P4k58Z" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">The Shining</span></a></i> are reason enough to convince a habitual streamer to buy and plug a top notch <a href="https://amzn.to/2segrAM" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Ultra HD player</span></a> into their TV. If you're longing for something more modern to break in your new player, look no further than the jaw-dropping transfers of last year's <i><a href="https://amzn.to/359YstG" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Mission: Impossible – Fallout</span></a></i> and this summer's <i><a href="https://amzn.to/2P64gyF" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Toy Story 4</span></a></i>. Sure to be on many holiday lists this year is the release of Quentin Tarantino's smash summer hit <a href="https://amzn.to/36gDLwg" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">Once Upon a Time in Hollywood</span></i></a>, which arrives this week both on its own as well as in a mega 4K collector's edition set.<br />
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<b>Kids and Teens: </b>With vibrant pop-up artwork and adorable collectibles sure to evoke strong feelings of nostalgia, Warner Bros has unveiled an enviable selection of new TV on DVD/Blu-ray box set releases. This year's titles include a 50th anniversary <i><a href="https://amzn.to/2seUwcl" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Scooby-Doo</span></a></i> collection with every single episode of the perennial favorite, the 70th anniversary celebration of the <i><a href="https://amzn.to/38p1zzO" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Peanuts Holiday Collection</span></a></i>, the full series release of the animated <i><a href="https://amzn.to/2RB2QOA" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Batman Beyond</span></a></i>, and a surprisingly sturdy, limited edition Blu-ray and digital series collection with a collectible book (and cool pop-up art!) of my cousin's favorite, <i><a href="https://amzn.to/2E244dv" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">The Big Bang Theory</span></a></i>, which has become this generation's answer to <i><a href="https://amzn.to/35c0rOk" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Friends</span></a></i>. Joining in the family fun with a nice compact release, Dreamworks has created an <a href="https://amzn.to/355xJi1" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">entertaining holiday gift set</span></a> of <i style="font-style: italic;">Rise of the Guardians </i>packaged together with their animation studio's surprisingly funny holiday shorts, including a handful of film worthy <i>Madagascar</i> standouts featuring my favorite movie penguins.<br />
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In light of today's exciting news that <i>Coach</i> creator Barry Kemp and series star Craig T. Nelson are re-teaming on a scheduled thirteen episode continuation of their '90s hit <i>Coach</i>, I wanted to share a personal story of my connection to the series.<br />
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A precocious budding scribe, I taught myself how to write screenplays at the age of eleven after a teacher told me that she could see me working as a staff writer for <i>Saturday Night Live</i> someday.<br />
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Armed with Syd Field's <i>Screenplay</i> and most of the nonfiction section at the local library in my oversized Esprit bag, I rushed home from school eager to turn someday into next month.<br />
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By the time I turned twelve, I'd begun submitting scripts to my favorite television series including <i>Seinfeld</i> and — as a Minnesotan in particular — <i>Coach</i>.<br />
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Flooded with submissions, most of the shows didn't bother replying aside from a very polite "thanks but no thanks" form letter (such as in the case of <i>Seinfeld</i> co-producer Peter Mehlman).<br />
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But imagine my surprise when a few months after submitting a script to <i>Coach</i>, I received an unbelievably kind, personally written letter of encouragement from series creator Barry Kemp who took the time to tell me that he not only thought I had "a lot of potential as a writer" but also that he expected "to hear from... [me] someday."<br />
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An amazingly generous gesture — Kemp's letter helped inspire me to continue writing, which led me to receive two of three national awards in the screenwriting category before I segued into film analysis.</div>
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In a funny twist of fate, over the past few months I'd started streaming <i>Coach</i> again on Netflix while taking care of a relative before and after surgery.<br />
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And indeed, recalling not only subplots but actual lines that had inspired me as a young Minnesotan screenwriter, I realized once again that laughter really is the best medicine.<br />
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So with this recollection, I'm thrilled to pay tribute to <i>Coach</i>, say "thank you" to Barry Kemp and wish him and the cast the best on the upcoming series.<br />
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