Dating in Los Angeles is miserable, not so much because of the rarity of a really good date, but because there’s nothing good about the bad dates. In New York an extremely bad date can be arguably just as good as a pretty good date. In New York, a great date is the best, but [...]
Archive for May, 2009
The "Which New Fall TV Show Will Be Canceled First" Betting Pool
May 22nd, 2009
maxlance1 All the networks have announced their new Fall schedules. You can find the respective previews for all the shows for CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX and the CW networks. The analysis on these pickups usually come in September, but why not start laying the morning lines on which ones will be canceled first. So if you’re [...]
We Should Convert Closed Terrorist Detainee Camps Into Theme Parks
May 21st, 2009
maxlance1 There’s a lot of controversy going on about whether Guantanamo should be closed. But it seems to me that with wide-open spaces in warm-weather locations completely fenced off and vacated we’re missing the perfect opportunity to convert them into amusement parks. Not only regular Six Flags amusement parks, but terrorist detainee-themed amusement parks. Let’s just [...]
Bad Memory is Like When Google Maps Doesn't Have the Image If You Zoom In Too Far
May 20th, 2009
maxlance1 I don’t want to say I’m getting old or even older because people in their twenties don’t really have any reason to gripe about anything. But does anyone else have those little moments where a name of a person or movie or album that you’re trying to recall just isn’t there? It is sort of [...]
Why Can't Your Taste in Art Suck?
May 15th, 2009
maxlance1 I wish that art, like fine arts, painting and sculpturing and other stuff that means you probably have a regular day job, could be just as subjective as all the other forms of art. I think it should no longer be accepted that art is whatever you want it to be. Instead, I want people [...]
Where Does the Ankle-Length Denim Skirt Rank Amongst Bad Jewish Fashion?
May 14th, 2009
maxlance1 I think the ankle-length denim skirt has to be the worst fashion-religious compromise in the rich tradition of bad Jewish religious fashion. It’s not like the girls are going all-out Jewish, with the shaved head, wig, black skirt and Orthodox husband by her side. But it’s not the reformed, slutty Jewish girl that we all [...]
Rejected "This is SportsCenter" Advertisement
May 12th, 2009
maxlance1 INT. HOSPITAL DELIVERY ROOM – DAY Doctors and nurses are in a frantic rush to try to successfully deliver a kind of baby they’ve never seen before. The heart-rate monitor BEEPS rapidly. People are running around in commotion. Bloodied medical equipment is being passed around with fervor. DOCTOR She needs a Cesarean. There’s no other [...]

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Max Lance is a writer, producer and performer. He was nominated for a Student Emmy, Humanitas Fellowship and was a finalist for the Page Screenplay Award. He writes features, TV and syndicates his blog while hosting the travel show The Trip Next Door and working at Chernin Entertainment. A New York City native, Max graduated the USC film school and now lives in Los Angeles.
Why Tommy Smyth is the Best Commentator On TV
I love whenever there’s a big soccer match on ESPN, because the network busts out my favorite commentator and lets him talk on a nonstop firing spree for ninety minutes before they lock him away until next year. I believe that ESPN keeps Tommy Smyth – “That’s Tommy Smyth with a ‘Y’” – in a [...]