I Love the Process...

I want to give you the heads up about two shows on Showtime right now... Two shows that give you the inside look at the process.

The first is, "The Green Room with Paul Provenza." I love this show... it's so much more than just a bunch of comedians sitting around a table and talking. It's about the process, an inside look at everything from the structure of a joke, philosophy about the business to what is funny. Each week Paul brings in 4-5 people to talk shop and it's a wonderful look at something we all probably wish we could do. You don't have to be a comedian to appreciate it, you turn it on and you're locked in and boom it's over and you find yourself saying, "I could have watched that for hours, why did it end?" And that in and of it self is one of the beauties... just when you want more, it wraps up and leaves you wanted and craving the next show. "The Green Room with Paul Provenza" Thursday nights on Showtime.

Oh and one added bonus... Paul and I are Twitter buddies and he actually answers his own Tweets... maybe one day we'll even get to work together and have a drink or three.

The second show is, "The Franchise: A season with the San Francisco Giants." They're behind the scenes follow the defending World Champions through the start of the season all of the way until it ends. It's an engaging look at a team... and they really are a team as they go through the ups and downs of the season. Very much like Paul's show, this is a show about the process and you don't have to play baseball at all to enjoy it and get a sneak peek at what it's all about.

Thursdays on NBC in the 80s and 90s use to be about "appointment TV"... these two shows are the updated versions of that phrase and whether you watch them live, DVR/Tivo or online... spend some time with them and you won't be disappointed!

And with that... it's off to get in some kind of a workout! Peace