Joe Otterson TV ReporterWelcome to Variety’s Writer Family Tree. In this series, we take an established showrunner and look back on some of the shows they have created and the writers that have worked for them.
Many of those writers have since gone on to successful careers of their own and have carried lessons from those early days in the writers’ room along with them.In our inaugural entry, we take a look at Bill Lawrence, the co-creator of “Ted Lasso” and creator of “Scrubs,” who also co-created “Cougar Town,” “Spin City” and “Clone High.” Variety spoke with Lawrence as well as several successful writers who have worked with him on his various shows.
Read their full Q&A’s below.–Bill Lawrence What was it like the first time you walked into a writers’ room on your own show?Unbelievably surreal because, for me, it wasn’t so much about the writing staff.
It was the first time I saw Michael J. Fox do a cold read with other actors. You know, when we were auditioning people, I was 25, and he was such an iconic film and TV guy.
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