Word: lippman
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...will be for the Communists." "The destruction of the Democratic Party," argued University of Chicago professor Paul Douglas (who would later become a pillar of the same party), "would be one of the best things that could happen in our political life." "The situation is critical," political analyst Walter Lippman warned Roosevelt two months before he took office. "You may have no alternative but to assume dictatorial power...
...time they are a group of friends in their 20s. The show's tone is much lighter and more romantic than Party of Five's, but it still has its share of anguish. Expectations are high, and if the show is a hit, it will prove that Keyser and Lippman really have the goods...
Three years ago, when Party of Five was struggling, it seemed unlikely they would even be employed, much less have two series on TV. Keyser, 37, and Lippman, 34, met in 1985 in a playwriting class at Harvard, where he was in law school and she was an undergraduate studying poetry. Uninterested in a legal career, Keyser began writing screenplays after graduation; meanwhile, Lippman became a writer on soaps. They linked up officially in 1988, when they both moved to Los Angeles with their future spouses. They have been partners ever since, and their closeness is apparent in how they...
After writing for such shows as L.A. Law and Sisters, Keyser and Lippman were asked by Fox to develop a series about some kids on their own after the death of their parents. Early on, the show had few viewers and was almost canceled. To help the ratings, Rupert Murdoch, whose company owns Fox, suggested an episode in which the kids' house burned down. (Keyser and Lippman rejected the idea.) Eventually, the ratings improved, and the show's popularity continues even as the loss of the parents recedes. "These people at any time in their lives are constantly forced back...
...middle of last year, Keyser and Lippman started considering a new project. Inspired by thirtysomething, they thought of doing a similar show about characters in their 20s. The post-college years, when people are trying to figure out what they're going to do with their lives, offered lots of dramatic possibilities. So they set about creating a group of characters: Campbell (Eion Bailey), Henry (Scott Bairstow) and Nell (Jennifer Garner), who have been friends for 20 years (needless to say, Nell has been involved with both guys). They live in Los Angeles, professionally and romantically adrift...