Michael Lee Simpson

Profile Of TV Writer & Author Hal Ackerman (Part 2)

Profile Of TV Writer & Author Hal Ackerman (Part 2)
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Hal Ackerman

Which TV shows now do you think grip the viewer best nowadays?   I never try to impose my tastes on anybody else, but the ones that have touched me most lately — I mean, of course, The Wire and The Sopranos, which are not current anymore, I think changed the whole tide of television […]

 Michael Lee Simpson

Profile Of TV Writer & Author Hal Ackerman (Part 1)

Profile Of TV Writer & Author Hal Ackerman (Part 1)
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Hal Ackerman

Stemming from a love for storytelling as a child, Hal Ackerman’s career has unfolded to be as colorful and unpredictable as a screenplay penned by anyone with a wild imagination. His first produced screenplay in 1976, Second Wind, led to writing for The Love Boat and selling material to major studios before securing a spot […]