Patriot or Mercenary? Inside the Writers Room at Graceland
Co-Executive Producer Joe Henderson Describes What Makes the Series Graceland Different
By Crystal Ann Taylor. For Joe Henderson, co-executive producer on USA’s series White Collar and Graceland, the transition from the one show’s writing staff to the other was easy: Season 1 of Graceland was scheduled to fall “mostly” in White Collar’s hiatus between seasons 5 and 6. “I was able to do both and not […]
Ironside Writer Mick Betancourt
Writer Mick Betancourt goes from crime dramas to sports and back again
by Crystal Ann Taylor Mick Betancourt explained in part one of this interview his journey from actor and standup comic to writing crime/thriller episodic dramas to co-executive producer of a sports drama, Necessary Roughness. Now he is tackling the reboot of Ironside for NBC as its co-executive producer. And if that isn’t enough to keep […]
Writer Mick Betancourt on Necessary Roughness
Mick Betancourt on breaking in, the power of acting, and getting necessarily rough in a tough business
by Crystal Ann Taylor When you think of Mick Betancourt, it’s as a writer of serious crime/thriller drama such as Law and Order: SVU, Detroit 1-8-7, Breakout Kings, The Mob Doctor, The Black Donnellys or even the upcoming Ironside. You may even have caught him as an actor in CSI: Miami. What you don’t expect is […]
