On this Labor Day weekend, with Hollywood still shut down & anxiety levels high, I’m choosing to focus on the positive. Now, I’m not normally a feel-good story guy, but I was struck this week by the sheer volume of generosity that has poured forth during the course of the strike. This is clearly NOT a both-sides issue. The AMPTP started off the strike by threating to keep us all out of jobs until we start losing our homes, and they haven’t changed their tune much since.

But I don’t want to focus on them.

I want to focus on US.

In a business (and a world) that often feels like it’s made entirely out of obstacles, this is a special week. THREAD... Yesterday, Netflix announced the title and launch date of The Recruit, tonight is the premiere of season five of The Rookie, and Tuesday night is the series premiere of our spinoff show -- The Rookie: Feds.

A Hollywood Thread… After a decade and a half in “the business,” I have learned this: Hollywood always finds a way to remind you that you’re not all that.