You can watch the SPENSER: FOR HIRE episode "If You Knew Sammy," the first produced teleplay by me & William Rabkin, here. It's absolutely free and features future movie star William H. Macy in a supporting role, which he would reprise in our sequel episode, "Play it Again, Sammy" (which was a back-door pilot).
Nice work! Is Sam Backlin a stand-in for your .357 Vigilante character?
Nope, more of a spoof/inside joke. Sammy is a conman-turned-author…telling the “true” story of his vigilantism.
Lee
I enjoyed the episodes. I never watched the show and never read the novels until after the series ended.
But I did watch the one year of A Man Called Hawk. Did you and your partner write any of those shows?
Thankfully, no, though we would have gladly taken the assignment if it had come along. We wrote for anybody who would hire us.
Lee
Can’t get it up here in Guelph, for whatever reason. Darn. Is the script on the internet?
I believe that one or both of the “Sammy” scripts are available on my website, http://www.leegoldberg.com
Hi
I’ve just recently discovered your blog. I like it, very insightful and entertaining. I always enjoyed Spenser:for hire and the Parker novels of Spenser.
I wonder, have you ever written any comics book scripts?