R.I.P. Sly Stone

Fernwood 2Night was a true cultural treasure. If you don’t remember it, it was a parody of a late-night talk show, blazing a trail for The Larry Sanders Show, with the twist that the show was local rather than national. Mull was the smarmy, lusty host who thought he was…

It can be a bitch to write for some of these one dimensional characters, and that has often forced comic writers to paint themselves into corners. How do you come up with a conflict for a guy who can travel through time, can move planets from their orbits, and is…