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Mario

The thing is, it's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.--Office Space

About Me

Okay, for those of you just joining us, let's re-cap:
I lived in Burbank, CA for nine years and I worked for Kids' WB at The WB Network for four of them. I loved working for Warner Bros. (it's my favorite studio) but not so much for Kids' WB (well the last two years sucked when the ratings began to tank, but the first two were fun). I was laid off in December 2005 before the whole The CW debacle. It turned out to be a blessing in disguise because not only did it give me time to write but now I won't be able to say I worked for two failed television networks.
I'm a writer and want to work in film, TV, animation and graphic novels. Of course, some day I want to direct (who doesn't?). My goal is to one day have my own production company. In August 2006, my wife and I moved back to the Philadelphia area. I miss Burbank and Warner Bros. but in Philly, unlike LA, you don't have to be practically a millionaire to afford a house. Any house. Even a condemned one. Ultimately, I would like to be bi-coastal.
People say I'm funny (I'll take their word for it), creative (again I'll take their word) and sarcastic (don't need to take their word for that--it's a fact). Most people appreciate my sarcasm and dark sense of humor while others do not. The latter tend to be people I work for.
For further insight into my twisted mind, check out www.marioturchiarolo.com and my blog The Torch Chronicles .

My Interests

Writing, films, television, music, comic books (Batman rules), comics strips (Get Fuzzy and Pearls Before Swine rule), animation, Warner Bros., and coffee.

I'd like to meet:

Writers, people in film, TV, music, comic books, comic strips, novels and anyone who is creative and/or cool.

Music:

Rush, KISS, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, The Police, Sting, Don Henley, Stellastar*, Editors, Boy Kill Boy, Shout Out Louds, Mute Math, Shiny Toy Guns, The Smiths, Linkin Park, Lifehouse, Snow Patrol, Kate Bush, The Fray, Depeche Mode, New Order, Peter Gabriel, Tokyo Police Club, Buddy Holly, The Beatles, The Jam, The Style Council, Marshall Crenshaw, Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffet, Hooters, Robert Hazard, Joe Jackson, AC/DC, Prefab Sprout, The Blue Nile, Blue Man Group, Wang Chung, The Cult, Hellogoodbye, Keane, Tears For Fears, Yes, Trevor Rabin, Oingo Boingo, Danny Elfman, Led Zeppelin, Hall and Oates, Paul Carrack, Squeeze, The Roots, OutKast, Van Halen, The Postal Service, Death Cab For Cutie, The Psychedelic Furs, Simple Minds, Talking Heads, ABC, They Might Be Giants, De La Soul, Blink 182, Angels and Airwaves, Adrian Belew, XTC, The Clash, Save Ferris, Madness, Elvis Costello, Icehouse, Def Leppard, The Replacements, Joy Division, Love and Rockets, Public Image Limited, The English Beat, The Specials, Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Fishbone, Robert Plant, AFI, and many others.

Movies:

The Rockys, Batman Begins, Batman, Batman Returns, Lethal Weapon Series, Once, Blade Runner, Die Hard, Garden State, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Office Space, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, 2 Days In Paris, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Citizen Kane, Scrooged, Spider-Man, Subway, Kontroll, X-Men, Halloween (1978), The Long Kiss Goodnight, On The Waterfront, Midnight Run, Heat, It Happened One Night, Bringing Up Baby, The Tao of Steve, Clerks, Empire Records, Grosse Pointe Blank, Almost Famous, Two Family House, Love Actually, Conspiracy Theory, Tequila Sunrise, Ocean's Eleven, Get Shorty, Out of Sight, Better Off Dead, One Crazy Summer, Beverly Hills Cop I and II, The Sure Thing, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Big Picture, The Big Empty, Planes Trains and Automobiles, Uncle Buck, New Suit, Swingers, She's Having A Baby, Bend It Like Beckham, About A Boy, In Good Company, LA Story, That Thing You Do!, Superman (1978) and many more I don't feel like typing right now.

Television:

Friends, The Office, ER, Two and a Half Men, Pushing Daisies, 30 Rock, Entourage, Extras, How I Met Your Mother, Chuck, Life, Flight of the Conchords, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Everybody Loves Raymond, Grey's Anatomy, Scrubs, Gilmore Girls, Seinfeld, Numb3rs, Animaniacs, Batman Beyond, Pinky and the Brain, Freakazoid!, Frisky Dingo, Family Guy, The Venture Brothers, Robot Chicken, and too many more to name.

Books:

Big fan of Michael Connelly, Elmore Leonard, Carl Hiaasen, David Morrell, J.D. Salinger, T.S. Eliot and many more.

Heroes:

My wife, my parents, and my fuzzy posse: my dogs Gizmo and Nick!