JOHN DOYLE From Thursday's Globe and Mail LOS ANGELES — The other day, Diane Ruggiero, creator of a CBS show called The Ex List, was getting all animated and running off at the mouth, explaining things. "I guess I let my vagina write half the pilot," she said. Oh dear. Oh, the things you hear. The things you see. It's what makes coming down here for a few days worth it. It's a close-up look at how the TV racket in Hollywood works or goes awry. You realize you are dealing with a motley crew of fools, flibbertigibbets and the occasional genius. It's a window into the soul of the TV racket. Later the same day, after Ruggiero had given us too much information, along came Mary-Louise Parker, the star of Weeds, to talk about her show. She was on a panel with David Duchovny of Californication and Michael C. Hall of Dexter. Parker,...
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