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Exclusive: ‘My Name Is Earl’ Creator Greg Garcia Labels Alec Baldwin An ‘Unlikeable, Psychotic Narcissist’

3:40AM Mark Graham | While we found yesterday’s 8,000 word New Yorker profile of Alec Baldwin to be an engrossing (if entirely too long) read, we were able to find one person who was less than impressed by Baldwin’s long-winded rants about the perils of being impossibly rich and famous: My Name Is Earl creator/executive producer Greg Garcia. In the piece, not only did Baldwin blast the suits who run NBC’s programming and promo departments for “wring(ing) the last drops” out of Thursday night comedy staples like Earl and Scrubs while 30 Rock is treated like a “red-headed stepchild”, he also indirectly criticized the quality of said shows by labelling both as “done” and “cooked.” Naturally, this irked Garcia, who spoke exclusively with Defamer this morning about his thoughts on his show’s performance, 30 Rock’s ratings and, of course, Baldwin himself: More »

‘My Name Is Earl’ Creator Garcia Reveals Secret Fast Food Day Job That Kept Him Busy During The Strike

9:20AM Mark | While some writers mused about taking minimum-wage gigs to help them make ends meet or alleviate their boredom during the strike, My Name is Earl creator Greg Garcia actually followed through on the idea, hoping to reconnect with the people a sitcom showrunner tends not to encounter while locked in a writers room with a dozen former Harvard Lampoon writers for 14 hours a day. According to THR, Garcia quietly took a month-long job at an undisclosed fast food joint, careful not to reveal to his new coworkers that he was actually a millionaire TV producer patiently waiting around for some kind of deep-fryer mishap he could possibly work into a future Earl. Not unexpectedly, Garcia experienced some amusing plot complications during his high-concept adventure, which ended with the kind of feel-good, hugging-and-learning resolution we all expect from our Hollywood-produced comedies: More »