PostScript

This is an occasional series of personal essays about the impasse between the Writers Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

Peter Tolan writes, produces, directs and co-created (with Denis Leary) “Rescue Me.” His television writing credits include “Murphy Brown” and “The Larry Sanders Show,” and his feature film credits include “Analyze This,” “Bedazzled,” “Just Like Heaven” and “Finding Amanda,” which he also directed.