An interview with writer Philip Taylor

Posted on Thursday, 20th July, 2023 by John Burgman

Your host John Burgman returns with another podcast episode - an interview with the co-writer of season 2 opener "The Captive Tower", Philip Taylor.

Philip has had an eclectic career in the arts - going from an actor to writer, contributing to many of the TV shows we grew up loving...from Spider-man to The Incredible Hulk to Knight Rider and beyond.

Listen to Philip as he talks about the pitfalls and successes of writing for TV, working with other writers and how he found working on Spider-man...a series he describes as being "ahead of it's time".

Philip chats candidly about the influences on "The Captive Tower" and how he how close he came to taking action when "Die Hard" was released 9 years later.


You can listen to the full interview below.


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A former magazine editor, John Burgman has written articles for Men’s Health, Esquire, Climbing, Trail Runner, InPickleball, and elsewhere. He has authored multiple books and been featured on a number of podcasts. He spends most of his time traveling around the United States in pursuit of interesting stories.
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