abstract
| - Milch worked as a teacher and lecturer in English literature at Yale. During his teaching career at Yale, he assisted Robert Penn Warren and Cleanth Brooks in the writing of several college textbooks on literature. Milch's poetry and fiction have been published in The Atlantic Monthly and The Southern Review. In 1982, Milch wrote a script for Hill Street Blues, beginning his career in television. He worked five seasons on Hill Street Blues as executive story editor, and then as executive producer. Following Hill Street Blues, Milch and Blues creator Steven Bochco created another successful series, NYPD Blue, which ran from 1993 to 2000. Milch's 2001 CBS series, Big Apple, lasted only one season. In 2002, Milch created the HBO drama series Deadwood, and served as writer and executive producer. The series ended in 2006, following its third season, although Milch reportedly has plans for two feature length follow-up movies. In a June 2007 New York Times article, Milch discussed the meaning that he's found in making a show about surfing: "I’ve learned making this show that the essence of surfing is so compelling that it makes other parts of life pale by comparison. You end up chasing that first experience, a devil’s bargain that is all part of the wave." Often called an "eccentric", Milch says that he's not interested in others' opinions: "When I write, there are only five or six people whose nods of approval I care about," he says. "But all of them are dead."
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