How much bad TV's a girl gotta direct to get a little respect around here? For some, like Helaine Head, about 15 years' worth. And this was just before the great TV Renaissance, which I think we can all agree began exactly in 1989 with "Seinfeld" and "The Simpsons," right? But for those lucky few like Helaine, she got to work with Spielberg, took one look at him and thought to herself, Hell! If he can do it... What they don't usually realize, of course, is that he's got a whole team to back him up, for one thing. Not to mention the respect of the studio heads. It can't hurt. But to be fair, 15 years is a pretty great run. I've only got 13 years to go in my current job to get 15; hope my back holds up and out that long. As for Helaine, well... she's helping to mentor the next generation through such projects as Burt and the Wall Children and others. You can find all of them under the "Miscellaneous Crew" section of her IMDb page.
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