Career as Depicted in Popular (or Unpopular) Culture
TV writers are often portrayed as slovenly, unkempt animals. They eat pizza all day, wear their pajamas to work, and can't be bothered to brush their frizzy, tangled hair. Wow, that stuff actually isn't too far from the truth.
Read: Entertainment Weekly, The TV Writer's Workbook: A Creative Approach To Television Scripts by Ellen Sandler, Mediabistro.com Presents Small Screen, Big Picture: A Writer's Guide to the TV Business by Chad Gervich, Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee
See: The TV Set, 30 Rock
Listen: Nerdist Writers Panel podcast