He was nonetheless the most credible of the cast as an FBI agent. Only Rossi is otherwise convincing, among the male agents. The females, apart from the fat computer tech flake, are more plausible.
Someone above said that writing must be hard. Well, it is, even if you have a gift for it. Having published about 5,000 magazine and newspaper articles, I can tell you, it's harder than it looks to most people. And you need photographic skills if you write for gun and similar titles.
When he was about 14, my son met the very gifted novelist David Lindsey. Geoff asked Lindsey if writing is easy . The writer thought briefly and then said., "No, not easy. In fact, it's quite difficult."
I'm writing a novel and can tell you, it's much harder than writing articles. Articles are basically a series of facts that you string together. Creative writing is wholly from the imagination, although real places and facts may be included. It's challenging, but when done well, gives enormous satisfaction.
Most T V writers have certain backgrounds that affect their outlook and the shows force them to have PC attitudes, even if they might not, otherwise. Add the frequently ridiculous characters, and you often have a mess.
I suspect that the writer who was kicked by Thos. Gibson was a jerk. And a lot of ego was probably involved, maybe on both sides. Neither writers or actors are widely known for modesty.