An exciting and impressive crowd came out on December 4, 2008 to The Standard Hotel in Los Angeles, where mediabistro.com and Chad Gervich hosted a party for Chad's new book, Small Screen, Big Picture: A Writer's Guide To The TV Business. The party was a hit, and some guests were lucky enough to go home with a copy of the book. Check out an excerpt here!

At The Standard Hotel on Thursday, December 4, 2008

Photos by Naoe

mediabistro.com author Chad Gervich signing his book, Small Screen, Big Picture.

A Potz Production producer and writer Audra Potz, Creative Groove founder Jen Jones, and mediabistro.com co-host Taffy Brodesser-Akner arrive at The Standard Hotel.

Book author Chad Gervich and actor Jeremy Guskin (Til Death, Life, Alias) show off Chad's new book.

Small Screen, Big Picture author Chad Gervich and TV writer Ari Eisner (Still Standing) pause their conversation for a photo.

Brownrice Production writer Tracey Rice, Creative copywriter Joelle Sellner, Fancast writer Sara Bibel, and Enterwaynement Inc. writer Wayne Stamps get in on the photo action.

TV writer Sean Whitesell (House, Oz, Cold Case), TV and film director John Whitesell (Cosby, Big Momma's House 2, Roseanne), and the author's father Dave Gervich enjoy themselves at the party.

Actor Jeremy Guskin (Life, Til Death, Alias), TV writer Jennifer Vally (The Tonight Show, Reality Binge, Street Smarts), and TV producer Sara Figge (Reality Binge) strike a pose with the new book.