▁jo ke . ▁It ▁would ' ve ▁been ▁san it ary ▁and ▁it ▁would ' ve ▁been ▁ph ony ." ▁Since ▁the ▁actors ▁cannot , ▁by ▁California ▁law , ▁smoke ▁to b acco ▁c igare tt es ▁in ▁their ▁work place , ▁they ▁instead ▁smoke ▁her bal ▁c igare tt es . ▁ ▁C rew ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁having ▁created ▁the ▁series , ▁Matthew ▁We iner ▁is ▁the ▁show runner , ▁head ▁writer , ▁and ▁an ▁executive ▁producer ; ▁he ▁cont ributes ▁to ▁each ▁episode — writing ▁or ▁co - writing ▁the ▁scripts , ▁casting ▁various ▁roles , ▁and ▁appro ving ▁cost ume ▁and ▁set ▁designs . ▁He ▁is ▁not orious ▁for ▁being ▁select ive ▁about ▁all ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁and ▁prom otes ▁a ▁high ▁level ▁of ▁secre cy ▁around ▁production ▁details . ▁▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Matthew ▁We iner , ▁the ▁writing ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁consisted ▁of ▁co - exec utive ▁producer ▁Tom ▁Pal mer , ▁who ▁wrote ▁two ▁episodes ; ▁producer ▁Lisa ▁Albert , ▁who ▁wrote ▁two ▁episodes ; ▁produ cers ▁and ▁writing ▁team ▁Andre ▁and ▁Maria ▁Jac qu emet ton , ▁who ▁wrote ▁three ▁episodes ; ▁writer ' s ▁assistant ▁Robin ▁Ve ith , ▁who ▁wrote ▁two ▁episodes ; ▁and ▁fre el ance ▁writers ▁Br idget ▁Bed ard ▁and ▁Chris ▁Pro ven z ano , ▁who ▁each ▁wrote ▁two ▁episodes . ▁Other ▁produ cers ▁included ▁co - produ cer ▁Bla ke ▁McC orm ick , ▁producer ▁Tod d ▁London , ▁and ▁co - exec utive ▁producer