Romano told reporters at the Television Critics Association?s summer press tour on Tuesday that he?s been around plenty of down-and-out producers, along the lines of Rick Moreweather, his character on the show that?s based on Elmore Leonard?s 1990 novel and co-stars Chris O?Dowd. Remembering Elmore Leonard: 5 of His Best Movie and TV Adaptations ?I didn?t go where Lamar Odom went ? I went to play golf ? but I think we both had a horrible experience,? the ?Everybody Loves Raymond? alum quip.