- Was valedictorian of his graduating class from the Los Angeles Police Department Academy in March 1969, when he became a sworn officer in the LAPD Reserve. He was assigned to the LAPD's Hollywood Division, performing the duties of an LAPD officer, which included making arrests and responding to calls. He typically worked the "PM" shift, between 4 PM and midnight.
- Generally detested the use of violence as a plot device. He especially respected shows such as Dragnet and Adam-12 for their attempts to portray the real work of police officers, which rarely involved gunplay. His westerns tried to avoid the all too frequent final act shootout, instead preferring character development and less violent approaches to conflict resolution.
- At the beginning of his career as a freelance script writer, he worked in a Hollywood hotel bathroom. Later, he used a small work area in the garage of the family home. All scripts were pounded out on a circa 1920 Royal Standard typewriter. By the end of his active career, the machine's letter "E" was almost gone, and the space bar was dented from decades of being hit by Wood's thumbs.
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