Tv & Film Episodes

Take 5 - Writer and showrunner Sheryl J.Anderson, Sweet Magnolias, Charmed.
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Take 5 - Writer and showrunner Sheryl J.Anderson, Sweet Magnolias, Charmed.

Dec. 28, 2020

We talk to the extraordinary Sheryl J. Anderson, veteran writer and showrunner. She tells us how 'famous, toxic' writers' rooms taught her how to lead her own show the right way, her regrets about not speaking up to protect …

Take 4 - Screenwriter Dan Hernandez, Detective Pikachu, the Tick and 1600 Penn.
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Take 4 - Screenwriter Dan Hernandez, Detective Pikachu, the Tick and 1600 Penn.

Dec. 22, 2020

We talk to screenwriter Dan Hernandez. He tells us about how he handled the pressure of writing fan favorite Detective Pikachu, the big opportunities that got away in his career and going to high school with Josh Gad. He exp…

Take 3 - Actor Erik Palladino
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Take 3 - Actor Erik Palladino

Dec. 16, 2020

Actor Erik Palladino talks us through his rollercoaster career after 30 years in Hollywood. He tells us how his pilots never get picked up, the time he was told he had a job by his agent on a Friday and on the Monday they ad…

Take 2 - Screenwriter Zack Stentz, Thor, X-Men First Class and Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous
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Take 2 - Screenwriter Zack Stentz, Thor, X-Men First Class and Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous

Dec. 9, 2020

Screenwriter Zack Stentz gives an honest account of the tough world of Hollywood and what a writer has to go through to make it. He talks about the red carpet highs of Thor and X-Men First Class but then the long periods of …

Take 1 - Screenwriter Adele Lim, Crazy Rich Asians and Raya and the Last Dragon
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Take 1 - Screenwriter Adele Lim, Crazy Rich Asians and Raya and the Last Dragon

Dec. 2, 2020

We talk to Adele Lim, writer on Crazy Rich Asians and the new Disney movie Raya and the Last Dragon. She talks about her journey from TV to film and her struggles along the way. Adele tells us she wrote some of her best work…