May 15, 2018
John and co-host John Gatins sit down with Aline Brosh McKenna and Rachel Bloom to discuss the experience of writing the third season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, from breaking story in hot tubs to adjusting genital-related dances in compliance with Broadcast Standards and Practices.
With spoilers aplenty, we discuss the challenges of a TV protagonist’s Act 2 “rocky shoals,” the nuance of exploring mental illness with comedy, the process of writing surprising musical numbers, and the opportunities of turning the rom-com genre on its head.
Recorded live on May 9th.
Links:
* Our next live Scriptnotes with Jonah Nolan & Lisa Joy
(Westworld) and Stephen McFeely & Christopher Markus (Avengers:
Infinity War) will be Tuesday, May 22nd at the ArcLight in
Hollywood. Tickets are on sale
now -- proceeds benefit Hollywood HEART, which runs
special programs and summer camps for at-risk youth.
* Some Crazy Ex-Girlfriend context may be helpful for this episode.
You can watch it here!
Otherwise, here’s the Wikipedia
entry.
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* Outro from
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