A tale of two movies: Similar deal structures. Similar budgets. One made $45M from 3300 screens, post pandemic, and won the weekend. The other made $41M from 3600 screens pre-pandemic, and placed second. And yet this is the coverage.

Unpopular Pete Hegseth Forced To Drink Lunch Alone

@mikemcmahan.bsky.social - Mike - would just like to invite you to the Independent Writers' Caucus virtual Meet & Greet event at the end of the month. We are "the" Lower Decks of screenwriters and would be honored to speak with you. Forgive the guramba for reaching out here... www.iwclist.com

Congrats to IWC members Tony Ferrendelli and Kim Turner @themightykt.bsky.social for making IWC’s Best Of ’25 list twice with Chasing Shadows. Great things are happening in ’25 #WeAreTheIWC #scriptsky #ScreenPit www.iwclist.com/bestoflist

When I worked on The Office, Greg Daniels had a list of questions he asked of every story. Some were show-specific (eg “Are we saying something truthful if exaggerated about office life?”), but many are applicable to any script. Here’s a little thread on them… 🧵1/X #Scriptsky #Screenwriting

You may have read about a woman who left this message for her server, Ricardo, at a Mexican Restaurant in OH. The GoFundMe was hoping to raise about $1K to show him we all care. It's at $34K and change and will close tonight. If you feel inclined to show Ricardo who we really are - please share. TY

Ridiculously proud of the @theiwclist.bsky.social Independent Writers Caucus (www.IWCList.com) as we welcome our mighty new Board! Howard called us "one of those small, scrappy, wondrous organizations that actually does what it says it does: help aspiring screen and television writers... "

Eyes on the prize, friends. Eyes on the prize.

Today is International Women's Day. I want to urge everyone to celebrate and examine the impact that women have in society and our power to effect positive change. A shoutout from me to the great women fighting the good fight - Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum, US Senators Elissa Slotkin...

So, daily acts of rebellion begin with calls to my Reps (I live in FL so even letters of dissent need to be done in glitter and have a dollar stapled to them). And when I leave my house, I turn on Lower Decks for my German Shepherd - we watch together when I get home. TY 🖖 @mikemcmahan.bsky.social

Every morning: cup of coffee and calling my representatives to make it clear how fucked this all is. A great start to the day- this app has call scripts that are a good inspiration for people who are pissed but have trouble putting it into words. apps.apple.com/app/id120255...

Ash Lazer and his incredible team are at it again! Congratulations to everyone involved! No small thing to be the most viewed scripts on their tremendous site! Go #StuntList , go!!

I love this so much! At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions. This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.

Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"

I can't love the crew over at the Stunt List more than I already do! They are amazing and do the good work of bringing great scripts out to the world! Thank you to Ash Lazer @ashlazer.bsky.social and his team for all their heart! You guys kick ass and I remain a fan! HAPPY NEW YEAR, STUNT LIST!

HOLIDAY GIFT IDEA: BUY BANNED BOOKS FROM SMALL, LOCAL BOOKSTORES! ALSO - TAKE HOMEMADE TREATS TO YOUR LOCAL LIBRARIANS! ❤️💚❤️💚💙💙💙💚🖤❤️

Me, explaining my presence on BlueSky...