Olga has done so much to help my friends. It’s baffling. But they truly could use all the help they can get because recovery is going to take years. If you’re looking for ways to help a family who lost everything in the LA fires, consider my writing partner and his wonderful family. #FYC

So delighted to have IT ENDS premiering in competition at SXSW! I can’t wait for people to see the movie, and meet a bunch of exciting new actors, producers, and writer/director Alex Ullom!

Please Hold

Not looking forward to the LA fires season of Selling Sunset

If you were affected by the LA fires and need supplies near Burbank, head to Local 80 at 2520 w olive Ave suite 200, Burbank ca 91505. They are ready to help!

The CATS cg technology is just sitting there. What’s stopping us from using it for a courtroom drama or a sexy Naval thriller?

Time for my annual “I don’t have an active deadline tomorrow, I’d love to play a video game” itch. What are your picks for ps4 (cause I only play once a year)? Should I just finish Horizon Forbidden West? I bought God of War last year during the it h but haven’t played yet. What else?

“Incorporating AI” should never exit the lips of a union. Placing the onus on the writer to fight against such requirements will result in said writer not getting the job. We can do better & must. WGA fought against bad terms, so can you. I’m a member of both unions & will strike again if need be.

Wrote a thing about where I start when I develop a tv series idea. open.substack.com/pub/residual...

I wanna make a Tubi original, and I’ll do it okay?

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“Get in losers. We’re getting polio.”

What’s the best “Bad Dad” movie?

no buying from Amazon tomorrow through Monday folks — crossing picket lines is for chumps

No shade to therapy, but whoever came up with “everyone should go to therapy” is a marketing genius. If you think people don’t need it, you’re a bad person. Wow. Even religion doesn’t get this kind of broad acceptance. I even qualified this whole dumb thought so you wouldn’t think I’m bad!

Already feeling the itch* to put this new app down and back away. *depression

Pots

Father. Writer. In shape. Pick two.

Another issue I have with AI is that capital I and lowercase L look the same so anytime someone mentions someone named “AL” my first thought is someone has made an AI version of Al Pacino, Al Gore, Al Roker, Weird Al Yankovic. This is a real problem I want people to start taking seriously!

“Generative Artificial Intelligence models are built on a foundation of intellectual property theft and plagiarism; recent news developments offer further confirmation of that theft.”

Just watched COLLATERAL for the first time. Good movies are good.

Toddler is sleep regressing again, AMA (don’t ask me anything actually please leave me alone)

I wrote this article ten years ago. Hard to believe what Colin has accomplished in that short time. www.hence.la/paramount-st...

Listen, I’m excited to see my hometown in this show. But if they don’t chug a bottle of Heinz ketchup and call God a jagoff for taking a trauma patient’s life within the first ten minutes, I’m out! youtu.be/_n0cHDflMcE

What’s the shortest pitch you’ve ever sold? Every pitch I’ve sold is 20-25mins, but I always wish they were 5mins shorter. What do you think is essential and what do you leave out?

Green curry is arriving in 21-32 mins AMA!!!!

My favorite season has arrived. Screener season

Let’s all just be nice and fun on here this time

It’s actually pretty cool of me to be here