You wonder why shows get canceled, but why SHOULD we have long-lasting series when y’all go ahead and rip everything to shreds the SECOND it does something you don’t like? It’s always en vogue to hate on something, I guess. It’s so tiresome.

My GOD the art we could create. I could cry just thinking about it. The starving artist thing is just romanticized bullshit. Healthy creatives make the best art.

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Jurassic World: Chaos Theory Season 4, Ep 5 color script paintings. This episode is a turning point. Things begin to get more intense as the time of day changes. #jurassicworld #chaostheory #animation #visdev #conceptart #artdirection #dreamworks #netflix #amblin

I think this speaks to an inherent level of continual degradation of quality in our lifetimes due to mass production and separating people from the means of production. Souls care about quality, automation does not.

And that’s where Layne’s piece comes in. We’re at a point in the biz where it’s way harder to get read, harder for projects that would have been a slam dunk pre-pandemic. It’s a moment when the advice needs to be more insightful than “have a spec.”

“Write your spec” is like saying “print out your script,” “spell your name right on the cover page.” All of this correlates to the people who sold specs, but what does it say about HOW to make it in this insane market? It says nothing. It’s “you can make a movie on your iPhone!”

“Write your spec” is the beginning of useful advice. But there are 1000 variables between that and “success story of a guy who wrote his spec.” It’s the “save $5/week in an account with interest and you too will retire with millions.” What Layne was saying is “That’s not ENOUGH.”

To defend Layne a bit, back when I was a screenwriting advice-giver, I tried to make sure what I said was both practical and realistic about what that advice could do for you. Yes, you should write specs. But that’s like the “put garbage in garbage can” lesson Homer is told in parenting class

Actual question: why do these talking head videos always use profanity in the audio, but in the subtitles change the word? What’s going on with that?

This thread. Also: at my (upper/mid) level, all I'm hearing is "make your own thing." I've been doing that for 20 years. It's been a nice way to supplement my scattered income from selling scripts. But to make something, you need to pay the people helping you (at a certain point). So, who funds it?

Going through this right now. Most writers I know are going through this and have been for a LONG TIME. It’s rough out there. We’re all just trying to weather the storm until we can do what we love once again.

Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.

I was up for 5 shows this year. Sent strong samples and 2 showrunner recommendations for each job. Still didn’t get read. In some cases, execs did read and put me on a list. But Showrunners did not read. “We’re not staffing SE/ESE” level was basically the answer for all.

Yes. The writing is not the problem these days. It’s the fear of buying/development the studios/nets seem to have, it’s the lack of opportunities; the town feels like it’s been shut down since LAST October. And we only had about 2 good weeks before then.

This whole thread! The fear-based mentality of the studios has trickled down to writers and it’s leaving the industry in a bad way when the next generation won’t be trained enough to make the bangers it needs to sustain itself.

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Hey, folks! With the series finale season of Jurassic World: Chaos Theory in the top ten, maybe you should hire me to get YOUR series in the top ten! I’m available!

The way people are being such dicks about Wicked: For Good is why I stay away from people who criticize movies before trying to enjoy them first.

Truly, why are we making “ending explained” videos for things that completely obvious endings??? Why are we doing this???

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Let’s keep Jurassic World: Chaos Theory in the Top Ten!! Keep watching!! #JurassicWorld #ChaosTheory

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This thunderstorm is WILD in Los Angeles.

I was on a pro vs anti ai panel the other day and this is what I was trying to say but I’m not as smart The point of playing a game of chess is not to achieve the quickest possible route to victory for one side in a chess game, it is to have and perform those thoughts and actions yourself and grow.

Our final season of Jurassic World: Chaos Theory is out today. I don’t know what to say that I haven’t already said so many other times before, so today I’m just going to live in the pride I feel for what the whole crew was able to accomplish. #JurassicWorld #ChaosTheory

Watched The Muppet Christmas Carol For the first time. So, like. Why was the Ghost of Christmas Past so fucking terrifying?

If I hear "the showrunner is only hiring his friends" ONE MORE TIME

One short day… until the final season of Jurassic World: Chaos Theory. #JurassicWorld #ChaosTheory

They make games and movies like they used to. So many of them. Same with books. But the mechanisms you learned about them were totally gutted and changed to only amplify shit that's already popular. It's still there! You're just mostly on your own to find it.

Why are we asking about a third Wicked movie? Are we stupid?

I for one am super glad I’m able to judge an entire film based on two images and nothing else. It’s a very good skill that so many of us possess. 🥰

I love, love, LOVE when I send someone an email with multiple points and they respond JUST to the first or last point like thank you so much for listening to everything I had to say I feel so validated ❤️

THREE DAYS!!! Who's gonna be watching the final season of Jurassic World: Chaos Theory? I know I aaaaam! #JurassicWorld #ChaosTheory

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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope. Yes, THAT Pope.

Just now discovering the dance mix of Defying Gravity from the Wicked Broadway soundtrack and UM???

I actually hate playing as video game protagonists that don’t talk. I know it’s supposed to be immersive, but the gymnastics that they have to do with dialogue and other scenes just takes me sooo out of the narrative.

TV conspiracies: we’ve hacked their computers but they’ve perfectly cleaned up the evidence! Real conspiracies: To: conspirator From: famous person Attachment: evidence.png

New clip! Final season of Jurassic World Chaos Theory in ONE WEEK!! #JurassicWorld #ChaosTheory youtu.be/bDLBBDq-zpQ?...

In time for Halloween, a new pilot! OATHBREAKERS LOGLINE: Four prep school fuckups have one last chance to take a supernatural oath and impress their disapproving fathers, but their plans are jeopardized when they accidentally kill a man -- and his spirit comes back for revenge.

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In retrospect, maybe we should've banned sci-fi in the past so that this shit would feel less embarrassing.

you can't just bring back austin powers. the franchise wrote itself into a corner after he volunteered to stay behind forever in the shagadelic dimension to save foxxy and vanessa. they already brought him back once without explaining how he escaped from fembot island, the audience won't buy it

Some of my new sticker designs! I'm trying to slowly do more designs for dinosaurs I'd get requests for that I didn't have yet haha I also decided to start doing pinback buttons again, and they seem to be doing well! Look out for these in person and in my online shop!

Y'all gotta watch this hilarious and fun send-up of the fantasy genre from my pal Al. It's like a choose your own adventure novel, but with VOTING. It's so much fun (and my incredible husband is in it, too!) youtu.be/S2GgOGUm1gc