Might as well repost here as well…

Two different pitches today. Both based on the life rights of amazing humans who did amazing things. One features an undercover cop who took down his own mob family in Miami. 400 arrests in all. The other about the creator of a wilderness medical program. Extreme medicine in extreme conditions.

Just got a 3am text from a producer with “middle of the night thoughts” on a pitch. Love the excitement. But email is your friend. And timezones. Also got sent an unsolicited script from somebody I barely know asking me to get project to “X big name actor.” 1/10. Don’t recommend.

I just watched a very mediocre K-Drama… or what some may call an “Ok-Drama”.

I just turned in a revised draft of maybe my favorite TV pilots of all time. I don’t normally share loglines but since it’s going out soon, here it is: Title: THE BERET

I asked my 9yo son if he’d ever want to do my job (tv writing). 9yo: Parts of it seem fun. Me: Oh yeah? Which parts? 9yo: The parts where you eat a lot of candy and walk around your office mumbling to yourself. Me:

TV writing rule #387: No matter how many times you might have gone to the bathroom that day, or how constipated you might be, three minutes before any pitch you’ll have to use the bathroom again. There are no exceptions to this rule.

How many people out there just googled “Is Lachlan Murdoch liberal or conservative?”

I miss Hollywood. Over the 20yrs I’ve been in the game, I went from unpaid intern to PA to staff writer, all the way to Co-EP on other people’s shows and EP on things I develop. This used to be a job filled with so much hope and promise. And when it paid off, there was nothing better. And now? 🤷🏻💔☹️

BREAKING: Trump signs an EO officially changing the name of the Navy SEALS to the Navy SHARKS… because seals are “slow, goofy and blubbery” while sharks are not.

Elizabeth Warren: How about a basic question since you clearly can’t answer any of our harder ones. What does HHS stand for? RFK, Jr: That’s easy. Health and Human Sacrifice.

Sometimes writing is fun. More often it sucks. Today it sucked. Good thing we get paid the big bucks. Oh wait…

On today’s SCREAMING INTO THE HOLLYWOOD ABYSS, we had a lovely chat with Australian writer, director, showrunner and show creator Nick Verso (INVISIBLE BOYS). Take a listen. You’ll be glad you did. (And if you’re wondering, yes, we have the exact same hair.) Hollywoodabyss.com/verso

Last night, through a haze of hookers and cocaine powder, Don Jr “The Unwanted” checks Twitter’s trending topics and his normal heart rate of 190 BPM spikes to 440, with a mixture of fear and glee….

My theory about Trump’s bruised hands is that Putin is using him as a blood boy.

Thanks, Paul. The book is about the connection between a common pesticide and chronic illness. Check out if that’s your jam! (Also why you should eat organic if you can.)

Next they’ll say he just wandered into Pelosi’s office and shit on the desk because he mistook it for the men’s room.

I woke up to this. I think my dog wants to take me for my walk.

Japan, the cleanest country I’ve ever seen, has literally no trashcans anywhere. America, the dirtiest developed nation in the world, has trashcans literally everywhere. There’s a lesson to be learned here. I’m just not sure what it is.

I miss being in a writer’s room. I came really close to opening one of my own a few weeks ago. But like Sisyphus before me, I got right to the edge of the cliff, before my rock rolled all the way back down to the bottom. So I must start again. Pushing. Striving. Never yielding.

I know this is a weird request from me but does anyone have any country music recommendations? I need to write something with a country vibe and need the inspiration.

SCAM ALERT: Seems like there’s a scam going around where a New York agent contacts a self-published writer and tells them that somebody wants to turn their book into a movie but they need a script first.

The WGA earnings report is out and employment is down roughly 30% since the strikes (and related industry contraction). Not great. To say the least.

In this episode of the podcast for surfers who hate surf podcasts, we chat with Noah Evslin about surfing in Hawai‘i, writing TV shows about Hawai‘i, not filming in Hawai‘i, and the Hawaiian language. 🎧 Listen now on @thewipeoutweekly.bsky.social podcast! thewipeoutweekly.com/surfing-hawa...

On today’s SCREAMING INTO THE HOLLYWOOD ABYSS, we chat with longtime TV writer, showrunner and creator Tony Ayres (The Survivors on Netflix). A fascinating chat with a writer from across the pond (Australia). Hollywoodabyss.com/survivors

Me and my boys protesting it up.

There is also less than a zero chance that anyone has ever laughed hilariously at something JD Vance has said. (Except maybe his couch, just to get him to finally crawl off and go to bed.)

If I were Ryan Gosling, I’d point at the mirror and using my best Obama voice, say, “Yes you Ken.”

National Guard member today: … National Guard member in 30 days: “The best avocado toast is in Culver City. To get there you take the 101 North to the 10 West, exit on Robertson, then it’s a straight shot south to…”

Wouldn’t want to be accused of nepotusism. apple.news/AUVDJingwQQ2...

All said and done, DOGE managed to rid the Washington swamp of one excess wife anyway.

I’ve written episodes of TV that millions of people ended up watching. My podcast has hundreds of thousands of downloads. But I get unreasonably excited when I wake up and see that 6 people listened to a new DJ mix of mine. Here it is again if you want to be #7. www.mixcloud.com/noahevslin/i...

I feel called out.

I love drum and bass but I rarely DJ it. I wanted to change that by making a mix that stays true to the sounds I love. This mix is a confluence of jazz, R&B and old school reggae samples and it came out way better than I expected. Take a listen! www.mixcloud.com/noahevslin/i...

To add to this, Bluesky doesn’t work because it doesn’t understand what I want to see, and doesn’t feed my content to people who’d like it. I’ve tested a theory dozens of times. A post on Threads (or before on Twitter) will get 100s of likes, even 1000s and the same post on here might get 6.

That sound you hear is half of Hollywood calling their doctor… and the other half calling their lawyer. www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

I just saw a movie filled with A-list talent, made with a seemingly unlimited budget, in a genre that I normally love and it’s almost unwatchable.

The week after I ended chemo, I told the show I worked on that I was strong enough to go to set. I was living in California at the time but we shot in Hawaii. The first day after I landed, weak, and not at all ready, I ended my day by going surfing. In many ways I haven’t got out of the water since.

I’ve been married for over 21 years and my wife still glances at the bill every time I sign a check to make sure I tipped over 20%. (I never haven’t!!!) I must give off cheap vibes. (Haha had to repost this after I said I never have instead of never haven’t. Now wonder my wife keeps an eye on me.)

According to my 13yo, this game can’t be adapted into a movie. But if anyone can do it, it’s Garland. deadline.com/2025/05/elde...

My 13yo has been teaching me how to play Warhammer. So. Many. Dice!

I write as a break from writing.

Jay strikes again.

Her campaign slogan is “Be Besterest.”

If I were an action hero, I’d train every day to be able to hold onto a dangling human being while I, in turn, hang onto the edge of a cliff with my other hand.

I mean, at their core The Brutalist and A Minecraft Movie are the exact same film… A story of eccentric creative men trapped by the buildings they create.

I’m just a boy, standing in front of my industry, looking for a staff job. *looks back. Sees 10,000 other people standing in line as well. The lines have lines. Shit.

It’s been a bit since I’ve needed to look for a staff job. Anyone looking for a Co-EP with thousands of hours of on set producing experience? Who regularly provides Hawaii treats and won’t let his love for a good pun get in the way of his relationship with his co-workers? Oh and I write good too ;)

Without looking, is a hyena in the dog or cat family?

That chicken has got some explaining to do…