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Hollywood Confessional: Find Me B***h & The Bleep Bleep Story

Jul 7th, 2022 29m 47s

Hello Writers Room fans! We have another episode of a new show we think you'll like. From the producers of the Writers Room comes Hollywood Confessional, a show where industry professionals confess their deepest, darkest, weirdest, most insane

Hollywood Confessional: Episode 1 - The Can Lady & This is a Man's World

Jun 23rd, 2022 31m 45s

Hello Writers Room fans! We have a new show we think you'll like. From the producers of the Writers Room comes Hollywood Confessional, a show where industry professionals confess their deepest, darkest, weirdest, most insane stories that they c

Pitching Plot Proves Painful, but Emotion Elicits Excitement with Mark LePatner

Jan 31st, 2022 44m 28s

Sam and Jim invite Mark into the room and together they work on his indie-feature, tentatively titled "1001". Join us in the room for a discussion on using emotion to drive your pitch, choosing which facets of your story to shine a light on, an

Generational Conflict is a Chronic Condition with Tim Wardell

Jan 17th, 2022 43m 31s

Sam and Jim invite Tim into the writers room, and together they work on his father, son, and granddaughter love story, tentatively titled "Gaddy".Join us for a discussion on utilizing a chronic problem to drive story, ending your pilot on a que

One Season Down, Highlights to Show with J.R. and Meagan

Jan 7th, 2022 55m 45s

J.R. and Meagan take over the room in this very special season ending episode of The Writers Room with Sam and Jim.Join us in the room for all the best tips, tools, and advice that Sam and Jim have given over the first year of The Writers Room.

Good Scouts Know When to End a Pilot with Kevin Ramlal

Dec 20th, 2021 46m 55s

Sam and Jim invite Kevin Ramlal into the room, and together they work on his Boy Scout murder mystery, tentatively titled "On My Honor". Join us in the room for a discussion on creating emotional arcs, making readers care about the protagonist'

Bringing Up Past Sins: Scene Study with Macenzie Rebelo

Dec 6th, 2021 35m 17s

Sam and Jim invite Macenzie back into the room to work on a scene from her hour long drama pilot, tentatively titled "Sins".Join us in the room for a discussion on making sure emotion makes it on to the page, allowing characters to communicate

Werewolves Turn, and Your Scenes Should Too with Shawn Waugh

Nov 22nd, 2021 44m 55s

Sam and Jim invite Shawn into the room, and together they work on his supernatural courtroom drama, tentatively titled "The Wolvener of Los Angeles". Join us in the room for a discussion on creating great scenes that force a reader to keep read

Breaking Through Writer's Block with Casey Partridge

Nov 8th, 2021 48m 38s

Sam and Jim invite Casey into the room, and together they work on her dramedy about Greek gods in a modern world, tentatively titled "Gods' Complex".Join us for a discussion about how to write through writer's block, pitching scenes in order to

The Contradiction of the Man and His Crown with Teng Ky-Gan

Oct 25th, 2021 48m 40s

Sam and Jim invite Teng Ky-Gan into the room and together they work on his historical limited series about the Dalai Lama, tentatively titled "The Fourteenth". Join us in the room for a discussion about creating dramatic drive for a character w

Ask Fewer Questions and Say More with Claire Jennings

Oct 18th, 2021 43m 41s

Sam and Jim invite Claire into the room and together they work on her mall comedy, tentatively titled "Forever 21 Forever".Join us for a discussion on grounding your script in what you want to say about the world, creating simple characters wh

Laughter is a Moment Free from Hurt with Marc Brockwell

Oct 11th, 2021 41m 2s

Sam and Jim invite Marc into the room and together they work on his as of yet untitled comedy about an investment banker turned caddy after a fall from grace.Join us in the room for a discussion about shedding nuance on a first draft, creating

Let Your Darlings Take a Bullet in the Back and Other Room Skills with Tania Lotia

Oct 4th, 2021 43m 48s

Sam and Jim invite their friend Tania Lotia into the room. Together they talk about hard won room skills and then they break an original idea, submitted to us by Steve Holbert.More about Tania Lotia:Tania Lotia is a Los Angeles-based television

Get Your Internal Drive off the Bench with Nate Patton

Sep 27th, 2021 47m 30s

Sam and Jim invite Nate into the room and together they work on his high school comedy, tentatively titled, "Specialists".Join us in the room for a discussion of creating deep characters that serve the story, writing kids in a way that feels tr

There's No Debate, Pitching is Hard with Sarah Heveron-Smith and Paula Skaggs

Sep 20th, 2021 42m 45s

Sam and Jim invite Sarah and Paula into the room, and together they work on their high-school comedy feature, tentatively titled, "Maggie and Lenny Go to Nationals".Join us in the room for a discussion on using character to pitch scenes, creati

Scene Study with Zach Freshley and J Hunter Richardson

Sep 13th, 2021 58m 1s

In this Scene Study episode, Sam and Jim invite Zach Freshley and J Hunter Richardson back in to the room to read and rework scenes from their pilots. If you'd like to follow along, you can download the scenes from our website! Scenes can be fo

Find Your Core Idea and Toss the Rest with Doris McGill

Sep 6th, 2021 58m 5s

Sam and Jim invite Doris McGill into the room, and together they work on her comedy about finding your place and fitting in, tentatively titled "Baby Gay".Join us in the room for a discussion on crafting scenes that serve the core story, establ

Dust off Your Protagonist and Make Their Character Shine with Jerry Landry

Aug 30th, 2021 46m 8s

Sam and Jim invite Jerry Landry into the room and together they work on his semi-dystopian comedy, tentatively titled "Dust Country".Join us in the room for a discussion about how to build layers on to a character with each scene, making sure t

Focus on the Central Relationship and Let the Sparks Fly with Claire Nauman

Aug 23rd, 2021 41m 17s

Sam and Jim invite Claire Nauman into the room, and together they work on her "Love Interest of the Week" dramedy procedural, tentatively titled "Love Is...".Join us in the room for a discussion about making your characters essential to the sto

Doing Future You a Favor By Turning Up the Intensity with Campy Draper

Aug 16th, 2021 47m 10s

Sam and Jim invite Campy Draper into the room and together they work on his supernatural dramedy about a true crime podcaster investigating a small town disappearance, tentatively titled "The Seacouver Mysteries".Join us in the room for a discu

Scene Study with Annette DeLorean and Kat Boyd

Aug 9th, 2021 1h

In our first ever Scene Study episode, Sam and Jim invite Annette DeLorean and Kat Boyd back in to the room to read and rework scenes from their pilots. If you'd like to follow along, you can download the scenes from our website! Scenes can be

Using Cookies and Murder to Discuss Identity with Yasmin Asif

Aug 2nd, 2021 53m 54s

Sam and Jim invite Yasmin Asif into the room and together they work on her feature about the price of ambition and a box of cookies, tentatively titled "Cookie Cutters". Join us in the room for a discussion about race and identity, creating cha

Cool Dads Use Cheap Deep to Efficiently Add Heart with Phillip Cordell

Jul 26th, 2021 56m 5s

Sam and Jim invite Phillip into the room, and together they work on his comedy about the trials and tribulations of fatherhood in Music City, tentatively titled "Nashville Dads Club".Join us in the room for a discussion on how to use "cheap dee

Backstory Can Drag You to The Underworld with Ellie Lorscheid

Jul 19th, 2021 54m 56s

Sam and Jim invite Ellie into the room and together they work on her adaptation of the Hades and Persephone Greek myth, tentatively titled "Darklands".Join us in the room for a discussion about shedding complicated backstories to allow emotiona