499 - Live and In Person!

John welcomes Craig back into the studio to chat face to face for the latest How Would This Be A Movie, looking at trapped Russian pop stars, relationship saboteurs and an abandoned Cinderella city. We also answer listener questions on writing schedules and supporting characters, including a deep dive on Sebastian the crab’s personal life. In our bonus segment for premium members, Craig shares how he’s been getting ready for production in Calgary. Links: Rachel Syme Twitter Russian Man ‘Trapped’ on Chinese Reality TV show Finally Voted out After Three Months by Helen Davidson and Andrew Roth European Super Soccer League by Tariq Panja and Rory Smith The Saboteurs You can Hire to End your Relationship by Christine Ro Haunting Photos Reveal a Massive Abandoned Town of Disneyesque Castles by Jessica Cherner Dawn of the Necromancer on Kickstarter How the Internet Archive Digitizes Old LPs Dr. Fill and AI Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt! Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription or treat yourself to a premium subscription! John August on Twitter Craig Mazin on Twitter John on Instagram Outro by Andrew Smith (send us yours!) Scriptnotes is produced by Megana Rao and edited by Matthew Chilelli. Email us at [email protected] You can download the episode here.