Screaming into the Hollywood Abyss

What a nice man!
We have Thom Harp on the show to talk movies, pitches and being nice.
We talk persistence, writing what you know and getting the best out of your team.
Thom describes the frustrations of years of pushing, how he made the most of the Covid opportunity by listening to sensible advice and the joy of working in a job you love.
A really fun, informative and engaging chat.

We have the impressive Courtney Lilly on the show.
He talks about the state of Hollywood, being in the same storm but a different boat and the luck it takes to succeed.
We hear about his start as a journalist, showrunning on a show created by someone else and the importance of Morpheus.
Why Black-ish was a success, talented actors over good writing and the importance and value of diversity.
A fascinating and insightful interview full of self-reflection, nuggets of wisdom and candour.

Episode 150 and we have a legend on. It’s David Zucker, he of The Naked Gun and Airplane fame. 
He is as funny and witty and irreverent as you would hope he would be.
David tells us the story of how he got Airplane made, we talk about the puns of it all and why he doesn’t like the new Naked Gun movie.
He talks about spoofs, his new project the Star of Malta and the self-confidence to move to Hollywood.
We hear about when he was king of Hollywood, how they tricked the DGA into letting three of them direct a movie and his new course - Master Crash - https://mastercrash.kit.com/join
A fittingly insightful conversation for episode 150 with a true Hollywood legend.

Rogue One writer Gary Whitta returns to the podcast and we talk…podcasts.
The British writer explains why he decided he needed to make a scripted podcast, casting Jon Boyega and how bad Hollywood is at the moment.
He talks us through where he sees the industry, the process of pitching this show and his views on taking notes.
In his usual witty, sardonic style, we also cover advice for writers, the frustrations of projects falling apart and the joy of creating again.
A very fun, irreverent and insightful romp around Hollywood with one of its sharpest minds.
Check out his pilot at www.seeyouinhell.tv

The magical Craig Thomas returns to the podcast.
The How I Met Your Mother co-creator comes on to talk about his heart-warming novel That’s Not How It Happened.
Craig talks about why he wrote the book, disability in Hollywood and the tortuous process of writing a novel.
He explains his personal journey with his son’s rare disability, why it was so important to write this book and how he used his tv writing skills to help finish the novel.
A genuine, heartfelt and important episode about a passionate man wanting to tell a story properly. Must listen material.