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The Writers PanelAuthor: Ben Blacker
The definitive insider's guide to our current golden age of television, Ben Blacker's The Writers Panel is an ever expanding anthology of live convention panels and intimate in-studio interviews with the writers, producers, and show runners responsible for all the shows you can't stop watching. Over the course of nearly 500 episodes and counting, The Writers Panel has sat across from guests such as Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad), Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele (Key and Peele), Liz Meriwether (New Girl), and Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers) to talk about the art and business of creating great television. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Language: en Genres: TV & Film Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Anthony King (Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat)
Tuesday, 25 August, 2026
Anthony King (Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat; Rooster; The Afterparty) discusses worldbuilding in the real world, what's too funny for reality, lessons learned from Jury Duty that are applicable to traditional script writing, how the game was nearly blown up, and more.SUNDAY AUGUST 30, 8pm PT at the Lodge Room in LA and streaming live/on demand everywhere:WGF RetroReads presents: Star Trek 60th Starring Noah Wyle as Captain James T. KirkJoin Noah Wyle, along with Katherine LaNasa, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Shabana Azeez, and Ayesha Harris of The Pitt, and some surprise guests, for a celebration of 60 years of Star Trek. Hosted by the Writers Guild Foundation, which also celebrates its 60th anniversary, this special night will include remarks from people closely associated with the series, a performance of the first aired episode of Star Trek, “The Man Trap,” with live score, and an appearance by a Salt Vampire replica from the episode, on loan from the Star Trek Archive, Paramount.This evening's show is in support of the Writers Guild Foundation’s Library and Archive, Writers’ Access Programs, and Veterans Writing Project. In-person tickets are sold out but you can catch the stream and watch on demand for two weeks!SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 4pm PT at the Elysian Theater in LA and streaming live/on demand everywhere:Dead Pilots SocietyIn Dead Pilots Society, scripts that were developed by studios and networks but were never produced are given the table reads they deserve.The September 13 show features Life of the Party by Alex Herschlag (Broke; Will & Grace) and Demi-God by Katie Greenway (Welcome to Flatch; Tooned Out).Starring: Al Madrigal (Lopez vs Lopez), Aaron Abrams (Clown in a Cornfield), Lucas Hazlett (Loot; American Princess), Bob Glouberman (The Shrink Next Door), Izzy Diaz (The Residence), and more to be announced!THE WRITERS PANEL IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION.Follow and support the show by subscribing to Ben Blacker's newsletter, Re:Writing, where you'll also get weekly advice from the thousands of writers he's interviewed over the years, as well as access to exclusive live Q&As, meet-ups, and more: benblacker.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
