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September 8, 2015 Adaptation, Follow Up, How-To, News, Scriptnotes, Story and Plot, Transcribed

Craig and John tackle another installment of “How would this be a movie?” with a look at the Kentucky clerk, the French train bros, Uber and Deflategate. Who are the heroes and villains, and would there be enough plot to support the running time?

We also explore the happy-sad feeling of finishing a screenplay.

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  • You Must Remember This podcast, with Karina Longworth
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  • Explainer: The Kentucky Clerk Marriage License Controversy, and in The New York Times
  • A change of seats for 3 Americans led to saved lives on Paris-bound train, from The Washington Post
  • Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, Snowpiercer and The Raid
  • Timeline of events for Deflategate, Tom Brady on ESPN.com
  • Concussion trailer
  • The New Yorker on The Long History of the Fight Against Uber
  • Hell’s Club, a mashup from AMDSFILMS
  • Use Ice Cubes and Your Dryer to Steam Out Wrinkles on Lifehacker
  • Outro by Matthew Chilelli (send us yours!)

You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3.

UPDATE 9-11-15: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

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