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December 13, 2016 Scriptnotes

John and Craig look at how heroes let us know what they’re after, with or without a song.

We also answer listener questions about how much despair to feel when a movie similar to your spec is announced, getting staffed off of improv groups, and whether we’re wrong about gurus. (We’re not.)

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UPDATE 12-19-16: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

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