Craig and John investigate the future of the 007 franchise, script-reading robots, and the realities of overhauling a movie in the editing room.
We also look at another How Would This Be a Movie idea turning into reality.
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Links:
* Scriptnotes, Episode 214: [Clerks and Recreation](http://johnaugust.com/2015/clerks-and-recreation)
* [French Train Bros](http://www.avclub.com/article/clint-eastwood-make-yet-another-movie-about-americ-254066?utm_content=Main&utm_campaign=SF&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMarketing)
* Scriptnotes, Episode 232: [Fun with Numbers](http://johnaugust.com/2016/fun-with-numbers)
* [ScriptBook](https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:clcBgX55RK8J:https://blog.blcklst.com/introducing-scriptbook-1f1115a633af+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us)
* [ScriptBook Sample Coverage](http://files.blcklst.com/script-book-sample.pdf)
* [The Battle for James Bond](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/20/business/media/james-bond-sony-mgm-eon-productions.html?_r=4)
* [Passengers, Rearranged](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gksxu-yeWcU)
* [Important, Not Important](https://www.importantnotimportant.com/)
* [Stephen King Pop Songs](https://www.behance.net/gallery/51252675/Stephen-Kings-Stranger-Love-Songs-by-Butcher-Billy)
* [Pinball Arcade: The Addams Family](http://toucharcade.com/2015/02/25/pinball-arcade-the-addams-family-review/)
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**UPDATE 5-15-17:** The transcript of this episode can be found [here](http://johnaugust.com/2017/scriptnotes-ep-297-free-agent-franchises-transcript).