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May 4, 2021 Scriptnotes, Transcribed

John welcomes Craig back into the studio to chat face to face for the latest How Would This Be A Movie, looking at trapped Russian pop stars, relationship saboteurs and an abandoned Cinderella city.

We also answer listener questions on writing schedules and supporting characters, including a deep dive on Sebastian the crab’s personal life.

In our bonus segment for premium members, Craig shares how he’s been getting ready for production in Calgary.

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  • Rachel Syme Twitter
  • Russian Man ‘Trapped’ on Chinese Reality TV show Finally Voted out After Three Months by Helen Davidson and Andrew Roth
  • European Super Soccer League by Tariq Panja and Rory Smith
  • The Saboteurs You can Hire to End your Relationship by Christine Ro
  • Haunting Photos Reveal a Massive Abandoned Town of Disneyesque Castles by Jessica Cherner
  • Dawn of the Necromancer on Kickstarter
  • How the Internet Archive Digitizes Old LPs
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  • Outro by Andrew Smith (send us yours!)
  • Scriptnotes is produced by Megana Rao and edited by Matthew Chilelli.

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UPDATE 5-9-21 The transcript for this episode can now be found here.

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