This week, Craig answers listener questions about rewriting on set, AI coverage, when and how to kill off characters, sizing up producers, and more.
There’s also an extra-special guest appearance for this week’s One Cool Thing.
In the bonus segment for premium subscribers, Craig discusses how to be wrong—something he feels he knows all too well.
Links:
- “Widow’s Bay” Games: Daddy’s Home & Teeth
- “L.A. Law” Elevator Scene
- Ed Wood (1994)
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