John and Craig welcome special guests Malcolm Spellman, Natasha Leggero, Riki Lindhome and Alan Yang to the third annual Scriptnotes Holiday show, recorded live on December 9th, 2015 in Hollywood.
Writing Process
The Batman in the High Castle
Craig and John discuss epic world-building, and the promises and pitfalls for writers attempting to create fictional universes.
Nobody Knows Anything (including what this quote means)
Craig and John get to the bottom of William Goldman’s famous quotation about Hollywood, which is so often misapplied. Then it’s a discussion of zombie cars, wind-tunnels, blockbusters, and the paradox of choice.
Writers Rooms, Taxes, and Fat Hamlet
John and Craig discuss the trend of hiring multiple writers to work concurrently on tentpole features. Can movies be written like television, and should they?