Entertaining the Idea

In this episode we talk about the doing a documentary on the rackets of vertical blinds and duct tape, then jump into watch we've watched. Tony is digging Waco, while John extols the greatness that is Mindhunter. 

Then we have a breaking news alert, that Tom Cruise will be filming a movie in SPACE!!! Yes you read the correctly! Tom Cruise. Movie. Space!!!

For the Main Event, we have a Q&A of sorts with out resident comic, Mr. Anthony Hudacs, as we discuss getting into standup comedy, what he's learned over the years about techniques and understandings of comedy, and how he's applied it to his writing of scripts.

Show Notes:

Spotlight:

In this episode we are introduced to Robbie Quill, Star-Lord's dorky younger brother, who joins the pod as a special guest. 

From there we jump into discussions about Life Journals, one of Tony's favorite shows on TV today, The Magicians, and the end of an era in sitcoms with the signing off of Modern Family.

This leads into a Tiny Topic talk of the closing out of many popular, long running series in 2019/2020 and the communal experience gap that has created.

Finally, for our Main Event, we rant about flashbacks and how living in the past is wasting the time for us in the present.

We'd love to hear your feedback. You can reach us on Twitter at @ETIpodcast or email us at [email protected].

Follow us on Twitter (and other socials), Tony at @Anthonyhudacs and John at @jstravs. You can check out John's writings at Creative Differences.

Show Notes:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Schitt's Creek

Modern Family

30 Rock

The Office

Usual Suspects

The Notebook

Sunset Boulevard

Rashomon

The Princess Bride

Quibi

The Godfather Part II

Citizen Kane

Titanic

Spotlight of the Week:

Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous on Netflix

THESE SHOW NOTES! This is a collection of the random bits and pieces we talk about or mention on the show. From movies, to articles, to apps and tools that we use. Check them out every episode if something peaks your interest to check out more.

In this episode we open with discussions on tracking story ideas, the perplexing pacing of The Kitchen, revisionist history of For All Man Kind. 

Then we take a look at launch of Quibi and if Jeffery Katzenberg's shorts have what it takes for the long game in the streaming wars. For our 

Main Topic, we dive into the tiny topic of truth in storytelling. We cover questions like, rules of the world (and consequences of breaking them), how do you build a story to make the unbelievable believable, the difference between full fictional story and 'based on true events' stories.

We'd love to hear your feedback. You can reach us on Twitter at @ETIpodcast or email us at [email protected].

Follow Tony on Twitter (and other socials) at @Anthonyhudacs and John at @jstravs

Show Notes:

Airtable

Quibi

The Usual Suspects

Now You See Me

The Kitchen

Game of Thrones

Burlesque

Spotlight of the Week:

Chrissy's Court

Agenda

In this episode we dive deep into metaphorical allegory the zombies that leech on the three socially, economically, and morally diverse families of the Best Picture Winner Parasite. Fortunately there are actually no blood leeching zombies in Parasite. Then we jump into a brief discussion on lit-tra-ly one of the best television comedies ever - Parks and Rec. 

In our Current Events topic we ponder the end of the theatrical window, due to the unprecedented closing of all movie theaters across the world.

Then we look inward for our Main Topic, giving a peak behind the curtain into each of our home setups with the hardware, software, and tools we use to make goods, like this very podcast! Links to most of what we discuss, are below.

You can send us your thoughts and questions at [email protected]. Or reach us on twitter at @Anthonyhudacs and @jstravs.

Main Topic: Our Home Setups

Celtex

Evernote

Popped App

Adobes CC

G-Drive

Moleskin

Pilot G2

Pilot Precise V5

Avid

Final Draft

Scrivner

Mindnode

Highland 2

Don't Break the Chain

Everyday

Final Cut Pro X

Logic

Audition

In this weeks episode, Tony and John take a look at Avenue 5 and The Morning Show, discussing punching down, style and tone, and show direction. We also cover Corporate Synergy Mashups, Fast and the Furious 9 vs Hobbs and Shaw, and tough guy contracts. For our Main Event, we dive into how we chose our next project and how we prioritize our up coming projects list and beyond.

You can send us your thoughts and questions at [email protected]. Or reach us on twitter at @Anthonyhudacs and @jstravs.

Show Notes:

Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV  By: Brian Stelter

Avenue 5

The Morning Show

Punching - Down

Tough guy contracts

Rodney Miller, Discount Hitman T-shirts

Spotlight: 

    The Meridian Contact short film

    Things - to-do lists

This week on the pod, Tony and John discussions range from being a rom-com guy to Howie Mandel to Watches of Men. 

Then we get deep in the weeds on our writing process from idea to outline to script to notes to moving on to the next idea.

Tony also gets deep about moving on (from getting shredded). Like for real, it pretty inspiring stuff.

For the rest of the episode we discuss what we're watching:

John: Crazy, Stupid, Love; Morning Glory

Tony: Locke & Key; The Stranger

Current Events: Would a potential WGA strike kill scripted TV on broadcast?

And our Main Topic: Project Life Cycle

Tools of the trade: Evernote; Scrivener

Reach us at: @AnthonyHudacs and @jstravs

Welcome back! Tony and John are bringing back the pod! 

Starting fresh for Season two, we verify our credentials, digging into our backgrounds, day jobs, and our goals.

We're following the similar format first reviewing what we've been watching recently; take a look at current topics, this week talking the big impact the Best Picture win for 'Parasite'; then we get into our main topic, discussing the role of title sequences of TV and film into todays show landscape.

It's great to be back and we will be back in your ears on a regular basis.

With the culmination of the greatest film franchise ever, we fired up the mics to talk about what we're watching (besides Endgame) and then do a deep dive into all of the glory that is Avengers: Endgame. We're starting anew and back for good!