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Welcome to Kill The Cat! In this episode, we’re looking at the wonderfully sweet film from 2017, Paddington 2, directed and co-written by Paul King. The film uses setup and payoff in a way that stands out as both incredibly well structured and a whole lot of fun. We’re going to be talking about why this is important, some of the things they did to achieve it, and give some of our learnings for how to do it in your own writing. Spoilers for both Paddington and Paddington 2. 

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Welcome to Kill the Cat! Emily from the 'Supernatural on the Rocks' and 'Glee on the Rocks' podcasts joins us to discuss BBC’s Sherlock and the elements that attracted the fandom, some things the creators got right and some of the mistakes they made, and how you use fandom concepts to improve your own films and screenplays. Spoilers ahead.

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Welcome to Kill The Cat! In this episode, we are talking about the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender - specifically, we’re looking at how the show uses 'The Ember Island Players' episode to do a series recap, and how you can use this technique in your own writing. This episode is a summary of most of the show, so spoilers ahead for seasons 1 - 3.

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Welcome to Kill The Cat! In this episode, we’re talking about one of the most memed movies of the millennium, The Emperor's New Groove, and how this trope-filled buddy-comedy uses simplicity to entertain.

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In this episode, we’re discussing the 2001 animated movie Atlantis: The Lost Empire and how it creates memorable side characters that we still remember twenty years later. Spoilers ahead.

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In this episode, we’re discussing Pirates of The Caribbean, and how it makes use of clowns, specifically the bumbling pirates Ragetti and Pintel. Spoilers ahead for the first three movies in the series.

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Welcome to this episode of Kill the Cat, where we’re discussing Lana and Lilly Wachowski’s sci-fi classic, ‘The Matrix’. In this episode, we’ll be looking at how to make the most out of your dialogue, including tips for setting up exposition, finding multiple meanings in your characters’ words, and supporting your dialogue with visuals. This episode is definitely brought to you by humans and not machines who are secretly using you for battery power.

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Welcome to this episode of Kill the Cat where we look into the 'The Good Place', and how focussing on your characters, tone and theme can help to provide a perfect ending for your audience. We will be discussing major twists and plot points for the show - so spoiler warning.

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Welcome to this episode of ‘Kill the Cat’, where we’re discussing Middleditch and Schwartz, a Netflix comedy special by Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz. We’re going to be looking at how even though the show is completely improvised, there is a deep and natural understanding of story structure and character that shines through.

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Welcome to this episode of ‘Kill the Cat’, where we discuss Martin Scorsese's 2010 thriller ‘Shutter Island’ with screenplay by Laeta Kalogridis, based on the book by Dennis Lehane. We’ll be taking a look at some of the tools used to pull off the film’s final reveal and why they were so effective. We also collaborated on a 'Shutter Island' episode with the wonderful folks at 'Do You Reckon We Can Meet Leo' - you can find the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Al3K1VisZkgXVTTWauIUa?si=QOYlvsMjTZWQJY2hSPZ_1A

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