Melissa Rosenberg is one of the most successful women screenwriters in the game. She’s written on so, so many shows. Shows that have done well too. Most notably she was head writer and executive producer for the Showtime original series, “Dexter.” Remember Dexter Morgan? Her work on this series helped it win the Peabody Award, three Emmy nominations, three Writers Guild of America Award nominations, and two Golden Globe Nominations for Best Drama Series. Aaaaand she also wrote all of the Twilight film scripts.
Her latest role is as creator and executive producer of “Marvel’s Jessica Jones” which can be seen on Netflix. After a tragic ending to her short-lived Super Hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases in New York City. It stars Krysten Ritter as Jessica and is joined by a cast including David Tennant, Mike Colter, Rachel Taylor and many others.
In 2011, Rosenberg started her own production company, Tall Girls Productions, which is focused on “developing and producing film and TV series with an emphasis on interesting, complex roles for women in front of and behind the camera.”
In this episode she guides us through her early years, talks about her craft and character development. Then we hit her with some random questions.
Enjoy.
Narration for this episode was done by THE Andy Duke
Songs used in this episode:
"Hello" by Barbara Lewis
"Simply the Best" by Tina Turner
"Summertime" by Janis Joplin
"Egg Shells" by Brooke Waggoner
"Marvel's Jessica Jones Theme"
"Money" by Barrett Strong
"Rainbow Street" by Scott Holmes
"Kozmic Blues" by Janis Joplin
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana
"At Last" by Etta James