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Matthew Salsberg - The High Stakes Screenwriter - #088
What kind of work goes into writing a successful TV show from scratch? And how have streaming services like Netflix and Hulu changed the writing scene? This week’s guest is screenwriter (of the Showtime hits “Weeds” and “Kidding”) and 2013 WPT Poker player of the year, Matthew Salsberg.
Matt gives us a deep dive into what writing a show is really like. The successes, the failures and the rejection that comes with it. And how he’s used poker as a means to both escape from, and inspire, his writing.
We also delve into how streaming services have transformed screenwriting in the last decade, how its changed and what’s the state of the show-making culture today. This is a spectacular episode you won’t want to miss!
In this episode we talk about:
- The making of his shows, Weeds and Kidding.
- How Matt got into poker, and how the game transitioned seamlessly into his writing career.
- The amount of rejection that goes into big projects creating shows and tv series.
- The importance of having the right actors to bring characters to life.
- What’s so hard about writing tv shows today?
Guest Links:
People and Content Mentioned
Kidding on ShowTime
Weeds On ShowTime
Jamie Kennedy
Maniac on Netflix
Smilf
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What kind of work goes into writing a successful TV show from scratch? And how have streaming services like Netflix and Hulu changed the writing scene? This week’s guest is screenwriter (of the Showtime hits “Weeds” and “Kidding”) and 2013 WPT Poker player of the year, Matthew Salsberg.
Matt gives us a deep dive into what writing a show is really like. The successes, the failures and the rejection that comes with it. And how he’s used poker as a means to both escape from, and inspire, his writing.
We also delve into how streaming services have transformed screenwriting in the last decade, how its changed and what’s the state of the show-making culture today. This is a spectacular episode you won’t want to miss!
In this episode we talk about:
- The making of his shows, Weeds and Kidding.
- How Matt got into poker, and how the game transitioned seamlessly into his writing career.
- The amount of rejection that goes into big projects creating shows and tv series.
- The importance of having the right actors to bring characters to life.
- What’s so hard about writing tv shows today?
Guest Links:
People and Content Mentioned
Kidding on ShowTime
Weeds On ShowTime
Jamie Kennedy
Maniac on Netflix
Smilf
Shop With Our Affiliates:
Visit our site onthebuspodcast.com and shop through our Amazon Portal.
Green Roads Health: greenroadsworld.com
promo code: onthebus for a 15% discount
Organifi Shop: http://organifishop.com?rfsn=312623.ac447
promo code: BUSDRIVER for a 15% discount
onnit: https://www.onnit.com/?a_aid=BUSDRIVER
On the Bus is a traveling podcast that bought a bus, and hit the road to meet their guests and engage in the experience with them. Brandon and Daniel are early adopters and lovers of the human experience out to share powerful conversations with unique people that are outliers
If you want to live the experience with us, follow on YouTube for videos of the experiences with our guests, vlogs from the bus, and other content.
We do all of this with our own effort, to support us go to the website and click donate, use our Amazon portal, or try one of the products we are affiliated with (and 100% use ourselves). We even accept cryptocurrency such as bitcoin and litecoin, because that’s what early adopters do.
For media and collaboration inquiries, or more on the show, contact us by email or visit our website.
All Aboard Bus Riders!