Screenwriters' Rant Room

By Hilliard GuessTV & Film

Screenwriters' Rant Room episodes

October 25, 2021 378: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - TERRI KOPP
In this episode, Hilliard & Chris sit down with Executive Producer Terri Kopp to talk about her amazing career highs, lows and back up to the ceiling y'all! Terri has worked on such shows as Black Mafia Family, For Life, The Chi, Proven Innocent, In Contempt, Rebel, Law & Order and many others.

Tune is to this dynamic woman who transitioned from Supreme Court Defense Attorney to an Executive Producer with a knack for writing strong, diverse edgy characters audiences fall in love with!

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1 hr 16 min
October 18, 2021 377: WRITER'S ROOM SUPPORT STAFF
Disclaimer: this episode was recorded just days before the news: Hollywood Strike Averted As IATSE & AMPTP Reach Deal On New Film & TV Contract

Hilliard talks with TV writer Corrine Van Vliet about the ins and outs of support staff -- working your way up from Writers PA, to Writers Assistant to Script Coordinator. We also talk about the IATSE strike, support staffs wants/needs/difficulties, etc and incase you didn't know -- Corrine is a member of both the WGAW & IATSE!

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1 hr 25 min
October 11, 2021 376 - SHAWN CARTER PETERSON
Hilliard does another one-on-one with actor/dir/musician Shawn Carter Peterson. In this episode with talk about Shawn's journey from classic musician to the ups and downs of moving to LA, working in theater and starring some of the biggest commercials and tv shows out there! His life is a journey of pivoting to the next challenge. So much game in this one y'all!

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Shawn Carter Peterson on Twitter @ShawnTheMaestro & Instagram @Shawnthemaestro
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1 hr 47 min
October 04, 2021 375 - TOMMAR WILSON, HAMILTON THE MUSICAL
In the episode, Hilliard does another one-on-one with actor/dancer/writer TOMMAR WILSON.

We talk about his journey to Broadway & Chicago/LA Tours, what it's like and how it works to Swing at the Los Angeles Pantages Theater for the mega hit HAMILTON, the ins and outs and ups and downs of surviving in a show during Covid-19 and picking up where you left off, but this time, what you're looking at, isn't just a room full of people applauding and singing but this time it's an audience wearing masks as far as the eye can see!

Another dope episode y'all!

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1 hr 5 min
September 27, 2021 374 - AARON RAHSAAN THOMAS
In this episode, Hilliard & Chris chop game with the homie, Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, Co-creator/Showrunner of the hit CBS series S.W.A.T.

We talk about his journey from higher education, to working as a PA and moving out to LA to go after his dreams. It was a long road, grinding his way up on shows like Soul Food, Friday Night Lights, Numb3rs, CSI: NY, Southland, Sleepy Hollow, The Get Down and others... Another super dope episode full of industry game y'all!

King of New York on Criterion Channel
https://www.criterionchannel.com/king-of-new-york
Aaron Rahsaan Thomas - Is TV Realistic About Cops?
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/06/tv-and-cops

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2 hr 3 min
September 20, 2021 373 - INVESTING IN YOURSELF
In this one-on-one episode, Hilliard sat down with indie writer/director/filmmaker FIA PERERA -- we talk about her amazing journey from NY to LA as an actor and activist, to touring as a stand up comic and pivoting to a writer/director. Along the way, we go into some of the ups and downs of this tumultuous industry and lessons learned while trying to make a super dope feature film called MERMAID in this climate. Lots of game dropped, y'all!

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1 hr 8 min
September 13, 2021 372 - DAILYN RODRIQUEZ: QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
In this episode, Hilliard & Chris sit down with Showrunner Dailyn Rodriquez to talk about her amazing journey: working against crazy obstacles in her way, the Disney Fellowship, her first staffing job, repeating positions others wouldn't have to, rising to Number Two in a room, running the hit series QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, If-Come Deals/Pitching and her fight in the run to the WGAW Board of Directors!
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1 hr 58 min
September 06, 2021 371 - WRITERS ROOM CULTURE
In this episode, Hilliard and Chris talk about writers' room culture and dynamics, staffing, managing expectations, do's and don'ts, career pivoting and so much more in this jam-packed episode with nothing but industry game!

The Moment with Brian Koppleman - Paris Barclay Episode
The Moment with Brian Koppleman - Malcolm Spellman Episode
Selwyn Hinds Viral Tweetstorm

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1 hr 40 min
August 23, 2021 370 - FROM INTERN TO PRODUCER
In this episode, Hilliard does one of his signature one-one-one interviews with Nasir Kenneth Ferebee, an NAACP Image Award and three time Telly Award winning producer, storyteller and filmmaker. They talk about his amazing journey, from NY to LA and rising from intern to producer in both reality and scripted -- on some of your favorite and popular shows!

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1 hr 44 min
August 16, 2021 369 - ON THE ROAD TO SHOWRUNNER
Hilliard and guest co-host Tracy Grant (EP on the upcoming series LACE on AllBlk.TV) sit down with the amazing MIKE GAUYO, who tells his story of going from assistant in Reality TV to how Issa Rae presented him with an opportunity to write on her scripted Podcast series, FRUIT, where he was staffed for two seasons. Mike is currently Executive Story Editor on Netflix’s record- breaking hit GINNY & GIORGIA and was previously Story Editor on HBO’s critically acclaimed series, INSECURE.

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1 hr 3 min