How can dramas use genre elements to hook their audiences? Stu and Chas reunite with TV writer & director Kodie Bedford to look at how some films start out as genre but gradually become character dramas. Or, as Stu never said on the episode "Genre in the streets, Drama in the sheets". Together, they break down HUSTLERS, PIG and POWER OF THE DOG, to see how these films use their genre trappings to hook their audience while ultimately delivering something else entirely. We discuss chapter breaks, inciting incidents, character questions, theme and MORE. As always: SPOILERS ABOUND. Audio quotations used for educational purposes only. Timestamps indicated below. Chapter markers included in the mp3. Thanks to Chris Walker for editing this episode. CHAPTERS 00:00:01 - Intro 00:00:56 - Drama in Genre Clothing 00:02:21 - Sam Elliot on Power of the Dog 00:03:19 - Lessons from Keeping Genre Fresh 00:08:14 - Hustlers 00:43:58 - Pig 01:16:24 - The Power of the Dog 01:55:02 - Key Learnings and Wrap Up LINKS Kodie Bedford: https://twitter.com/ms_kodie Authentic Storytelling – Kodie Bedford: Breaking Down Characters And Worlds RELATED EPISODES DZ-87: Keeping genre fresh – Get Out, Promising Young Woman, and The Invisible Man This episode brought to you by ScriptUp – https://www.scriptupstudio.com – use promo code DZ10 to get 10% off. Thanks to all our patrons, especially Lloyd, Eduardo, Jennifer, Leigh, Thomas, Garrett, Bjorn, Randy, Jesse, Sandra, Theis, Alex and Khrob. You rule! Please considering rating or subscribing to us on Apple Podcasts or sharing us on the Social Medias! We like finding new listeners. We are @stuwillis and @chasffisher on twitter. And you can find @draft_zero on Instagram and Twitter.