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John and Craig discuss the special purgatory that projects can get lost in and how to navigate your way out. We also follow up on Assistant Pay, the 2020 WGA report, and Craig’s writing process for television. Finally, in our bonus segment for premium members we discuss wine! Links: WME, Endeavor Content Increase Assistant Pay Nikki Finke in 2009 on WME Wages The General, with Buster Keaton WGA 2020 Annual Report Mythic Odysseys of Theros Caddyshack 2 Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt! John August on Twitter Craig Mazin on Twitter John on Instagram Outro by Brendan Bergan (send us yours!) Scriptnotes is produced by Megana Rao and edited by Matthew Chilelli. Email us at [email protected] You can download the episode here.
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