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''Scriptnotes'' episodes are available for free up to twenty weeks after their initial airing. Back episode archives and bonus episodes are available to premium subscribers at [http://scriptnotes.net scriptnotes.net]. Transcripts of all back episodes are available for free, and are usually posted within one week of the episode's initial airing.
==Recurring Segments==
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===How Would This Be a Movie?===
In this newer segment of the show, John and Craig pull a few current stories from the news and discuss if and how those stories could be adapted into feature films. The discussion often includes brainstorming several different genres and approaches a perspective writer could take on the story, discussing how to collapse or expand the details of the story to fit a feature film, and determining which of the week's stories, if any, have any serious potential as a future film. The segment debuted in episode 201, when the stories included [[2015 FIFA corruption case|scandals in FIFA]], the Large Hadron Collider, and sexual assault on college campuses.<ref>http://johnaugust.com/2015/how-would-this-be-a-movie</ref>
== Notable Episodes ==
<big>'''Revelations about the Game of Thrones pilot'''</big>
The showrunners of Game of Thrones went on the Scriptnotes podcast and broke news about the poor condition of the original pilot. According to them, 90% of the pilot had to be reshot following a screening of the episode to Craig Mazin, and other fellow screenwriters.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/02/game-of-thrones-original-pilot-bad | title = Game of Thrones Show-Runners Get Extremely Candid About Their Original “Piece of Sh—t” Pilot | website = Vanity Fair}}</ref>
<big>'''The One with the Guys from Final Draft'''</big>
On episode 129, August and Mazin welcomed [[Final Draft]] CEO and co-founder Marc Madnick, along with then product manager Joe Jarvis. Their visit was in response to negative comments made about the software on previous episodes, and Marc's desire to clear up what he perceived as misconceptions about both the software and the company.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://johnaugust.com/2014/scriptnotes-ep-129-the-one-with-the-guys-from-final-draft-transcript|title= Scriptnotes, Ep 129: The One with the Guys from Final Draft — Transcript |last1= |first1= |date= February 6, 2014|website= johnaugust.com|publisher= |accessdate= March 16, 2016}}</ref>
Instead, Madnick offered a revealing look into -- as described by the Accidental Tech Podcast -- the company's shortcomings, management's apparent feeling that they should make "[their] problems your problems," and the "severe technical debt" Final Draft has ignored for far too long, resulting in out of date, difficult to update, and unnecessarily expensive software.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://atp.fm/episodes/54-goto-fail|title= 54: GOTO FAIL; |last1= |first1= |date= |website= atp.fm|publisher= |accessdate= March 16, 2016}}</ref>
In response to the episode's controversy, filmmaker and software developer Kent Tessman pointed out that a possible reason many of Madnick's excuses were met with pushback is that, simply, "there might be technical people listening."<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.kenttessman.com/2014/02/notes-on-scriptnotes/|title= Notes on Scriptnotes |last1= Tessman|first1= Kent|date= February 8, 2014|website= kenttessman.com|publisher= |accessdate= March 16, 2016}}</ref>
<big>'''The She-Hulk controversy'''</big>
As part of 2014's Summer Superhero Spectacular, August and Mazin randomly assigned superheroes to panelists [[Andrea Berloff]], [[Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely|Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely]], and [[David S. Goyer]], and asked each to discuss how they would go about adapting said superhero for TV or film.
Talking about [[She-Hulk]], Goyer said:
<blockquote>I have a theory about She-Hulk. Which was created by a man, right? And at the time in particular I think 95% of comic book readers were men and certainly almost all of the comic book writers were men. So the Hulk was this classic male power fantasy. It’s like, most of the people reading comic books were these people like me who were just these little kids getting the shit kicked out of them every day… And so then they created She-Huk, right? Who was still smart… I think She-Hulk is the chick that you could fuck if you were Hulk, you know what I’m saying? … She-Hulk was the extension of the male power fantasy. So it’s like if I’m going to be this geek who becomes the Hulk then let’s create a giant green porn star that only the Hulk could fuck.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.avclub.com/article/she-hulk-sex-fantasy-virgins-and-other-david-s-goy-204935|title= She-Hulk is a sex fantasy for virgins, and other David S. Goyer thoughts |last1= O'Neal|first1= Sean|date= May 21, 2014|website= avclub.com|publisher= |accessdate= March 16, 2016}}</ref></blockquote>
The day after the episode's release, Alan Kistler of The Mary Sue wrote about these comments as well as Goyer's take on Martian Mahunter. His summation:
<blockquote>So to recap. She-Hulk is just a sex power fantasy rather than a character with agency who from the beginning went down a different path than her cousin, The Hulk. Martian Manhunter being the last survivor of a race which died out on Mars over a thousand years ago is goofy, but putting him Area 51 and using the same plot as many alien visitor movies is not. And God forbid superheroes embrace some goofiness and absurdity.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.themarysue.com/david-goyer-calls-she-hulk-sex-fantasy/|title= Man of Steel Sequel Writer David Goyer Calls Marvel’s She-Hulk “A Giant Green Porn Star,” Insults Geeks |last1= Kistler|first1= Alan|date= May 21, 2014|website= avclub.com|publisher= |accessdate= March 16, 2016}}</ref></blockquote>
This prompted Michael Cavana from The Washington Post's Comic Riffs to reach out to [[She-Hulk]] co-creator [[Stan Lee]] for a response.
<blockquote>When Lee, as writer, co-created She-Hulk with artist John Buscema (the character debuted in February of 1980, in Savage She-Hulk #1), he was absolutely focused on his gamma-green superheroine having brains. Lee tells The Post’s Comic Riffs this evening, in response to Goyer’s words: “I know I was looking for a new female superhero, and the idea of an intelligent Hulk-type grabbed me.””<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2014/05/21/she-hulk-co-creator-stan-lee-weighs-in-on-david-goyer-debate-only-a-nut-would-even-think-of-that/|title= SHE-HULK co-creator Stan Lee weighs in on David Goyer debate: ‘Only a nut would even think of that’ |last1= Cavana|first1= Michael|date= May 21, 2014|website= washingtonpost.com|publisher= |accessdate= March 16, 2016}}</ref></blockquote>
<big>'''Mazin and Ted Cruz'''</big>
During their freshman year at [[Princeton University|Princeton]], Mazin was roommates with junior U.S. Senator and 2016 presidential hopeful [[Ted Cruz]]. Mazin has been open about his dislike for Cruz<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/02/opinion/anyone-but-ted-cruz.html|title= Anyone but Ted Cruz|last1= Bruni|first1= Frank|date= December 2, 2015|website= nytimes.com|publisher= |accessdate= March 22, 2016}}</ref>, and on episode 113, said:
<blockquote>And, you know, I want to be clear, because Ted Cruz is a nightmare of a human being. I have plenty of problems with his politics, but truthfully his personality is so awful that ninety-nine percent of why I hate him is just his personality. If he agreed with me on every issue, I would hate him only one percent less.</blockquote>
Mazin's comment has since been picked up by The Daily Show<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.cc.com/video-clips/c6usaz/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-nobody-likes-ted-cruz|title= The Daily Show - Nobody Likes Ted Cruz|last1= |first1= |date= December 3, 2015|website= cc.com|publisher= |accessdate= March 22, 2016}}</ref>, The Huffington Post<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/davidhalperin/dear-god-do-not-leave-ame_b_9153014.html|title= Dear God Do Not Leave America Alone with Ted Cruz|last1= Halperin|first1= David|date= February 3, 2016|website= huffingtonpost.com|publisher= |accessdate= March 22, 2016}}</ref>, Texas Monthly<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/ted-cruzs-headlines-may-be-mundane-but-hes-still-rising-in-the-polls/|title= Ted Cruz’s Headlines May Be Mundane, But He’s Still Rising In The Polls - See more at: http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/ted-cruzs-headlines-may-be-mundane-but-hes-still-rising-in-the-polls/#sthash.FQZS4myi.dpuf|last1= Solomon|first1= Dan|date= December 8, 2015|website= texasmonthly.com|publisher= |accessdate= March 22, 2016}}</ref>, The Telegraph<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-politics/12121499/Why-do-so-many-people-hate-Ted-Cruz.html|title= Why do so many people hate Ted Cruz?|last1= Allen|first1= Nick|date= January 26, 2016|website= telegraph.co.uk|publisher= |accessdate= March 22, 2016}}</ref>, The Sun Times<ref>{{cite web |url= http://national.suntimes.com/national-world-news/7/72/2565655/ted-cruz-college-roommate-craig-mazin-epic-twitter-rant/|title= Cruz's college roommate is on an epic 10-month Twitter rant|last1= Merda|first1= Chad|date= February 10, 2016|website= suntimes.com|publisher= |accessdate= March 22, 2016}}</ref>, and more<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bustle.com/articles/147061-ted-cruz-craig-mazins-feud-as-former-college-roommates-might-be-the-best-part-of|title= Ted Cruz & Craig Mazin's Feud As Former College Roommates Might Be The Best Part Of The 2016 Election|last1= Millstein|first1= Seth|date= March 2016|website= bustle.com|publisher= |accessdate= March 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://theodysseyonline.com/brandeis/open-letter-republican-voters/301134|title= To My Fellow Republicans: Beware The Siren Calls of Cruz and Drumpf|last1= Givner|first1= Ari|date= February 8, 2016|website= theodysseyonline.com|publisher= |accessdate= March 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://theslot.jezebel.com/fuckin-craig-mazin-an-appreciation-of-ted-cruzs-colleg-1746278435|title= Fuckin' Craig Mazin: An Appreciation of Ted Cruz's College Roommate |last1= Merlan|first1= Anna|date= December 4, 2015|website= jezebel.com|publisher= |accessdate= March 22, 2016}}</ref>
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