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== Notable Episodes ==
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>
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>
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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>
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.
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<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>
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:
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