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'''''Scriptnotes''''' is a weekly [[podcast]] that began airing on August 30, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://johnaugust.com/scriptnotes|title= Scriptnotes|last1= August|first1= John|date= |website= johnaugust.com|publisher= |accessdate=March 9, 2016}}</ref> It is billed as "a podcast about screenwriting, and things that are interesting to screenwriters."<ref>{{cite web |url= http://johnaugust.com/2016/scriptnotes-ep-235-the-one-with-jason-bateman-and-the-game-of-thrones-guys-transcript|title= Scriptnotes, Ep 235: The one with Jason Bateman and the Game of Thrones guys — Transcript|last1= |first1= |date= February 4, 2016|website= johnaugust.com|publisher= |accessdate=March 9, 2016}}</ref> The podcast is hosted by [[screenwriters]] [[John August]] and [[Craig Mazin]], with new episodes released every Tuesday.
The podcast has been discussed by [[The Daily Show]],<ref name="auto">{{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> [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]],<ref name="auto1">{{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> [[The Huffington Post]],<ref name="auto2">{{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> and [[The Washington Post]].<ref name="auto3">{{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> Scriptnotes has also been featured by [[The Nerdist Podcast]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nerdist.com/nerdist-writers-panel-136-the-scriptnotesnerdist-writers-panel-crossover-part-2/|title=The Nedist Podcast}}</ref> and live events for the podcast have been sponsored by [[The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.oscars.org/videos-photos/scriptnotes-academy|title=SCRIPTNOTES AT THE ACADEMY}}</ref> the [[Austin Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screens/2014-10-26/austin-film-festival-podcast-people/ | title = Austin Film Festival: Podcast People | website = The Austin Chronicle}}</ref> and the [[Writers Guild Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wgfoundation.org/screenwriting-events/scriptnotes-summer-superhero-spectacular/|title=THE SCRIPTNOTES SUMMER SUPERHERO SPECTACULAR}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wgfoundation.org/screenwriting-events/scriptnotes-holiday-show/|title=THE SCRIPTNOTES HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR}}</ref>
It was ranked as one of the 11 best movie podcasts by MTV.com.<ref name="auto4">{{cite web |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/2772533/11-best-movie-podcasts|title= 11 Must-Download Podcasts for Movie Lovers|last1= Evry|first1= Max|date= November 25, 2013|website= mtv.com|publisher= |accessdate= March 22, 2016}}</ref>
The podcast has featured appearances from many notable people in the world of film and TV, including [[Rian Johnson]], [[David Benioff]] & [[D. B. Weiss]] (the showrunners of Game of Thrones), [[Aline Brosh McKenna]], [[Dana Fox]], [[Rachel Bloom]] (star of [[Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (TV series)|Crazy-Ex Girlfriend]]), [[Jennifer Lee (filmmaker)|Jennifer Lee]], [[Riki Lindhome]], [[Natasha Leggero]], [[Alec Berg]], [[Kelly Marcel]], [[Rawson Marshall Thurber]], [[Richard Kelly (director)|Richard Kelly]], [[Chris Nee]], [[Malcolm Spellman]], [[David Wain]], and [[Jason Bateman]].
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===Three-page challenge===
Aspiring screenwriters are encouraged to send in three pages of their screenplay - almost always the first three - to be critiqued. The scripts vary widely in tone, style and genre. Links to the screenplays are provided in the show notes so listeners can read them and then listen to their comments. Typically three are tackled in one show. Those that have had their screenplays subjected to August and Mazin's critical eyes have typically thanked them from the feedback, which has ranged from congratulatory to despairing. The three-page challenge is a particularly useful segment for screenwriters as it provides sharp insights into unproduced screenplays; lessons easily applied to your own project. The segment was first announced with a call for submissions in episode 45<ref>{{cite web|url=http://johnaugust.com/2012/setting-perspective-and-terrible-numbers|title=Scriptnotes, 45: Setting, perspective and terrible numbers|publisher=|accessdate=8 October 2016}}</ref> and the first critiques debuted the next week in episode 46.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://johnaugust.com/2012/mistakes-development-executives-make|title=Scriptnotes, 46: Mistakes development executives make|publisher=|accessdate=8 October 2016}}</ref>
===One Cool Thing===
One Cool Thing is a weekly segment that occurs at the end of each episode. August, Mazin, and their guests will each give a plug to someone or something they deem cool. The cool things vary greatly. The segment dates back to May 2012, when August officially started it at the end of episode 35.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://johnaugust.com/2012/the-disney-dilemma|title=Scriptnotes, Ep. 35: The Disney Dilemma|publisher=|accessdate=8 October 2016}}</ref> Since then he has been a faithful participant. Mazin's participation was suspect for a time, most notably during a six-week stretch that began in August 2012, but since then he has overcome his umbrage-tinted glasses and regularly found something in the world worth praising every week.
===How Would This Be a Movie?===
In this newer segment of the show, August and Mazin 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>{{cite web|url=http://johnaugust.com/2015/how-would-this-be-a-movie|title=Scriptnotes, 201: How would this be a movie?|publisher=|accessdate=8 October 2016}}</ref>
==Recurring Themes / Characters==
There are a number of recurring themes, particularly in how the podcasts hosts interact with one another.
===John's intro is professional while Craig's intro is affected===
At the beginning of every podcast, John uses a 'straight' introduction, while Craig uses a silly or mechanical voice. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://johnaugust.com/|title=Screenwriter and author John August|publisher=|accessdate=8 October 2016}}</ref>
===Craig acts lazy and John does all the work===
Craig tells anecdotes about himself that emphasize how he is lazy, unprepared, and frequently late. In contrast, John appears productive, organized, and punctual. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://johnaugust.com/2015/the-200th-episode-live-show|title=Scriptnotes, 200: The 200th Episode Live Show|publisher=|accessdate=8 October 2016}}</ref>
===John August as robot===
In line with their personas of Craig being the lazy one and John being the organized one, plus knowledgeable about technology, Craig mocks John by calling him a robot. This includes accusations that John has no emotions and no heart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://johnaugust.com/2016/outlines-and-treatments|title=Scriptnotes, 245: Outlines and Treatments|publisher=|accessdate=8 October 2016}}</ref>
===Segue Man===
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===Stuart===
For five years up to episode 259, Stuart Friedel was John August's assistant, and the producer of the podcast. (He was the original editor of the show, too.) With the exception of ep. 259, Stuart's voice was never heard on the podcast. The hosts will frequently talk about him, and the work that he does for the show, including reading and selecting scripts for the Three Page Challenge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://johnaugust.com/2016/scriptnotes-ep-232-fun-with-numbers-transcript|title=Transcript of Scriptnotes, 232|publisher=|accessdate=8 October 2016}}</ref>
== Notable Episodes ==
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=== Revelations about the Game of Thrones pilot ===
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
=== The One with the Guys from Final Draft ===
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=== The She-Hulk controversy ===
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
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:
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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
=== Mazin and Ted Cruz ===
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<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
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== Reception ==
Scriptnotes has had positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.fastcocreate.com/1682624/american-idol-for-screenwriters-hit-movie-scribes-podcast-weekly-from-the-belly-of-the-holly|title= "American Idol" For Screenwriters: Hit Movie Scribes Podcast Weekly From The Belly Of The Hollywood Beast|last1= Hart|first1= Hugh|date= April 8, 2013|website= fastcocreate.com|publisher= |accessdate= March 10, 2016}}</ref><ref
==Access to episodes==
The last 20 episodes of Scriptnotes are available for free on iTunes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/scriptnotes-podcast/id462495496?mt=2|title=Scriptnotes Podcast by John August and Craig Mazin on iTunes|publisher=|accessdate=8 October 2016}}</ref> and on the official Scriptnotes website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scriptnotes.net/|title=Scriptnotes Podcast|publisher=|accessdate=8 October 2016}}</ref> If you want to listen to earlier shows (which go back to August 2011), there is a premium option run through the Mylibsyn<ref>{{cite web|url=https://my.libsyn.com/|title=My Libsyn - Premium Podcast Subscriptions|publisher=|accessdate=8 October 2016}}</ref> service that costs $1.99 a month. Premium subscribers can access old shows either through the Scriptnotes website or a Scriptnotes app, for iOS<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scriptnotes/id739117984?ls=1&mt=8|title=Scriptnotes on the App Store|publisher=|accessdate=8 October 2016}}</ref> and Android<ref>{{cite web|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.johnaugust.android.scriptnotes|title=Scriptnotes - Android Apps on Google Play|publisher=|accessdate=8 October 2016}}</ref> devices.
The hosts have not revealed how many premium subscribers they have. They did highlight that they may change the approach in a poll launched on March 29, 2016 when they asked readers to describe how they access the show and whether they would be interested in purchasing a USB devices with all old episodes on (for $10).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://johnaugust.com/2016/heroes-villains-and-two-handers|title=Scriptnotes, 243: Heroes, Villains and Two-Handers|publisher=|accessdate=8 October 2016}}</ref>
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