Ali discusses the canceled-too-soon hangout comedy, Happy Endings, created by David Caspe. Here we GO!
Read an earlier draft of the Happy Endings pilot.
Episode 161 — Happy Endings
Category: Television
Episode 160 — Full House
Ali discusses the hit family sitcom, Full House, in honor of the late Bob Saget.
Episode 158 — Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas
Ali discusses The Roku Channel original movie, Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas, written by series creator, Austin Winsberg, and directed by Richard Shepard.
Listen to the Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas playlist.
Be sure to also check out Episode 93 — Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist and Episode 139 — Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist Season 2.
Episode 156 — Crafting Compelling Characters
Ali discusses what goes into crafting a compelling character, drawing examples from various TV characters including Moira Rose, Michael Scott, Peggy Olson and Bugs Bunny.
Episode 155 — Screenwriting ‘n’ Other Creative Stuff with Eric Trueheart
Ali interviews writer, story editor, producer and voice director, Eric Trueheart. Eric shares how he got his start in the industry, advice for writers trying to break in, the early days of his comedy troupe, The Ministry of Unknown Science, lots of fun stuff from his book, The Medium-Sized Book of ZIM Scripts Vol 1: Pigs ‘n’ Waffles, and how he deals with writer’s block. He also talks about writing the ZIM comics, being a script consultant on Invader ZIM: Enter the Florpus, voice directing on Yin Yang Yo!, pilots he’s written and his podcasts, The Army of Drunks and One Man Murder Maze, plus lots of great screenwriting tidbits along the way!
Visit Eric’s website: erictrueheart.com
Purchase The Medium-Sized Book of ZIM Scripts Vol. 1: Pigs ‘n’ Waffles: tinyurl.com/pigwaffles
Check out where to order Grisly’s Cosmic Black: blackyetibeverage.com
Listen to Eric and Rikki Simons’ D&D podcast, One Man Murder Maze: onemanmurdermaze.com
Follow Eric on Twitter and Instagram.
Episode 154 — A Composer’s Mindset with Kevin Manthei
Ali interviews TV, film and video game composer, Kevin Manthei. He shares about his musical influences, how he got his start composing for video games, his process for scoring an episode of TV, working as the series composer on Invader ZIM and stepping back into the world for Invader ZIM: Enter the Florpus, what went into creating “Peace Is Nice,” his thoughts on creative block, advice for aspiring composers, current projects and more!
Check out the following links for more of Kevin’s work:
- Kevin’s Site
- SoundCloud
- YouTube
- Invader ZIM: “The Nightmare Begins” Suite
- Invader ZIM: “Bestest Friends” Suite
- Invader ZIM: “Dark Harvest” Suite
- Invader ZIM: Enter the Florpus | Creating the Florpus Theme
Episode 152 — Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Pilot + Finale
Ali discusses the pilot and the two-part series finale, “The Last Day,” of the police procedural comedy, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, created by Dan Goor & Mike Schur.
Read two different drafts of the Brooklyn Nine-Nine pilot:
Episode 151 — Kevin Can F**k Himself
Ali discusses the groundbreaking dark comedy, Kevin Can F**k Himself, created by Valerie Armstrong and starring Annie Murphy and Mary Hollis Inboden.
Read an earlier draft of the Kevin Can F**k Himself pilot.
Episode 149 — As Told by Ginger: “And She Was Gone”
Ali discusses one of the best episodes of the profound Nicktoon, As Told by Ginger, “And She Was Gone,” written by series creator, Emily Kapnek, and directed by Mark Risley.
Episode 147 — Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends: “Frankie My Dear”
Ali discusses her favorite episode of Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, “Frankie My Dear,” written and storyboarded by Lauren Faust and directed by series creator, Craig McCracken.
Storytelling Saga 