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Hilliard & Chris sit down the big bro, Showrunner Ben Watkins to talk about his amazing journey to Showrunner and Executive Producer: acting in The Bay Area and NY, working on Soap Operas, auditioning do's and don’ts, growing up poor, mixed raced and struggling, managing actors anxiety, key moments in life that are pivotal, who is your nemesis and manufacturing Chip Monsters! Also, on this special episode, Chris Derrick finally announces the show he’s been writing on for the past 60 weeks —The Paramount + hit series STAR TREK: PICARD — PREMIERING THIS WEEK! Check back next week for Part 2! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Ben Watkins on Twitter The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

This week Chris drops another bottle episode to talk about the Oscars, the current social climate, the Kanye doc, and tolerance. Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

In this super fun episode, Hilliard & Chris chop it up with close friends, veteran actors Hansford Prince & Josef Cannon! We talk about many tricks of the trade and working/surviving in Hollywood in Film/TV and Theater in the new climate of Covid. We also go deep into how their journey's weren't always easy for either of these two thespians and how their long roads have led them to pivoting to writing/producing and being in charge of their own destiny! This is a don't miss episode for any creative who's determined to put in the work it takes to grow and make a living at a craft they love! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Hansford Prince on Instagram Josef Cannon on Instagram The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

In this episode Hilliard & Chris chat with Jenny Frankfurt and Mukilan "Muki" Thangamani, the latest winner of her Finishline Script Contest -- with his pilot FLOWERFIELD, set in the aftermath of a devastating 9/11-style attack... Muki considers himself a bona fide "third culture kid." He was born in India, grew up in Botswana and New Zealand, and now lives in Australia. He's a writer/director with a particular passion for screenwriting, and loves playing in the thriller/action space. He's worked with the New Zealand Film Commission developing multiple projects, won various other writing contests, and recently completed a proof-of-concept short film for another award-winning script of his titled BURNER. Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Follow Finish Line Script on Twitter The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

In this episode Hilliard and Chris sit down with the co-creator and executive producer of the Netflix adult-animated series SEIS MANOS (2019). He was a writer on the TV series FROM DUSK TILL DAWN for El Rey Network and Netflix International and story editor on CHICAGO FIRE. He is a producer on Showtime’s drama series AMERICAN RUST (2021), starring Jeff Daniels, and producer on the recently announced FLORIDA MAN (2022) for Netflix, starring Edgar Ramirez. Previously he was the co-screenwriter of Robert Rodriguez’s MACHETE (2010) and SHORTS (2009), and the writer and co-producer of LAST RAMPAGE (2017). His short fiction has appeared in the Bram Stoker Award-winning anthology AFTER DEATH, among others! It's another don't miss episode y'all! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Alvaro Rodriguez on Twitter The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

In this episode, Hilliard chops it up with lil' sis, actor, writer, filmmaker Lanett Tachell, covering her super amazing career that brought from D.C. to Hollywood, acting in some super dope projects and how she decided NOT to wait for a break in Hollywood anymore and built a solid team with the same goals to help create her own lane in TV/Film. Now, producers are searching her out as a creative force, partnering and bringing her projects to an even bigger audience! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Lanett Tachell on Twitter The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

In this episode Hilliard & Chris chop it up with one of the biggest fans of the podcast -- Emerging Comedy Writer Keshia Kola --answering some her most burning industry questions to help her prepare for an upcoming interview with one of the most prestigious programs in town, as well, we also rant about staffing and writing tips all writers who are trying to break in can utilize. Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Keshia Kola on Twitter The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

In our very first episode of 2022, Hilliard and Chris chop it up, ranting ways to better your mind and writing when you've experienced Burnout and Fatigue... We also talk about some of the techniques we use to write TV Outlines that help keep them visually compelling, whether you're in the Writers' room or writing deadlines for yourself! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Hilliard, Chris, Lynelle and Tracy go in deep on some of the top movies of the 2021 (example: West Side Story, King Richard, The Harder They Fall) and later, spend some time talking about their 2022 Plans & Goals that may help writers start off the New Year with a bang! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Lynelle on Twitter Tracy on Twitter Sheila Wilson on Twitter The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Hilliard, Chris and EP Tracy Grant chopped it up with Adhrucia Apana, a Filmmaker/Producer and Co-Founder of the new production company Curiosity Entertainment and is also GP of Curiosity Media Finance. Curiosity Entertainment is currently in development and pre-production of their inaugural slate including 5 films and 6 premium tv shows. Tune in y'all, her journey is full of game. Not only is Adhrucia a super busy producer, she's also made herself an Intstagram icon; on her page she talks industry, fashion, the inner workings of international productions, elevating Asian and South Asian voices in the Entertainment Industry and beyond, and she has also served or been an advocate and volunteer for Los Angeles based non-profits Young Storytellers and Project Paper Bag. We have to add that she is a founding member of the Producers Guild of America's Social Impact in Entertainment (SIE) board. Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Adhrucia on Twitter and Instagram Sheila Wilson on Twitter The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

In this episode Hilliard and Chris sat down with writer/producer Sheila Wilson to hear about her amazing journey, from writing features and studying at AFI under writer/producer/professor Michelle Amor, to becoming a TV writer and working her way up on shows like WARRIOR NUN and Hulu's HELSTROM!  We also go into the back story on how she created the WGAW "THE BLACK BOOK" a spreadsheet/grid with well over 150 black guild writers, featuring their interest, credits, pronouns, skills and availability for TV/Film Staffing & Writing Assignments! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Sheila Wilson on Twitter The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Special Guest Host Lynelle White returns to recap and dive deep into Season 2 of The Mandalorian!  Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Lynelle White on Twitter The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Hilliard sat down with Showrunner Anthony Q. Farrell to chop it up about his amazing journey and fining a lane in this industry that's full of ups and downs... Anthony has served as showrunner for THE PARKER ANDERSONS, AMELIA PARKER, and the BAFTA-winning CBBC series SECRET LIFE OF BOYS, which he also created. Currently Anthony is the Showrunner and Executive Producer of the sci-fi primetime comedy OVERLORD & THE UNDERWOODS... He has also written for NBC’s THE OFFICE, Canada’s international hit LITTLE MOSQUE ON THE PRAIRIE, and Nickelodeon’s THE THUNDERMANS to list a few! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Anthony Q. Farrell on Twitter The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

In this one on one episode, Hilliard talks with old friend, actor Marc Anthony Samuel about his rise in theater and commercials, techniques he learned while becoming a soap star on General Hospital, making a living as a voice over actor and his journey to leading man! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Mark Anthony Samuel on Twitter and Instagram The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

In this episode, Hilliard does another of his kick ass one-on-one's with the talented director, producer, creative -- CANDICE VERNON -- She talks about her amazing, unorthodox journey from casting to the directors chair. Tune in y'all, she drops a ton of game in this one! Check out her website at TheCandiceVernonShow.com Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Candice Vernon on Twitter The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Hilliard and Chris chop it up with the EP's of the new, upcoming series LACE on ALLBLK & WE tv! KemyTime Productions is a well oiled machine. The team is led by Katrina Y. Nelson, Michelle Ebony Hardy, Tracy Grant -- and Adam Starks (who was on location during this recording).. We talk about the long journey from writing the script to selling the pitch in the room, from series order to the writers' room and from production to post. So much industry game dropped that TV writers don't wanna miss! The series LACE drops on Thursday November 4, 2021 on ALLBLK network, WE tv and Amazon Prime! Website: AllBlk.TV Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Tracey on Twitter Katrina on TWitter Michelle on Instagram Adam Starks on Instagram The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

In this episode, Hilliard & Chris sit down with Executive Producer Terri Kopp to talk about her amazing career highs, lows and back up to the ceiling y'all! Terri has worked on such shows as Black Mafia Family, For Life, The Chi, Proven Innocent, In Contempt, Rebel, Law & Order and many others. Tune is to this dynamic woman who transitioned from Supreme Court Defense Attorney to an Executive Producer with a knack for writing strong, diverse edgy characters audiences fall in love with! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Terri Kopp on Twitter The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Disclaimer: this episode was recorded just days before the news: Hollywood Strike Averted As IATSE & AMPTP Reach Deal On New Film & TV Contract Hilliard talks with TV writer Corrine Van Vliet about the ins and outs of support staff -- working your way up from Writers PA, to Writers Assistant to Script Coordinator. We also talk about the IATSE strike, support staffs wants/needs/difficulties, etc and incase you didn't know -- Corrine is a member of both the WGAW & IATSE! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Corrine Van Vliet on Twitter The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Hilliard does another one-on-one with actor/dir/musician Shawn Carter Peterson. In this episode with talk about Shawn's journey from classic musician to the ups and downs of moving to LA, working in theater and starring some of the biggest commercials and tv shows out there! His life is a journey of pivoting to the next challenge. So much game in this one y'all! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Shawn Carter Peterson on Twitter @ShawnTheMaestro & Instagram @Shawnthemaestro The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

In the episode, Hilliard does another one-on-one with actor/dancer/writer TOMMAR WILSON. We talk about his journey to Broadway & Chicago/LA Tours, what it's like and how it works to Swing at the Los Angeles Pantages Theater for the mega hit HAMILTON, the ins and outs and ups and downs of surviving in a show during Covid-19 and picking up where you left off, but this time, what you're looking at, isn't just a room full of people applauding and singing but this time it's an audience wearing masks as far as the eye can see! Another dope episode y'all! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Tommar Wilson on Twitter @Tommarwilson & Instagram @tommarw The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support