Blake Masters

Easily one of the greatest eulogies of all time. I can't make it all the way through this without weeping like a child.

Loving movies is a very peculiar love-hate relationship. I mean, you love what they can be, but you also love the crap they are. I have my limits, though. (1994)

@troubledwatersx @ohsethy Lethal weapon. Rockford files. Etc

@ohsethy Aaron Eckhart in Erin Brockovich

Can you name a movie where a character lives in a trailer home and that fact isn’t made fun of or shown to be a bad thing?

If you are snowed in now is a great time to watch #Heels on @netflix!!

Calling a timeout there was a disaster. If you fail with three timeouts, you can still get the ball back using your timeouts with a stop. Now, the game came down to one play.

@jakethornton You’re a maniac. 1 spec and 1 pilot would put most to shame.

Happy “Hollywood is back open” day, screenwriters. I’ve got a bunch of exciting plates spinning with producers/actors/studios, but all of that is out of my control. What is in my control? Writing. Words on the page. So: I’m committed to writing 4 specs and one TV pilot/bible this year. Let’s f***ing GO!

@SethMSherwood What you are describing is a lack of understanding/education on what makes a series set up SUSTAINABLE rather than something inherent in the form. The key to 3+ seasons is to use a character driven set up not a logistical based one (see Peaky Blinders, Sopranos, etc vs ST)

Hot take: serialized TV series that go past 3-4 seasons tend to collapse in on themselves as they run out of story and characters move past the arcs they were designed around. There’s obviously outliers— Breaking Bad, Mad Men, TNG/DS9 to name a few, but they are less than common.

@jakethornton Balderdash (in courier). You write rockin' stories, that's what sells. Next you're gonna be doing 73 page powerpoint decks... Crap.... *head to desk* put whatever damn font makes you giddy

@bmastersb But if it doesn’t have a fancy font it won’t sell. I don’t make up the rules.

Now the real question... what font do I use for the title page?!?!?!?!

@Steven_Hyden Don't forget the incomperable Margo Martindale

As an avowed fan of Paul Newman, Bruce Willis, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, one-legged lawyers and snowy movies, I can't believe I didn't see NOBODY'S FOOL before today.

You're not going to find someone better informed, more passionate and more capable at explaining how writing for TV works than my pal Blake Masters (Creator of Brotherhood. Not the "other" one.)

This coming January I will be teaching a 6-part online class on the art of building an awesome TV pitch. The class will cover everything from conceiving your idea to designing your show to creating your final pitch. Check out the link & tell your friends. mediaxchange.com/scripted/the-a…

If we’re throwing around great Redford performances I’ll put these four under mentioned gems against his hits any day DOWNHILL RACER BIG HOSS & LITTLE FALSEY THE CANDIDATE THE ELECTRIC HORSEMAN What’s great is to some extent he plays a heel in all 4

Toxic privilege: 1) Behaving as if your "transgressive" actions carry no actual risk 2) Believing cruelty is not only allowed but free of consequences as long as it is aim at those outside your privileged group 3) Displaying horror/outrage when 1 & 2 turn out to be false #empathy

@RadioFreeTom Sheen

I was always a Devane guy, but Greenwood won me over

Reck-Malleczewen blames Nazi rationing for widespread flatulence in Germany: "a result of the gas resulting from pulpy, clay-ey bread. The air in the cafes is pestilential. No one even bothers anymore to hold back his wind."

@joshuarolson Isn't that the actual list? (minus the Godfather and Conversation)

How the hell do you do a list of the "Best movies of the 70s" and leave ALL of these off it?

@joshuarolson I second that recommendation. A formative film of my teen years with one of the most gen x lines ever: “All the great themes have been used up and turned into theme parks.”

Truly great and wildly underseen movie.

@mrjeremydylan Two words David Ajala. The man is Bond.

5 unanswered voicemails + 4 unanswered emails (including to the general manager) + 3 calls transferred to the wrong department later... I officially gave up and have decided to take my complaint to social media. DO NOT GET YOUR CAR FROM THESE PEOPLE.

I contacted them. And asked them to supply me with the necessary paperwork to contest the fine. I didn't even ask them to deal with it. I asked only for the necessary paperwork.

A warning to my followers. Do not get your car at Audi Beverly Hills. They have no interest in long term customer relationship and look at you only as a pocket to suck money out of as fast as possible. Morality be damned. #audi #fletcherjones