116 | Daphne Olive on Staff Writing PJO TV, Jet Wilkinson on Directing S1E8
The Newest Olympian
Mike Schubert
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 5 February 2024
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
TNO's coverage of the Percy Jackson TV show is almost complete, and I am delighted to present this episode which mostly features an interview with staff writer, Daphne Olive! We talk all aspects of writing the full season. Then, this ep ends with the S1E8 questions I had for director Jet Wilkinson! Topics include: Black Sails, Dan & Jon, fostering communities, the PJO fandom, Greek Mythology, writer’s rooms, The King Must Die, tv show terminology, black belts, idea generation, tangent town, Big Ideas Person, Wu-Tang Name Generator, Glynn Turman, damp, Lord of the Rings, caring for the fans, Bring Your Kid to Work Day, and more!
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• Music: Bettina Campomanes and Brandon Grugle
• Art: Jessica E. Boyd
— About The Show —
Has the Percy Jackson series been slept on by society? Join Mike Schubert as he journeys through the Riordanverse for the first time with the help of longtime PJO fans to cover the plot, take stabs at what happens next, and nerd out over the Greek mythology throughout. Whether you're looking for an excuse to finally read these books, or want to re-read an old favorite with a digital book club, grab your blue chocolate chip cookies and listen along. New episodes release on Mondays wherever you get your podcasts!
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| 0:29.7 | This has all been a scam. The WGA is listening, and this was a test to see if you know all the |
| 0:34.5 | different levels of black belt hierarchy of being right. |
| 0:37.5 | Exactly. It said they are. And now I've been covering the TV show to see if society's been sleeping on the whole series. And I believe that the TV show has helped and people are enjoying the show for good reason. And I'm here to talk with someone who is involved in the production of the show. It's going to be a very |
| 1:27.6 | fun interview. We are here joined today by Daphne Olive, staff writer for Percy Jackson and the |
| 1:32.1 | Olympians, Daphne. How's it going? Hey, it's so nice to be here. I am delighted to have you on the show. |
| 1:37.6 | It was such a fun pleasure to meet you in the Met, you know, in whatever fancy hallway that we were in, surrounded |
| 1:45.5 | by gorgeous art and architecture and statues, and then just talking about the show, which very |
| 1:51.8 | quickly turned into your personal brand, which is very politely yelling at people to watch |
| 1:57.0 | Black Sales. So it was a great conversation. |
| 2:00.2 | That is indeed my brand. |
| 2:07.4 | I was like, whatever. |
| 2:09.3 | I'm a writer on TV shows, but really should watch this other TV show. |
| 2:14.8 | It's great. |
| 2:15.7 | And it's something I did want to ask about because I think that the timeline of how you got to be a part of this production is fascinating to me because from what you had said, I believe that the timeline, and I would love just like a background of how this all came to be, was you were podcasting about black sales, and then you got to meet folks from |
| 2:36.0 | production of black sales, which then turned into you being a staff writer for the old man, |
| 2:40.4 | and for Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Did I get that right? I'm sure there's other things |
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