Chris Black
The Writers Panel
Ben Blacker
4.7 • 796 Ratings
🗓️ 31 May 2016
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
The showrunner of Cinemax's Outcast (based on the Robert Kirkman comics) talks about his start in syndicated shows like Weird Science, Cleopatra 2525, and Xena, his work on Star Trek: Enterprise, moving out of genre with Desperate Housewives and Ugly Betty, rooms he learned in, pitching, and more.
If you're in LA, join Chris, Robert Kirkman, and cast members to watch the first two episodes of Outcast at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on June 1st! Outcast premieres on Cinemax on June 3rd.
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| 0:00.0 | Now entering nerdist.com. |
| 0:05.5 | Welcome to the Writers Panel. |
| 0:07.1 | I'm Ben Blacker, the creator and moderator of the podcast. |
| 0:10.0 | I created the show because I wanted to talk to writers about the business and process of writing. |
| 0:14.8 | I've had more than 400 writers on the show, so go back and check the archives. |
| 0:18.7 | I'm sure you'll find more creators and more shows that you're interested in. |
| 0:23.5 | I'm a writer myself, having written with my partner, Ben Acker, for Supernatural, Puss and |
| 0:28.0 | Boots, FX's, Cassius, and Clay, among others. |
| 0:31.5 | We've also written comics from Marvel, Image, Dynamite, and more. |
| 0:34.5 | We created a show called The Thrilling Adventure Hour. |
| 0:37.0 | Maybe you'd like it. |
| 0:38.1 | Go to thrillingadventurehour.com for more info. |
| 0:41.6 | Let me know who you want to hear in this podcast by following me on Twitter at Ben Blacker, |
| 0:46.5 | like the color, only more so. |
| 0:48.7 | And follow me on Tumblr at writerspanel.tumbler.com. |
| 0:53.0 | And if you enjoy the show, please leave a review on iTunes. |
| 0:55.5 | It always makes me feel good about myself. |
| 1:01.0 | One, two, one, two, three. |
| 1:03.8 | Yeah, it's Club National, Underground, Thunderbounds |
| 1:06.3 | when I stop the grounds. |
| 1:07.5 | Like a million elephants, |
| 1:08.5 | a silver, back of rain, but tank, |
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