Ep. 374: To Adapt Or Not To Adapt?

Happier in Hollywood

The Onward Project

Careers, Education, Business, Self-improvement

4.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Right now, Hollywood is all about intellection property. Liz and Sarah discuss what they look for in a book (or any other kind of material) when they’re considering whether or not to adapt it for TV. Is there a specific world? Are the characters complex? Does the story have legs? In Take A Hike, Liz reveals that she’s experiencing disconnect anxiety as she prepares for her upcoming trip to England. It’s been years since she’s been unreachable for work, and it’s a weird feeling! This week’s Hollywood Hack is a great gift for almost anyone: give an Uber gift card. Finally Liz recommends I Am: Celine Dion on Amazon Prime. Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft Get in touch on Threads: @Sfain & @LizCraft Visit our website: https://happierinhollywood.com Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/ Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Happier with Gretchen Rubin, and Side Hustle School . If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! LINKS: Harlan Coben: The Official Harlan Coben Websiteharlancoben.com Marcia Clark: Author Marcia Clarkmarciaclarkbooks.com Uber gift cards: Buy Uber Gift Cards for Meals and Ridesuber.com I Am: Celine Dion trailer: I Am: Celine Dion - Official Trailer | Prime Videoyoutube.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I haven't talked to you since you got to the lake. How is it?
0:05.0	It's great, but it's very cold and very rainy.
0:10.0	Oh, in July. In July, although it's kind of nice and we're missing like a ridiculous
0:17.9	heat wave in LA, so I'll take it. Yes. Yes.
0:23.0	Hi and welcome to Happier in Hollywood, the podcast about how to be happier, healthier,
0:32.8	saner, more creative, more successful,
0:35.0	and more productive in a backfighting,
0:37.2	superficial, chaotic, unpredictable, fundamentally
0:40.5	insane world.
0:41.9	I'm Sarah Fain, a TV writer and producer living in Ohio right outside of LA, and with me is my high school friend and writing partner Liz.
0:50.0	That's me, Liz Kraft. On this podcast we talk about being writers in
0:54.0	Hollywood, how we balance a career and friendship and how to survive the war of
0:58.5	attrition that is life in Los Angeles. Today we're going to share what we look for
1:04.1	when we are adapting a book into a TV show.
1:07.3	Then I'll talk about my disconnect anxiety.
1:10.6	I'm about to be truly disconnected from work for the first time in years.
1:15.0	Then we have a practical Hollywood hack and Liz has an inspiring recommendation.
1:20.0	Yes, but first we have an update. So Sarah, lately we've been talking about how to get on an upward spiral.
1:28.0	And Alexandra and our Facebook group had a suggestion for a happiness boost that you and I thought is also a way to get started on an upward spiral.
1:37.0	Yes, Alexandra wrote random happiness boost upgrading or repairing existing exercise equipment.
1:44.0	It reminds me of Gretchen's mantra about how good tools make work a pleasure.
1:49.0	I will be honest, exercises basically work for me.
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