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The Writers Panel

Martin Gero

The Writers Panel

Ben Blacker

Tv & Film, Movies, Writing, Screenwriting, Tv, Hollywood

4.7796 Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2016

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Blindspot creator Martin Gero chats about putting together the team, breaking story, how he uses the writers' room, his unusual hiring process, his late, beloved series LA Complex, procedurals, those tattoos, and more.

Recorded at EW Popfest in Los Angeles, CA on October 29, 2016.


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0:00.0

Yes! I just can't believe it. This Christmas, you could be a millionaire. Get your

0:05.5

lotto ticket for tonight's draw. The National Lottery. Rules and procedures apply. Players must be 18 or over.

0:14.2

Now entering nerdist.com.

0:17.6

So Paul Ryan won't say Donald Trump's name, but we'll vote for him for president.

0:22.2

And that's a problem for a lot of Americans.

0:24.4

They just don't love the two choices.

0:27.3

I mean, do you pick someone who's under federal investigation for using a private email server?

0:31.5

Or do you pick someone who called Mexicans rapists, claimed the president was born in Kenya,

0:34.9

proposed banning an entire religion from entering the U.S. mocked a disabled reporter, said John McCain wasn't a war hero because he was captured,

0:40.5

attacked the parents of a fallen soldier, bragged about committing sexual assault, was accused of 12

0:43.9

women of committing sexual assault, said some of those women weren't attractive enough for him to sexually assault,

0:48.0

said more countries should get nukes, said he would be forced the military to commit war crimes, said a judge was biased because his parents from Mexicans, said women should be punished for having abortions, incited violence at his rallies,

0:56.3

called global warming a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese,

0:58.7

called for his opponent to be jailed, declared bankers three six times,

1:01.3

bragged about not paying income taxes, stiffed his contractors and employees,

1:04.5

lost a billion dollar in one year, scam customers at his fake university,

1:07.8

bought a six-foot-tall painting of himself with money from his fake foundation, has a trial for fraud coming up in November,

1:12.8

insulted an opponent's looks,

1:14.1

insulted an opponent's looks,

1:15.6

and bragged about grabbing women by the...

1:17.4

How do you choose?

1:20.7

Because...

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