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I'm Having an Episode

Project Hail Mary's Drew Goddard + Why The Comeback Is Back (Again)

I'm Having an Episode

The Hollywood Reporter

News, Tv Reviews, Entertainment News, Tv & Film

4.6527 Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Drew Goddard, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter behind The Martian, has another space-set epic in Project Hail Mary. He talks about writing the script with a massive budget in mind and his ABC hit High Potential. That's after THR senior writer Chris Gardner and Mikey break down the history of Lisa Kudrow's The Comeback — and why it's back on HBO after a 12-year break.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Jamie Lang and Sophie Haboo have arrived on Disney Plus.

0:04.0

We're having a baby.

0:06.0

We're having a baby.

0:07.0

I've always wanted to be mom.

0:09.0

And we're bringing you on our journey through everything.

0:12.0

I have no idea what we're doing.

0:13.0

Thank you. I have more of an idea.

0:15.0

I think of it like a Tamagotchi.

0:17.0

At the end of all of this...

0:20.0

We're going to have a little baby.

0:21.6

Raising Chelsea, a Hulu original series streaming April 2nd exclusively on Disney Plus.

0:27.2

18 plus subscription required T's and T supply.

0:31.5

I'll now hand you over to my best man, Eddie.

0:34.9

Wow, wow, wow.

0:36.1

Second time's a charm, eh, Billy Boy. Oh, God. Substitution courtesy of Paddy Power, embarrassing Eddie, makes way for sensible Samuel. Cool, that was close. You might not always pick the right starter, but your sub can still deliver. Because with Paddy's Super Sub, your bet rolls over to the player coming on. Paddy Power. Valid on selected leagues and markets only. Pre-match and in-play bets on qualifying player outcome

0:56.7

selections only. Tis and Clusions apply. 18 plus scumannibal.comalware. Hello, I'm Mikey O'Connell. I'm a writer and

1:06.8

editor at The Hollywood Reporter and this is I'm having an episode, a podcast about TV, film,

1:11.8

and entertainment. We talk about something, and then we talk to someone, and I'm saying we,

1:17.4

even though it's mostly just me. This week's guest is Drew Goddard. He's an Oscar-nominated screenwriter.

1:24.1

His latest feature, Project Hill Mary, will be in theaters within a couple hours of

1:28.0

this episode dropping. We talk about this very expensive movie, his ABC drama, high potential,

1:34.7

and the fact that he cut his teeth in some of the coolest TV writers' rooms of the 21st century.

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