Conventional wisdom says you need to write many scripts before you'll write a good one, and you'll never sell your spec pilot. Mickey Fisher proves both wrong!
Mickey Fisher biography:
Mickey Fisher is the creator of the CBS television series "Extant," executive produced by Steven Spielberg and Amblin Television, starring Halle Berry, and the NBC series "Reverie," Ex- ecutive Produced by Amblin Television, starring Sarah Shahi. He has also worked on "The Strain" (FX), "Mars" (NatGeo), and "Jack Ryan" (Amazon).
In 2018, his play "Replica" received its world premiere at Stages Repertory Theatre in Houston. He attended the College Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati for Musical Theater and worked as an actor in Chicago, New York, and regional theaters all over the country before moving to Los Angeles.
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&lt;p&gt;Conventional wisdom says you need to write many scripts before you'll write a good one, and you'll never sell your spec pilot. Mickey Fisher proves both wrong!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mickey Fisher biography:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mickey Fisher is the creator of the CBS television series "Extant," executive produced by Steven Spielberg and Amblin Television, starring Halle Berry, and the NBC series "Reverie," Ex- ecutive Produced by Amblin Television, starring Sarah Shahi. He has also worked on "The Strain" (FX), "Mars" (NatGeo), and "Jack Ryan" (Amazon).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In 2018, his play "Replica" received its world premiere at Stages Repertory Theatre in Houston. He attended the College Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati for Musical Theater and worked as an actor in Chicago, New York, and regional theaters all over the country before moving to Los Angeles.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Follow Mickey on Twitter: &lt;a href='http://twitter.com/MickeyFisher73'&gt;@MickeyFisher73&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Conventional wisdom says you need to write many scripts before you’ll write a good one, and you’ll never sell your spec pilot. Mickey Fisher proves both wrong!

137 - Mickey Fisher (Creator of Extant, Reverie)

This week, <a href='http://imdb.me/GrayJones'>Gray Jones</a> interviews Emmy and Golden Globe winner Kira Snyder, who has written and produced "The Handmaid's Tale", "The 100," "Eureka," and the feature film "Pacific Rim: Uprising."
Kira Snyder Biography:
<a href='https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2575780/'>Kira Snyder</a> most recently was Executive Producer and Co-Showrunner of "Demimonde," J.J. Abrams’ sci-fi drama for HBO, where she currently has an overall deal for television. Previously Kira was a writer and producer on "The Handmaid’s Tale" for Hulu, for which she has won an Emmy, a Golden Globe, a PGA Award, and two WGA Awards. Kira also received nominations for the Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Emmy and the USC Scripter Award for her Season 2 episode of "The Handmaid’s Tale," “Holly,” and an Episodic Drama WGA Award nomination for her Season 4 episode “Testimony.”
Her other film and television work includes the blockbuster feature film "Pacific Rim: Uprising," pilot scripts for Hulu, FX, and Amazon, "The 100" on the CW, "Incursion" for Starz, Syfy’s "Eureka" and "Alphas," and the CBS vampire cult hit "Moonlight."
"The Parish Mail" ebooks, Kira’s interactive Young Adult supernatural mystery series, are available for Kindle. Formerly a computer game designer, Kira has created games for Microsoft, the MIT Press textbook Rules Of Play, and Electronic Arts, including the seminal, award-winning alternate reality game "Majestic."
Kira grew up in a Navy family and is a longtime mentor with the Veterans Writing Project at the Writers’ Guild Foundation. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their two black cats.
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<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This week, &lt;a href='http://imdb.me/GrayJones'&gt;Gray Jones&lt;/a&gt; interviews Emmy and Golden Globe winner Kira Snyder, who has written and produced "The Handmaid's Tale", "The 100," "Eureka," and the feature film "Pacific Rim: Uprising."&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Kira Snyder Biography:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-weight:400;"&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2575780/'&gt;Kira Snyder&lt;/a&gt; most recently was Executive Producer and Co-Showrunner of "Demimonde," J.J. Abrams’ sci-fi drama for HBO, where she currently has an overall deal for television. Previously Kira was a writer and producer on "The Handmaid’s Tale" for Hulu, for which she has won an Emmy, a Golden Globe, a PGA Award, and two WGA Awards. Kira also received nominations for the Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Emmy and the USC Scripter Award for her Season 2 episode of "The Handmaid’s Tale," “Holly,” and an Episodic Drama WGA Award nomination for her Season 4 episode “Testimony.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Her other film and television work includes the blockbuster feature film "Pacific Rim: Uprising," pilot scripts for Hulu, FX, and Amazon, "The 100" on the CW, "Incursion" for Starz, Syfy’s "Eureka" and "Alphas," and the CBS vampire cult hit "Moonlight."&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-weight:400;"&gt;"The Parish Mail" ebooks, Kira’s interactive Young Adult supernatural mystery series, are available for Kindle. Formerly a computer game designer, Kira has created games for Microsoft, the MIT Press textbook Rules Of Play, and Electronic Arts, including the seminal, award-winning alternate reality game "Majestic."&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Kira grew up in a Navy family and is a longtime mentor with the Veterans Writing Project at the Writers’ Guild Foundation. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their two black cats.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Follow Kira on Twitter: &lt;a href='http://twitter.com/sugarjonze'&gt;@sugarjonze&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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This week, Gray Jones interviews Emmy and Golden Globe winner Kira Snyder, who has written and produced The Handmaid’s Tale, The 100, Eureka, and the feature film Pacific Rim: Uprising.

136 - Kira Snyder (The Handmaid’s Tale, Pacific Rim: Uprising, The 100, Eureka)

This week, Gray Jones interviews TV writer J. Holtham, known for Marvel's Cloak & Dagger, Marvel's Jessica Jones, Supergirl and The Handmaid's Tale.
J. Holtham Biography:



J. Holtham is a screenwriter, playwright, comic book writer and blogger. TV credits include "Pitch" (Fox), "Marvel's Cloak & Dagger" (Freeform), Marvel's Jessica Jones (Netflix), "Supergirl" (CW) and "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu). Theatre credits include Ensemble Studio Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Second Stage Theater, Bespoke Plays. Essays and reporting include American Theatre, Thrillist, Slate. He has written for such comics as Star Trek: The Mirror War (IDW), Marvel Voices: Legacy (2022) (Marvel Comics), and Spider- verse Unlimited (Marvel Unlimited). Podcasts include Marvel’s Wastelanders: Hawkeye. J. is a board member on The 24 Hour Plays and Ojai Playwrights Conference. He is a proud product of public education.
Follow J. on Instagram: <a href='http://instagram.com/jholtham'>@jholtham</a>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This week, Gray Jones interviews TV writer J. Holtham, known for Marvel's Cloak &amp; Dagger, Marvel's Jessica Jones, Supergirl and The Handmaid's Tale.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;J. Holtham Biography:&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;J. Holtham is a screenwriter, playwright, comic book writer and blogger. TV credits include "Pitch" (Fox), "Marvel's Cloak &amp; Dagger" (Freeform), Marvel's Jessica Jones (Netflix), "Supergirl" (CW) and "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu). Theatre credits include Ensemble Studio Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Second Stage Theater, Bespoke Plays. Essays and reporting include American Theatre, Thrillist, Slate. He has written for such comics as Star Trek: The Mirror War (IDW), Marvel Voices: Legacy (2022) (Marvel Comics), and Spider- verse Unlimited (Marvel Unlimited). Podcasts include Marvel’s Wastelanders: Hawkeye. J. is a board member on The 24 Hour Plays and Ojai Playwrights Conference. He is a proud product of public education.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Follow J. on Instagram: &lt;a href='http://instagram.com/jholtham'&gt;@jholtham&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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This week, Gray Jones interviews TV writer J. Holtham, known for Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger, Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Supergirl and The Handmaid’s Tale.

135 - J. Holtham (Handmaid’s Tale, Supergirl, Jessica Jones)

Devil in Ohio premiered at #1 on Netflix, and was in the global top 10 for 3 weeks straight. This week, Gray Jones interviews author-creator-showrunner Daria Polatin.
Daria Polatin bio:



Daria Polatin is an accomplished TV showrunner and executive producer, award-winning playwright and author of Egyptian descent.





Daria is the creator, showrunner and executive producer of "Devil in Ohio," a Netflix Limited Series starring Emily Deschanel, which debuted at #1 on Netflix and ran in the Netflix Global Top 10 for three weeks. Daria authored the best-selling thriller novel of the same name, which she adapted into the series. Having worked on twelve seasons of television, Daria was co-executive producer of Stephen King’s "Castle Rock" (Hulu), where her episode “The Laughing Place” was named one of Entertainment Weekly’s Best TV Episodes of 2019.




Additional TV credits include "Jack Ryan" (Amazon), "Hunters" (Amazon), Heels (Starz) and Shut Eye (Hulu).






In theater, Daria wrote and directed her new play "Palmyra" at Center Theatre Group’s Kirk Douglas Theatre, which ran on CTG’s Digital Stage. Her plays have been produced at The Kennedy Center, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Cherry Lane Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre NY, Cape Cod Theater Project, The Wilshire Ebell Theatre, in London and Hong Kong. She has produced and directed theater in New York and Los Angeles, including directing the play "H40 + 1" written by and starring  Nikolaj Coster-Waldau from "Game of Thrones."






Daria completed residencies with London’s Royal Court Theatre, Center Theatre Group, The Echo Theater, and earned her B.F.A. from Boston University and M.F.A. from Columbia University. She is a founding member of The Kilroys, the advocacy group for gender parity in the American theater.






Daria has always been drawn to telling engaging stories that explore the complexities of the human condition. Under her 1001 Pictures banner, she continues to write and produce propulsive stories that challenge and entertain.




Follow Daria on Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/dariapolatin?lang=en'>@DariaPolatin</a>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Devil in Ohio premiered at #1 on Netflix, and was in the global top 10 for 3 weeks straight. This week, Gray Jones interviews author-creator-showrunner Daria Polatin.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Daria Polatin bio:&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Daria Polatin is an accomplished TV showrunner and executive producer, award-winning playwright and author of Egyptian descent.&lt;/p&gt;





&lt;p&gt;Daria is the creator, showrunner and executive producer of "Devil in Ohio," a Netflix Limited Series starring Emily Deschanel, which debuted at #1 on Netflix and ran in the Netflix Global Top 10 for three weeks. Daria authored the best-selling thriller novel of the same name, which she adapted into the series. Having worked on twelve seasons of television, Daria was co-executive producer of Stephen King’s "Castle Rock" (Hulu), where her episode “The Laughing Place” was named one of Entertainment Weekly’s Best TV Episodes of 2019.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p&gt;Additional TV credits include "Jack Ryan" (Amazon), "Hunters" (Amazon), Heels (Starz) and Shut Eye (Hulu).&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p&gt;In theater, Daria wrote and directed her new play "Palmyra" at Center Theatre Group’s Kirk Douglas Theatre, which ran on CTG’s Digital Stage. Her plays have been produced at The Kennedy Center, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Cherry Lane Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre NY, Cape Cod Theater Project, The Wilshire Ebell Theatre, in London and Hong Kong. She has produced and directed theater in New York and Los Angeles, including directing the play "H40 + 1" written by and starring  Nikolaj Coster-Waldau from "Game of Thrones."&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p&gt;Daria completed residencies with London’s Royal Court Theatre, Center Theatre Group, The Echo Theater, and earned her B.F.A. from Boston University and M.F.A. from Columbia University. She is a founding member of The Kilroys, the advocacy group for gender parity in the American theater.&lt;/p&gt;






&lt;p&gt;Daria has always been drawn to telling engaging stories that explore the complexities of the human condition. Under her 1001 Pictures banner, she continues to write and produce propulsive stories that challenge and entertain.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p&gt;Follow Daria on Twitter: &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/dariapolatin?lang=en'&gt;@DariaPolatin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Didn’t get your questions asked? Make sure you follow Gray on Twitter (&lt;a href='http://twitter.com/GrayJones'&gt;@GrayJones&lt;/a&gt;) so you can get the scoop on who is being interviewed and how to get your questions in. Also check out our &lt;a href='http://www.tvwriterpodcast.com/?page_id=559'&gt;TV Writer Twitter Database&lt;/a&gt; to find Twitter addresses for over 1,200 TV writers. Find previous episodes and other resources at &lt;a href='http://www.tvwriterpodcast.com/'&gt;www.tvwriterpodcast.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Devil in Ohio premiered at #1 on Netflix, and was in the global top 10 for 3 weeks straight. This week, Gray Jones interviews author-creator-showrunner Daria Polatin.

134 - Daria Polatin - Creator / Showrunner of Devil In Ohio

This week, host Gray Jones interviews a fellow York University Screenwriting alumnus, veteran comedy writer <a href='https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1138106/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0'>Rob Sheridan</a>.




Rob Sheridan is an LA-based writer with extensive credits in both the US and Canada. Rob has written on such series as "2 Broke Girls" (WBTV/CBS), "Impastor" (TVLand), "Mad Love" (Sony Television/CBS), "18 To Life" (CBC/CW), "Corner Gas" (CTV), "Little Mosque on the Prairie" (CBC), "Less Than Kind" (HBO Canada), and "The Red Green Show" (CBC), as well as having developed original pilots for ABC Studios and Warner Bros. Television.
Additionally, Rob is a frequent contributor to the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, writing monologue and variety material for a wide range of performers in recent years including Will Forte, Sarah Silverman, Trevor Noah, Jeff Goldblum, Whitney Cummings and Carrie Fisher. He is repped by WME Entertainment in Los Angeles and managed by Meridian Artists in Toronto.
Check out Rob's YouTube channel, "<a href='https://youtube.com/channel/UCG3AVlw8oIZGUhS4_Utsg_A'>Up All Night With Bob</a>."
Follow Rob on Twitter: <a href='http://twitter.com/therobsheridan'>@therobsheridan</a>
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&lt;p&gt;This week, host Gray Jones interviews a fellow York University Screenwriting alumnus, veteran comedy writer &lt;a href='https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1138106/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0'&gt;Rob Sheridan&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;




&lt;p&gt;Rob Sheridan is an LA-based writer with extensive credits in both the US and Canada. Rob has written on such series as "2 Broke Girls" (WBTV/CBS), "Impastor" (TVLand), "Mad Love" (Sony Television/CBS), "18 To Life" (CBC/CW), "Corner Gas" (CTV), "Little Mosque on the Prairie" (CBC), "Less Than Kind" (HBO Canada), and "The Red Green Show" (CBC), as well as having developed original pilots for ABC Studios and Warner Bros. Television.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Additionally, Rob is a frequent contributor to the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, writing monologue and variety material for a wide range of performers in recent years including Will Forte, Sarah Silverman, Trevor Noah, Jeff Goldblum, Whitney Cummings and Carrie Fisher. He is repped by WME Entertainment in Los Angeles and managed by Meridian Artists in Toronto.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Check out Rob's YouTube channel, "&lt;a href='https://youtube.com/channel/UCG3AVlw8oIZGUhS4_Utsg_A'&gt;Up All Night With Bob&lt;/a&gt;."&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Follow Rob on Twitter: &lt;a href='http://twitter.com/therobsheridan'&gt;@therobsheridan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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This week, host Gray Jones interviews a fellow York University Screenwriting alumnus, veteran comedy writer Rob Sheridan.

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