Pitching Plot Proves Painful, but Emotion Elicits Excitement with Mark LePatner
Send a text Sam and Jim invite Mark into the room and together they work on his indie-feature, tentatively titled "1001". Join us in the roo...
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The Writers Room with Sam and Jim
Television veterans Sam Ernst and Jim Dunn invite aspiring writers to their writers room and help them work on and develop their stories.
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20 of 47 episodesGenerational Conflict is a Chronic Condition with Tim Wardell
Send a text Sam and Jim invite Tim into the writers room, and together they work on his father, son, and granddaughter love story, tentative...
One Season Down, Highlights to Show with J.R. and Meagan
Send a text J.R. and Meagan take over the room in this very special season ending episode of The Writers Room with Sam and Jim. Join us in t...
Good Scouts Know When to End a Pilot with Kevin Ramlal
Send a text Sam and Jim invite Kevin Ramlal into the room, and together they work on his Boy Scout murder mystery, tentatively titled "On My...
Bringing Up Past Sins: Scene Study with Macenzie Rebelo
Send a text Sam and Jim invite Macenzie back into the room to work on a scene from her hour long drama pilot, tentatively titled "Sins". Joi...
Werewolves Turn, and Your Scenes Should Too with Shawn Waugh
Send a text Sam and Jim invite Shawn into the room, and together they work on his supernatural courtroom drama, tentatively titled "The Wolv...
Breaking Through Writer's Block with Casey Partridge
Send a text Sam and Jim invite Casey into the room, and together they work on her dramedy about Greek gods in a modern world, tentatively ti...
The Contradiction of the Man and His Crown with Teng Ky-Gan
Send a text Sam and Jim invite Teng Ky-Gan into the room and together they work on his historical limited series about the Dalai Lama, tenta...
Ask Fewer Questions and Say More with Claire Jennings
Send a text Sam and Jim invite Claire into the room and together they work on her mall comedy, tentatively titled "Forever 21 Forever". Join...
Laughter is a Moment Free from Hurt with Marc Brockwell
Send a text Sam and Jim invite Marc into the room and together they work on his as of yet untitled comedy about an investment banker turned...
Let Your Darlings Take a Bullet in the Back and Other Room Skills with Tania Lotia
Send a text Sam and Jim invite their friend Tania Lotia into the room. Together they talk about hard won room skills and then they break an...
Get Your Internal Drive off the Bench with Nate Patton
Send a text Sam and Jim invite Nate into the room and together they work on his high school comedy, tentatively titled, "Specialists". Join...
There's No Debate, Pitching is Hard with Sarah Heveron-Smith and Paula Skaggs
Send a text Sam and Jim invite Sarah and Paula into the room, and together they work on their high-school comedy feature, tentatively titled...
Scene Study with Zach Freshley and J Hunter Richardson
Send a text In this Scene Study episode, Sam and Jim invite Zach Freshley and J Hunter Richardson back in to the room to read and rework sce...
Find Your Core Idea and Toss the Rest with Doris McGill
Send a text Sam and Jim invite Doris McGill into the room, and together they work on her comedy about finding your place and fitting in, ten...
Dust off Your Protagonist and Make Their Character Shine with Jerry Landry
Send a text Sam and Jim invite Jerry Landry into the room and together they work on his semi-dystopian comedy, tentatively titled "Dust Coun...
Focus on the Central Relationship and Let the Sparks Fly with Claire Nauman
Send a text Sam and Jim invite Claire Nauman into the room, and together they work on her "Love Interest of the Week" dramedy procedural, te...
Doing Future You a Favor By Turning Up the Intensity with Campy Draper
Send a text Sam and Jim invite Campy Draper into the room and together they work on his supernatural dramedy about a true crime podcaster in...
Scene Study with Annette DeLorean and Kat Boyd
Send a text In our first ever Scene Study episode, Sam and Jim invite Annette DeLorean and Kat Boyd back in to the room to read and rework s...
Using Cookies and Murder to Discuss Identity with Yasmin Asif
Send a text Sam and Jim invite Yasmin Asif into the room and together they work on her feature about the price of ambition and a box of cook...