John and Craig spend the hour discussing the number one topic whenever screenwriters are done complaining about studio notes: the end of the world, and how to get ready for it.
From zombies to asteroids to plagues, we make so many movies and TV shows about the extinction of the human race. But why? What is it about the Death of Everything that is so appealing to writers, and how should we approach the genre when beginning on a new story? This is an episode about that.
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2014's WGA Candidate Night is September 3rd Jaye P. Morgan is still alive Get tickets now for October 8th's live Slate Culture Gabfest with guests John and Craig The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch by Lewis Dartnell Boxed Water is better Waze gets you there with real-time help Outro by Orbit (send us yours!)
