Ben Blacker
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Say what you will about this president but in his first term we were afraid of air and this time we’re just terrified of lettuce.
Happy halftime. What are you doing after the game? Maybe come out to this show (LA) or stream it at your home (wherever that is)? If you love comedy, The Pitt, Insecure, Obsession, Castle, whatever Justin Kirk is up to it’s for you. Lookit that cast! calendar.dynastytypewriter.com/shows/no-not...
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Tix are going fast for Sun's NO NOTES show! Starring Yvonne Orji, Shabana Azeez, @kirakosarin.bsky.social Justin Kirk, Molly Quinn, Cooper Tomlinson, Langston Kerman, Logan Miller + more great folks! @kashana.blacksky.app Attend live or stream anywhere: calendar.dynastytypewriter.com/shows/no-not...
A good new Writers Panel today with LUCKY showrunner CASSIE PAPPAS. We talk about movies that inspired the tone of Lucky, Lucky's emotional guts, getting weird with the writers, whether or not you need to live in LA to work in TV + more. benblacker.substack.com/p/cassie-pap...
Cassie Pappas (Lucky)
Plus: stars of The Pitt, Insecure, Obsession + more in Sunday's show!
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The pilot I wrote for my first novel, The Survivalists (black lawyer falls in with black brooklynite doomsday preppers) will be performed live on 7/19 at dynasty typewriter in LA & Molly from Insecure is playing Aretha! I am deceased! Tickets: calendar.dynastytypewriter.com/shows/no-not...
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Ben Blacker@benblacker.bsky.social · 4w agoPLUS! The cast of the 7/19 NO NOTES show revealed! Scripts by @edeneats.bsky.social & @daleyhaggar.bsky.social + @kashana.blacksky.app starring Yvonne Orji, Shabana Azeez (Dr J!), Langston Kerman, @kirakosarin.bsky.social Molly Quinn + more! Tix: calendar.dynastytypewriter.com/shows/no-not...
In today's Re:Writing, I urge you new writers with strong feature scripts to enter them into the Nicholl Fellowship. You can do it via the @wgfoundation.bsky.social and it's well worth your effort. Read about it here: benblacker.substack.com/p/submit
To pay rent on a studio apt at the penny-ante rates I get paid for this stuff, I'd need to make posters for 20 shows a month. Even at my peak as semi-official UCBT NYC designer, I rarely had more than 6. Yet, I believe it can be done. EVERYONE ALL OVER THE WORLD: GIVE ME YOUR COMEDY PROMO JOBS.
dynamoe.bsky.social@dynamoe.bsky.social · 2mo agoIn today's Writers Panel, @owendennis.com returns to talk about AMONG US, conveying tone, discovering theme, deconstructing tropes, dueling arcs, the line from Star Wars that unlocked everything + more. Listen: benblacker.substack.com/p/owen-denni...
Today is the birthday of the great Len Wein. Here's an excerpt from a tribute to Len I wrote a decade or so back. We miss you, Len.
Comics fans. Boys fans. I have listed THE BOYS #1-10 all CGC graded over on electronic-bay: www.ebay.com/itm/32716949... Own ten pieces of comics history (including one variant cover!).
The Boys #1-10 CGC graded 9.6, 9.8; variants; 1st Homelander, A-Train, Butcher! | eBay
The Boys #1-10 CGC graded! The Boys #1 - 9.6. The Boys #2 - 9.8. The Boys #3 - 9.8. The Boys #4 - 9.8. The Boys #5 - 9.6.
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*Amazing* time attending… 🕸️SPECTACULAR🕸️ …the @benblacker.bsky.social @bnacker.bsky.social #LizHara series pilot going BTS on the failed Spider-Man musical, reimagined for the stage (perfect) at #DynastyTypewriter! FOMO? They captured the livestream mojo to see here: www.dynasty.tv/products/spe...
Ben Blacker@benblacker.bsky.social · 3mo agoPLUS: @bnacker.bsky.social + my show about the making of the disastrous Spider-man musical is THIS SATURDAY in LA + streaming everywhere! Starring Randall Park, Melissa Benoist, Iman Vellani (Ms Marvel!), Ben Feldman, Gabriel Luna, Alan Ruck, Mireille Enos + more! www.squadup.com/events/spect...
In today's Writers Panel, @iandeitchman.bsky.social & Kristin Robinson discuss telling emotionally driven stories, resurrecting a decade-old pilot as their new show, how the writers' strike benefited the show, how they run their room + more! benblacker.substack.com/p/ian-deitch...
AL SWEARENGEN EXPLAINING WHY HE’S NOT FIRING A PARTICULAR PROSTITUTE:
Rory Blank@roryblank.bsky.social · 4mo agoi like bella canvas, fuck you
Had a great chat with @ashcanpress.com for today's Writers Panel pod. We discuss Matthew co-writing with his brother, comics as a "dirtbag medium," the upcoming 4 Kids... film adaptation, story problems presented by an animatronic Abraham Lincoln + more. benblacker.substack.com/p/matthew-ro...
I’ve been a fan of Dead Pilots Society podcast by @benblacker.bsky.social & Andrew Reich for years so reading this news of how their show helped this series finally get greenlit fills me with joy. deadline.com/2026/05/eter...
'Eternally Yours': The Story Of 11-Year-Old Script That Wouldn't Die
'Ghosts' showrunners Joe Port and Joe Wiseman talk to Deadline about the long journey to the screen for CBS series 'Eternally Yours.'
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Nothing like having to toggle between a bunch of apps while watching two basketball games to remind you that technology is perfect and the people who make it have our best interests at heart.
In today's Re:Writing newsletter, @jeremyslater.bsky.social gives some truly excellent advice about knowing your audience, how to keep working in a mercurial business, empty white space + more. Ask Jeremy YOUR q's this Sun at our live Zoom Q&A! Details: benblacker.substack.com/p/6-question...
ABSOLUTE GREEN ARROW #1 by @pornsak.bsky.social, @rafaelalbuquerque.bsky.social, & co. Someone is hunting the richest. A horror mystery set in the Absolute universe. So damn cool. " I Know What You Did Last Summer meets Luigi."
If you have text alerts on I assume you are from out of town.
Loved chatting with Chandler Levack (Mile End Kicks; Roomates) for today's Writers Panel. We discuss how her first script became her second movie, revisiting Mile End Kicks after shooting I Like Movies, loving stage directions, music in movies, and lots more. benblacker.substack.com/p/chandler-l...
I do not want to create an account or open a subscription I just want to buy a thing and never hear from you again why is this so hard.
In the last few weeks I've spoken to two executives at a major streamer - one in adult animation, one in preschool content for both animation and live action - and both basically told me the same thing: they're looking for YouTube success stories with huge subscriber bases. 🧵
I will hand a Peabody Award to anybody who writes a streaming limited series without flashbacks, jumpbacks after an in medias res opening, or parallel timelines.
Set Up For Success: Creator Of Color Given Chance To Prove Self With Obscure Comic Character Nobody Cares About The new series will debut the same day as a relaunch of the publisher's most popular character as written by a white guy you've never heard of, per source.
In today's Writers Panel, @bdgrabinski.bsky.social talks about MIKE & NICK & NICK & ALICE and the current of his career, runs of bad luck, runs of good luck, SCOTT PILGRIM, perseverance, tips for writing an easy-to-read script, making hamburgers + more. benblacker.substack.com/p/bendavid-g...
