Mage Lanz
@magelanz.bsky.social
Screenwriter of movies and TV, Story Editor, and author of “The Monist Mindset” and “Inferno”
Offering free rum consulting for writers. You tell me: character, era, location, income level, personality. I tell you: what bottle is actually on their bar cart. Bacardi in “Scrooged” and Myers’s in coffee in “Replay” are the sort of mismatches that pull booze nerds right out of the story.
The creek bed is empty but the cold keeps tracing the path long after the water is gone
It’s a crime that Halt and Catch Fire doesn’t have a complete series Blu-ray release.
There’s something about the prediction of thunderstorms tomorrow that makes it feel like Christmas Eve.
“Severance” prequel idea: it explores the characters backstories and how they got so emotionally resilient. We’ll call it “Pre-severance.”
The funniest thing about last week’s Foundation episode is how they made a whole-ass GALLON of mushroom tea just to give Brother Day one tiny cup. Then left the rest boiling for no apparent reason. Now that’s how you abuse your drugs.
I can’t say enough good things about Murderbot on Apple. I had no expectations coming into it, I wasn’t familiar with the source material, but it was both funnier and more meaningful than I would have guessed. Give it a shot!
Dear drug manufacturers. Please stop ruining delicious foods for me. Bubble gum and cherry now only taste like medicine to me.
If you want to protest but unsure about going to DTLA, Indivisible is mobilizing peaceful protests across Los Angeles and the US this Saturday 6/14. Stay safe everyone! www.nokings.org
No Kings
On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...
nokings.org
If your news source has told you there’s rioting in Los Angeles, it’s not a news source you can trust.
Everyone always forgets about the cannibalism in Fried Green Tomatoes.
If LAPD and the national guard really have nothing better to do with their time, maybe they could catch whoever’s stealing the copper from the streetlights.
I’ve started giving Bowie treats every time there’s fireworks outside. Maybe he’ll get fatter but I’d like him to be happier.
I know it’s a long shot, but does anyone in LA have a DVD of either version of The Lathe of Heaven? Either the 1980 or 2002 version? It’s not streaming anywhere and I’m curious to see how it was adapted.
Is everyone suffering from insomnia these days? I know my sleep is way down, and everyone I talk to is saying the same. Is it just the state of the country, and the world that’s causing it?
If you can do one nice thing for someone today, why not do it?
I just realized how often I use the word “just” and now it feels like such a weird word. And how did I manage to use it 80 times in a script?!
Watching “Her” over a decade later is wild. A writer with a giant, beautiful apartment overlooking Los Angeles? And AI didn’t take his job first? Ha!
It’s always difficult for me to celebrate after finishing a script. Partly because I know it’s not really done ‘til the credits roll. Partly because I miss living vicariously through my characters. But mostly I worry I’ll never be able to write as good a script again. I always do. But I still worry.
My husband is running a charity auction to raise money for Best Friends Animal Society. Even if you have no interest in buying trading cards, extra clicks and views can help raise visibility: www.ebay.com/itm/33590598...
20 Fat Packs, 1 Big Cause 🐾 | TCA 2025 Charity Auction for Best Friends Society | eBay
Prefer to keep them sealed?. Totally fine too. It’s your call. Includes aBellissimo Edition Relic Set from Super Break Sports.
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If I had to say one good thing about this current administration, it’s that it’s become really easy to lose weight. Most of my life it’s been a struggle not to gain, but now the pounds are coming off like nothing.
Imagine cheering on people in power who are actively targeting and harming the hungry, the poor, the sick, the elderly, the veteran, the disabled, the different, and the stranger and still somehow expecting people to believe you follow Jesus.
I am begging whoever makes the IMDb app to please redesign this 😭
Imagine DOGE opens your mail and finds your household electric bill. To eliminate this cost, they burn your house down without warning. Then they total up the bills that, as a homeless person, you will never again pay. On its website, DOGE boasts about the money it has saved you.
