Liz and Sarah discuss feeling invigorated by the new slate of projects they’re working on. Right now they’re basking in a creative bubble — the hard part comes later. In The Craft (& Fain), they share wisdom from one of their favorite producers, Michael Goldstein — to make  a TV pitch land with executives, the Pilot and Season One should each have two or three “oh shit” moments. Next, Liz and Sarah announce The First Five, a new Substack offering in which they critique the First Five pages of scripts from annual subscribers. This week’s Hollywood Hack is inspired by Sarah’s journey into gardening — the Vigoro 3-tier stackable planter. Then Sarah shares a recent Celebrity Sighting. She and Violet saw Megan and Yoonchae from the group Katseye in the audience at the Blackpink concert. Finally, Liz recommends the book Wild West Village by Lola Kirke.


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LINKS:

Michael Goldstein:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0326285/

 

The First Five:

https://open.substack.com/pub/happierinhollywoodpod/p/introducing-the-first-five?r=23d20&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

 

Vigoro Stackable Planter:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Vigoro-6-in-W-x-17-in-H-3-Tier-Stackable-Black-Indoor-Outdoor-Plastic-Decorative-Pot-MT5100953/331433433

 

“Gnarly” video by Katseye:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2-yomhYAj4

 

Wild West Village by Lola Kirke:

https://amzn.to/3ULA8K2

Liz and Sarah discuss feeling invigorated by the new slate of projects they&rsquo;re working on. Right now they&rsquo;re basking in a creative bubble &mdash; the hard part comes later. In The Craft (&amp; Fain), they share wisdom from one of their favorite producers, Michael Goldstein &mdash; to make&nbsp; a TV pitch land with executives, the Pilot and Season One should each have two or three &ldquo;oh shit&rdquo; moments. Next, Liz and Sarah announce The First Five, a new Substack offering in which they critique the First Five pages of scripts from annual subscribers. This week&rsquo;s Hollywood Hack is inspired by Sarah&rsquo;s journey into gardening &mdash; the Vigoro 3-tier stackable planter. Then Sarah shares a recent Celebrity Sighting. She and Violet saw Megan and Yoonchae from the group Katseye in the audience at the Blackpink concert. Finally, Liz recommends the book&nbsp;Wild West Village&nbsp;by Lola Kirke.
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 LINKS:
Michael Goldstein:
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0326285/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0326285/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1754603659090000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2NOnoCVtqJHX2bfj1Gve7S">https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0326285/</a>
&nbsp;
The First Five:
<a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/happierinhollywoodpod/p/introducing-the-first-five?r=23d20&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=false" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://open.substack.com/pub/happierinhollywoodpod/p/introducing-the-first-five?r%3D23d20%26utm_campaign%3Dpost%26utm_medium%3Dweb%26showWelcomeOnShare%3Dfalse&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1754603659090000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0AVe2LWuOypZJT40kEhDxu">https://open.substack.com/pub/happierinhollywoodpod/p/introducing-the-first-five?r=23d20&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=false</a>
&nbsp;
Vigoro Stackable Planter:
<a href="https://www.homedepot.com/p/Vigoro-6-in-W-x-17-in-H-3-Tier-Stackable-Black-Indoor-Outdoor-Plastic-Decorative-Pot-MT5100953/331433433" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.homedepot.com/p/Vigoro-6-in-W-x-17-in-H-3-Tier-Stackable-Black-Indoor-Outdoor-Plastic-Decorative-Pot-MT5100953/331433433&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1754603659090000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1-XZvdM_UAEkNBMUOL7D6k">https://www.homedepot.com/p/Vigoro-6-in-W-x-17-in-H-3-Tier-Stackable-Black-Indoor-Outdoor-Plastic-Decorative-Pot-MT5100953/331433433</a>
&nbsp;
&ldquo;Gnarly&rdquo; video by Katseye:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2-yomhYAj4" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DR2-yomhYAj4&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1754603659090000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1zbEmH_nKpgQa9y1oeySWF">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2-yomhYAj4</a>
&nbsp;
Wild West Village by Lola Kirke:
<a href="https://amzn.to/3ULA8K2" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://amzn.to/3ULA8K2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1754603659090000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3rYPHfe8sDeJ0XPKlsR9uF">https://amzn.to/3ULA8K2</a>

Veteran TV writers Liz Craft and Sarah Fain demystify Hollywood by making career and personal struggles universal. Friends since high school and writing partners for over 20 years, Liz and Sarah have survived and thrived in Tinseltown’s male-dominated entertainment industry, guided by blind optimism and a Midwestern work ethic. Along the way they've learned a lot about kicking ass, kissing ass, and office yoga.

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Veteran TV writers Liz Craft and Sarah Fain demystify Hollywood by making career and personal struggles universal. Friends since high school and writing partners for over 20 years, Liz and Sarah have survived and thrived in Tinseltown&rsquo;s male-dominated entertainment industry, guided by blind optimism and a Midwestern work ethic. Along the way they've learned a lot about kicking ass, kissing ass, and office yoga.
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A podcast about how to be happier, healthier, saner, more creative, more successful, and more productive in a back-biting, superficial, chaotic, unpredictable, and fundamentally insane world.