Sam Hartman, Katie Isherwood

Writers' Room Rejects

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Two screenwriters with all the hot takes and none of the industry deals crack open the scripts of your favorite and not-so-favorite shows, breaking them down and rewriting them. In every episode, we'll break down the writing and explore what works, what doesn't work, and how we would rewrite the story. We nerd out over fantasy, anime, action, romance and dark humor. So if those are your fav genres, you're in the right place!

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Sam Hartman, Katie Isherwood

Episodes

Morally Gray & Narratively Lost 04.03.2026 58:01

On today's episode, we discuss two musicals, an anime series, and a book - what do they have in common? They are about very morally gray, in some instances disturbing, lead protagonists. Our main focus is Jesus Christ Superstar. It is an incredible musical that took a huge risk: Discussing tabboo topics and forcing the audience to grapple with the humanity of Christianity's central figure. We both...

When They Die, They're Dead 04.03.2026 51:18

We are kicking off our show with a big one—Jujutsu Kaisen. In the world of JJK, many beloved characters are killed off very suddenly. But, death is not always the end. And this leads us to our main question: From a storytelling standpoint, how impactful is death if some characters just bounce right back? Does it cheapen the stakes? This question will spur even more queries: What if certain charact...