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GEOFFREY THORNE - COMIC/GENRE GEEK Apr 27, 2015

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In this hilarious episode, Hilliard and Lisa go IN with the infamous, Geoff Thorne. We cover it all y’all. So tune in for some serious game on Genre and Sci-fi!

HIGHLIGHTS: Lisa’s gush to Geoff, strong opinions on twitter, pop-up gurus, what kind of writer are you, a ride-or-die chick, from comics to Star Trek, most writers suck, the writers “hook-up,” booking the first gig, writing for animation and so much more!

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THE ANNIVERSARY EPISODE Apr 19, 2015

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Hilliard and Lisa go deep on this one y’all. This episode celebrates over a year on the air givin’ you Rant Room Heads hella game and tons of grab your belly laughter!

HIGHLIGHTS: Embracing your blackness, being an extrovert, the one year anniversary, get paid or pay somebody, fuck the Vampires, using your imagination, recap of The Walking Dead and the “Don’t Sleep on ‘Em” segment (scenes by a kick ass writer), “Contraband” by Lisa Bolekaja and “Mystic Valley High” by Frank Zanca!

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BEN PATRICK JOHNSON "VOICE OVER KING" Apr 13, 2015

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This episode’s full of industry wisdom from Hilliard's old friend, veteran Voice Over actor/activist/author Ben Patrick Johnson!

HIGHLIGHTS: Co-host at Extra, inside Voice Overs, human rights advocacy, branding shows with a voice, narrating movie trailers, the less copy the harder the job and so much more!

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DAVID DEAN BOTRELL - SCI-FESTLA - Apr 06, 2015

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Today Hilliard goes IN with old friend, David Dean Botrell, covering his amazing acting/writing career and behind producing the popular Sci-fest! HIGHLIGHTS: Playing Lincoln Myers on Boston Legal, writing his first “epic” script, the “flavor of the month,” taking your talent with you, selling “Kingdom Come,” becoming the “white” African American writer in Hollywood, adaptations, development hell, writing “other” things, One Man Shows, producing Sci-Fest and the End Song, "The One" by Daniel Joseph Baker! SUBMIT to 100 Screenplays Competition! Listeners of #ScreenwritersRantRoom get a $10 discount. The contest deadline ends May 1, 2015! http://bit.ly/RANTROOM-100 Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2,015” DIRECT LINK:

The 'B' Team Mar 30, 2015

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In this episode, we IN with Baby Writers/Filmmakers, Jameson Cherilus and Ashley Willis about the making of their new web series “The B Team!”

HIGHLIGHTS: 100 Screenplays Competition with Rick Reynold’s, escaping to LA, embracing sexuality, the Assistant Track at CAA, being genuine, working the Writers Guild West meetings, creating opportunities, urgency, faith and spirituality, inside “The B Team,” Lisa’s Clap back to Sleepy Hollow and the End Song, “Well,” by Daniel Joseph Baker!

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PAUL GUYOT - CO EP "THE LIBRARIANS" Mar 23, 2015

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Paul Guyot, Co-Executive Producer on THE LIBRARIANS, goes IN with Hilliard & Lisa on this bad ass episode! HIGHLIGHTS: From Stand-in to Staff Writer, staffing on JJ Abrams FELICITY, writers room politics, 13 and Outs, being rewritten, in the writers room with LEVERAGE & THE LIBRARIANS, Paul’s writing pet-peeves, Eric B. & Rakim’s “Paid in Full,” writing with knuckles for Stephen J. Cannell, nobody talks about Voice, The Page 69 Test and Lisa’s Clapback to The Librarians! Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2,015” Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja #ScreenwritersRantRoom

HORRIBLE MARKETING & WRITING BIO PICS Mar 16, 2015

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Hilliard and Lisa tell it like it is in this episode, this time covering terrible film marketing and ways to write compelling Bio Pics!

HIGHLIGHTS: Bad marketing on THE KINGSMAN, bad contracts, kinky, bondage sex in 50 SHADES OF GREY, bad casting so EXODUS tanks, AMERICAN SNIPER criticisms, Writing Bio Pics - habits, research, storytelling and taking license: ANGELA DAVIS, GRISELDA BLANCO, SYLVESTER and SLY STONE!

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THE CAST & CREW OF "MOUTHPIECE" Mar 09, 2015

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Hilliard recorded this hilarious episode, live from the Sony Plaza industry screening of a film he co-produced... Featuring interviews with members the of the Cast & Crew of the new comedy, “MOUTHPIECE!”

HIGHLIGHTS: A one-on-one with some of stars of the film: Sean Poolman, Tatiana DeKhtyar, J Michael Briggs, Josh Pertler, Jackson McQueen and writer/dir David Merritt II. This one’s full of game and the focus is all on the progression of Mouthpiece: from Web Series, to TV Pilot, to Feature Film!

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POST OSCAR SH*T! Mar 01, 2015

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In this episode, Hilliard and Lisa talk hella sh*t about Post Oscars from their outspoken and hilarious POVs!

Highlights: Boycotting the Oscars, SELMA the good n’ bad, why NIGHTCRAWLER got the shaft, BIRDMAN and we're so happy Mexican’s ruled this year, NAACP Image Awards problems, Intersections, the “Basic” filmmaker, critiquing moments, John Legend & Common’s “GLORY” song and much more!

In the “Baby Writers Seat”: actor/writer - Garry Guerrier.

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DIVERSITY ON TV! Feb 23, 2015

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Hilliard and Lisa go IN on this bonus episode (previously rec), about the new era of diverse casting and a whole lotta funny sh**!

HIGHLIGHTS: Code-switching, SLEEPY HOLLOW, black female characters on the rise, a salute to Showrunner Jeff Melvoin, Zombies and THE WALKING DEAD, Viola Davis and HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER, SELMA, Lisa’s Clapback to the producers of 40 THIEVES and so much more!

Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 1,015”

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