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Brandon Margolis

@BrandonMargolis

4 years

‘L.A.’s Finest’ stars Gabrielle Union, Jessica Alba on rooting out racism in Hollywood

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Brandon Margolis

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3 years

@RexChapman I’m sick of the “making them feel guilty” BS. If you feel guilty today over learning about the treatment of POC in the past, maybe it’s because you’re doing shit today that you shouldn’t be doing. Also don’t transfer your guilt onto your kids.

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@RexChapman We were warned.

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@RexChapman @DannyDeraney I thought “Nobody did more coke than this lady” AND THEN RED JACKET SHOWED UP.

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@RexChapman Anyone who chortles the way he did when his opponent discussed an ongoing pandemic that he’s done literally nothing to help offset doesn’t deserve our civility.

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4 years

I’m starting to think this Trump guy might not always know what he’s talking about.

Rex Chapman🏇🏼

@RexChapman

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Trump said if Joe Biden is elected “the stock market will crash”. The DOW went over 30K today - for the first time in history - as the Biden transition is officially underway...

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Brandon Margolis

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Just saying, he’s 6’4 and 215.

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Brandon Margolis

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@RexChapman The dark origin story we all needed.

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Brandon Margolis

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3 years

@RexChapman Did he make him a mixtape? And what songs are on there if he did?!

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Brandon Margolis

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I asked if an overall deal I was about to sign could include pay bumps for my assistant and was told no studio would allow that precedent to be made.

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1 year

Disney CEO Bob Iger is on CNBC blaming striking writers for hurting support staff in the industry.

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Brandon Margolis

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3 years

I spoke to a young man who was interested in a career in tv writing. He asked about the value of a spec sample as opposed to an original sample, and I realized my thoughts on that issue had changed after getting to run a show and hire young writers (1/8).

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2 years

@itsgabrielleu I feel like this is his greatest twist ending to date 🤯

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Brandon Margolis

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4 years

My family is structured so that my two daughters know they can tell any man who tries to determine their worth for them to fuck off forever.

Rex Chapman🏇🏼

@RexChapman

4 years

Lindsey Graham tells young women that, “There’s a place for you in America — if you are pro-life — if you embrace your religion and you follow traditional family structure". What a bad guy...

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Brandon Margolis

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7 months

Four years to the day:

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7 months

four years ago tonight the world was shutting down as the president stewed in denial about a global pandemic, so i'm gonna go with "better off now"

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Brandon Margolis

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@RexChapman I fell over putting on socks while standing up.

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Brandon Margolis

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@Variety She’s right. And this is a good reason to make your writers room diverse AF.

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Brandon Margolis

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4 years

Don’t leave us hanging, did they save the rec center or not??

Rex Chapman🏇🏼

@RexChapman

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It’s a dance-off. Trump supporters vs Biden supporters...

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Brandon Margolis

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3 years

@RexChapman Hipster nonsense. Just eat 3 sandwiches like an adult (who hates themself).

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Brandon Margolis

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4 years

@RexChapman @marceldirsus Lookin’ for a porking spot. I’m sorry.

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Brandon Margolis

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3 years

@RexChapman Love this dudes energy. Always have.

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Brandon Margolis

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5 months

Biden is not perfect. But remember who benefits when you want to “send a message”. Is it ideal? No. But it’s reality.

Aaron Rupar

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5 months

Trump vows to deport pro-Palestinian college campus protesters

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3 years

@RexChapman I’ve written crime shows for 7 years and if I pitched the craven shit this dude and his wife did I’d be told to start over because it was too “on the nose”. Fuck that guy.

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Brandon Margolis

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4 years

@RexChapman Skiiiiis nuts

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Rex Chapman🏇🏼

@RexChapman

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White men can’t jump...

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Brandon Margolis

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@ZackBornstein My high school stopped classes to watch the OJ verdict.

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Brandon Margolis

@BrandonMargolis

1 year

Hi there, writer producer here. The title of writer producer is earned only by getting staffed on a show (winning a lottery) that doesn’t get cancelled (winning another lottery) and being asked back (another) and not having to repeat a level (another). Four times.

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@OhNoSheTwitnt To be fair, their lyrics weren’t exactly clear: “Some of those that work forces Are the same that burn crosses” That could mean anything!

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Brandon Margolis

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4 years

@DaveMetzger @jelenawoehr Feels like Ted works in a female driven industry, say entertainment PR, because his dad died young and it was all his mom knew. It makes him a rarity in his field so he’s driven to work hard to prove himself. Too hard to start a family. But if the right girl came along...

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Brandon Margolis

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2 years

@Joshstrangehill Do you recall who first pitched “Chimpan-A to Chimpanzee?” because that is one of the best jokes ever.

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Brandon Margolis

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3 years

First Presidential debate was 9/29.

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar

3 years

According to Meadows, Trump tested positive for Covid on 9/26. On 9/27 he held event w/military families. Here’s what the Post said about it: “At Trump’s insistence, few were wearing masks…He wasn’t worried about others getting sick, but he did fret about his own vulnerability”

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Brandon Margolis

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I saw him tape “Back In Town” for HBO in ‘96. The comedy equivalent of saying I saw Muhammad Ali fight.

Rex Chapman🏇🏼

@RexChapman

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I really miss George Carlin…

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@RexChapman @bubbaprog Maybe he could have googled it from his phone... which is a billion percent trackable.

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Brandon Margolis

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7 months

@franklinleonard @MichelleLWil Is it alright for me to say DEI if I'm just, for example, quoting some lyrics?

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Brandon Margolis

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3 years

Getting a TV show made (pitch, pilot order, series order) requires an incredible amount of work but even more good fortune. Many variables outside your control, the universe aligning. Winning several consecutive lotteries. Always remember that, especially when you succeed.

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Brandon Margolis

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@RexChapman Andy, are you okay? You okay, Andy?

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Brandon Margolis

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3 years

Every showrunner is different; this is just one persons opinion re: specs. But the young man I spoke to hadn’t thought of it that way, so perhaps someone reading this will feel the same. Happy writing! (8/8)

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Brandon Margolis

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@RexChapman @gnuman1979 Those are the sheeple I’ve heard so much about!

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Brandon Margolis

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7 years

@BigDame900 teaching my girl that defense wins championships! Let's go #Giants

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Brandon Margolis

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3 years

@audreyalison I did like that they recognized actress Leslie Mann and her “director husband”.

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Brandon Margolis

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4 years

@RexChapman This chick was trying to use the express lane too! Way too many items, Karen!

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@OhNoSheTwitnt I guess we’re getting the... abridged... update of his status?

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Brandon Margolis

@BrandonMargolis

4 years

@OhNoSheTwitnt Necroman-splaining?

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Brandon Margolis

@BrandonMargolis

3 years

A spec of a current show, something still airing its first or second season, tells me you watched the show, absorbed it, and wrote a spec in a relatively short amount of time. That is more impressive to me than an equally good original you may have been tweaking for years (4/8).

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Brandon Margolis

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5 years

I am blessed to write and EP a show starring @itsgabrielleu (who is also an EP) and can state emphatically she is not, and never has been, “difficult”. She’s a pro, thoughtful, and collaborative. And her hair is dope AF.

Yashar Ali 🐘

@yashar

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2. Producers began to see @itsgabrielleu as "difficult" almost immediately when Union told NBC that Simon Cowell's constant indoor smoking (which went on for years I'm told) was impacting her voice and health and that of staff/crew.

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But that would mean a writer serves a purpose even after a script is turned in!

The Hollywood Reporter

@THR

1 year

Disney Demands Showrunners Work During Writers Strike

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Brandon Margolis

@BrandonMargolis

1 year

When you realize you’re surrounded by people you can’t fire.

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Brandon Margolis

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4 years

@MatthewACherry I should be so lucky to get the chance to write for @JohnBoyega ! Anytime, anywhere.

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Brandon Margolis

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2 years

@bader_diedrich Why should you leave, he’s the one who sucks!

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3 years

@RexChapman Henry better get the invite to any party thrown by a member of that class.

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Brandon Margolis

@BrandonMargolis

3 years

A young writer with a solid spec has just proven they can write someone else’s show. If it’s the same genre as my show (cop, lawyer, etc) it tells me you can structure an episode with act outs, etc. But it can potentially also tell me you can write on a deadline. (3/8)

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The point being, getting used to writing someone else’s show on a schedule that moves faster than you’d normally prefer is a good thing. It’s the job you’re applying for. (6/8)

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Brandon Margolis

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Now that means youd need a new spec sample every year to stay current. Yup. Feels like a lot of work, I know. But I’m hiring you to write my show when the goal is to give you 10-14 days to write a shootable draft (When everything’s going right.) (5/8)

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Brandon Margolis

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Original samples are great and can be very helpful in establishing your voice. But as someone who is hiring you, it doesn’t tell me you can necessarily write my show. More established writers with credits, I can trust you can write someone else’s show because you’ve done it (2/8)

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Brandon Margolis

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@dbwofficial I would humbly suggest that anger is the wrong reaction. If they no longer recognize their own script, they ought to study the CRAP out of the one the showrunner published. Make the next one look like that.

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Brandon Margolis

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And replacing your old spec doesn’t mean it was a waste of time. Every spec you write is a chance to improve; to write new voices and flex different muscles. And it’s a good thing to focus on if you are stuck on an original idea. It might jar something loose. (7/8)

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Brandon Margolis

@BrandonMargolis

5 months

This is why it's important for writers to cover set and understand what goes into making your document an episode/movie. Sometimes night exteriors are essential for the story. Many times they are not.

Emily Blake

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So many IATSE crew members walked with WGA during the strike. One way to help us is to write fewer nighttime exteriors. Every time you write "EXT. STREET - NIGHT," we have to drive home at 4am.

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Brandon Margolis

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@RexChapman @jemelehill At least Kyrie was upfront about it. Rogers tiptoeing around it implies he knew he was wrong; or at least he acknowledged there were rules that he didn’t want to follow. I don’t agree with what Kyrie thinks but Rogers handled it exponentially worse.

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Brandon Margolis

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1 year

A good actor knows how to find their light. A great writer knows how to find their shade. Bonus points for the donut truck. #swat @SWATWritersRoom

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3 years

@RexChapman Baxter says “Sup, Deuce.”

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@roywoodjr I hate depositing checks at an ATM. That robot could short me and I’d be powerless to stop it.

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Brandon Margolis

@BrandonMargolis

4 years

John Barks (I’m a Knicks fan. I have so little. Be kind.)

Rex Chapman🏇🏼

@RexChapman

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Dog-minique Wilkins. Straight vert. Dogs, bruh...💪🐶😍🏀💥😏

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Brandon Margolis

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3 years

Have the gummies kicked in? If this video isn’t on an infinite loop then no.

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@RexChapman

3 years

Happy weekend. Go Irish…

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This is my favorite one. “I shouldn’t hire people because then everyone might forget it’s my show.” -Anonymous Dipshit who should never run a show

Variety

@Variety

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The WGA proposed that TV shows should hire a minimum of six to 12 writers, but some writers disagree. “Nobody asked for this,” said one prominent showrunner. “Every showrunner I know is against this. It doesn’t make sense to anybody.”

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Brandon Margolis

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@PatCunnane @BradleyWhitford I can only imagine how less angry some of those Fox News viewers would be if their fathers had ever told them they loved them.

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@RexChapman Parakeete Maravich

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@RexChapman @NedStaebler @HartmannDude @monicaspalmer Apparently there’s a history of what happens when you bring some weak shit into the paint in Detroit:

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Brandon Margolis

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1 year

The fans did this. @swatcbs @SWATWritersRoom

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Brandon Margolis

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3 years

@RexChapman Every first time staff writer should watch this video. This is what it looks like when you’re pitching/speaking just to have your voice heard. It’s a waste of everyone’s time and will guarantee your option is not picked up.

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@Joshstrangehill This is a super personal question so I apologize. Who pitched the snotty kid telling his mom “Buy 2, I’m not sharing with Katelyn.”? Because I have a sister named Katelyn. I loved video games. I was a snotty kid. I need to know that joke wasn’t based on me.

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Brandon Margolis

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@Super70sSports Grimace: Whadda we got, Ron? Ronald: (removes sunglasses) Looks like a McDOA.

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2 years

If this is the last thing I see before Twitter implodes, I’m cool with it. Thanks for the laughs, Rex. By the way, they were charges. All of em.

Rex Chapman🏇🏼

@RexChapman

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I can’t stop laughing. What would you do??

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Brandon Margolis

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Here's to a great third season! @NBCBlacklist @BrandonBSonnier @DaveMetzger @schecpiece #BlacklistFinale

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Do not talk to Betty until she’s had her coffee. #rollSWAT @swatcbs @SWATWritersRoom

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"Loyalty above all else." -- Red Reddington #TheBlacklist

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@WUTangKids Mocking him to his face might get you…. Kilt.

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3 years

@geetikalizardi Absolutely correct and my apologies! New writers is a better term. And fewer letters to type!

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1) you sorta are 2) not as much as you think you do 3) they’re not, your memories are intact regardless of things that happen in the future 4) the “real” one is a cartoon mermaid.

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5 years

My lord the payoff is so expected and surprising at the same time.

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8 years

Liz and Tom make a great team. #TheBlacklist

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Brandon Margolis

@BrandonMargolis

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When your car comes with a button that says “Do not push.”

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My man just got a new car. 2020 never disappoints...

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@RexChapman Crystal Pepsi: The white privilege of sodas.

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9 years

Waiting on this commercial break like:

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3 years

Legend.

Rex Chapman🏇🏼

@RexChapman

3 years

John Madden has passed away at the age of 85. Rest In Peace, John…

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I know nothing about the specifics of this situation. Apparently there's a showrunner out there who ought to be able to clarify pretty quickly how this went down. But I do know one thing about qualifications, having hired writers before... via @thr

CBS Sued by ‘SEAL Team’ Scribe Over Alleged Racial Quotas for Hiring Writers

Brian Beneker, a script coordinator on the show who claims "heterosexual, white men need 'extra' qualifications" to be hired on the network's shows, is represented by a conservative group founded by...

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Brandon Margolis

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@RonFilipkowski There’s a non-zero percent chance she’s talking about electric toothbrushes.

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@Super70sSports “In six games.” is one of George’s best lines in the series.

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What a Friday! #Dembe in the house! @NBCBlacklist

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@RexChapman He reached his bruising altitude faster than expected.

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@RexChapman

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My 2 year old daughter stepped on the remote and changed it from a playoff football game to Grease 2. My wife and I had very different reactions.

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@HosteenCholo Clue.

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@OhNoSheTwitnt Every time a woman earns a doctorate, a mediocre man’s penis inverts. How did you not know that?

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@RexChapman Whatever. Nothings more satisfying than aiming for 20.00 and getting it.

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My dude, you are not the one who decides how qualified you are. If you've gotten a script and your SR decided not to staff you, there was a simple reason: it wasn't good enough. Do you have any idea how valuable a solid drafter is?

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@OhNoSheTwitnt This is Baxter

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@OhNoSheTwitnt I feel like Bad Sex would be a name for a band that was surprisingly good.

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. @AmirArison is killing it right now! #theBlacklist #Emmyreel @NBCBlacklist

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2 years

Gotta break out the shade for my first #swatfamselfie and Season 6 premiere! Photo by @davidbradleylim #rollswat @swatcbs

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Brandon Margolis

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Hmmm, @AmirArison and @mozhanistan had real chemistry in that commercial. I got a pitch for season four, @johneisendrath and @JonBokenkamp

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Brandon Margolis

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The article claims "heterosexual, white men need 'extra' qualifications to be hired". That's what we working straight, white male writers refer to as "talent". Keep at it, young buck! You'll get there one day.

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@LadyJayPersists @MalcolmNance Eve came from Adam’s rib… is that not a transition?

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