Thrilled to welcome illustrator
@mandallin
& cover artist
@nthonyholden
to the GYRO AND THE ARGONAUTS team! Literal dream come true! SEE YOU ALL SUMMER 2025! Thanks
@erinnpascal
for making miracle happen!
Just to say it out loud, it feels really significant to me that within a year of one another, we're getting what looks like two very personal animated features made by story artist/filmmakers, sharing their childhoods & unique stories. At this scale, feels rare & worth noting.
My last script of SEASON 5! Perry sketch by
@DanPovenmire
*
*Perry sketch does not denote tacit approval of said script: I GOTS WORK TO DO.
#phineasandferb
WRITERS -- take note. Hold onto your rights, whenever you can -- for some of us, that means write the book first, write the comic first, make the short film first. Give yourself permission to tell your story FIRST, before asking someone else for permission to tell YOUR story.
In 2017, Michaela Coel turned down Netflix's $1 million offer for "I May Destroy You" because they wouldn’t allow her to retain any percentage of the copyright. Tonight, she won an Emmy for Best Writing (Limited Series):
20 yrs ago I was an UNPAID INTERN in the DreamWorks Dev Dept. I'd take my free lunch home so I'd have dinner.
Today, I'm a NYT Bestselling Author, Emmy-Award Winning TV Writer & the only human being on Earth to have written for both DOCTOR WHO & MST3K.
Write your own path.
Bow chicka bow wow! A revival of “Phineas and Ferb” from original series creator Dan Povenmire has been ordered under Povenmire’s new overall deal with Disney Branded Television.
8 yrs ago today NIGHT OF THE LIVING PHARMACISTS premiered! Based on my original pitch, Story by Scott, Jim, Dani & I, our amazing team built one of the scariest & most loved
#phineasandferb
episodes of all time! Our love letter to NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD &
#georgeromero
The faces of dudes who just got to see the
#phineasandferb
ep they co-wrote! Congrats
@oscar2tired
on your first produced animation script! LETS FREAKING GOOOOOOOO!!!
My 1st memory of
#DoctorWho
is watching while visiting my Dad in New York. Seven/eight years old. Tom Baker. PBS. Freaked me out SO much. Hid behind the couch. A decade later, I'd learn that was a rite of passage for a Who fan. What's your
#1stDoctorWhoMemory
@bbcdoctorwho
SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP! I sold a TWO BOOK DEAL for a Middle Grade series! Thrilled to be working w
@erinnpascal
and
@amp_kids
GYRO AND THE ARGONAUTS is coming 2025! Monsters, comedy, heart and a flying horse that poops on people like a pigeon! GO TEAM
@EastWestLit
@BriAnimator_
All I kept thinking was:
Why didn’t they give THAT story to Allyson? She becomes a pariah, then goes down this dark path
She finds Michael and something shifts inside her
All the trauma and pressure opens up
She lashes out
puts her into direct conflict w Laurie
10x as interesting
Makin more
#phineasandferb
Like we did in the old days, we put the entire episode up on boards to punch up the comedy, make story changes and generally just try and improve the episode, top to bottom. Seeing it like this makes the story process PHYSICAL; easier to cut/adjust.
Happy 5th Anniversary to MILO’S WORLD, a fantasy-style ep of Milo Murphy’s Law I wrote! Here are some of my concept sketches for Astro-Boy inspired Robo Milo and Evil and Magical Milo!
In 2011, I had two job offers in the same week: Story Artist on THE LEGO MOVIE or Writer/Storyboard Artist on
#PhineasAndFerb
I headed to Danville & my life changed in immeasurable ways. So grateful to have contributed a few of my own stories & jokes to this show’s history
As a TV animation writer who started as a board artist, I’ve found that anything >25 pages for a 22m or 15/16 on an 11m is irresponsible & needs GOOD REASONS to be longer, otherwise EVERY OTHER DEPARTMENT does wasted work that should have been cut when it was just words YMMV
It’s JUNE 3rd
#PhineasAndFerb
fans &
#hamsterandgretel
is a REAL LIFE SHOW coming THIS SUMMER! Check out this SNEAK PREVIEW of our team’s incredible hard work!
Really wish we’d had the opportunity to say goodbye to these characters and this show. Or at least give them a proper send off. Going to miss them. Maybe one day, we’ll see them again.
#MiloMurphysLaw
My first
#HamsterAndGretel
script of the season MATH PUNCH airs this morning on
#DisneyChannel
Amazing work by Director Amber Hollinger and her team: Assistant Director Ram Patel, boards by Villamor Cruz & Allen Oka!
#amwriting
This was heartbreaking, BUT working with my brother
@nthonyholden
was an absolute joy! BUDDIES! MAKING THINGS! Our lead was so funny, she just GLOWED, & we were building on the brilliance of the comics into a very special, relatable world. Maybe one day...
#Grateful
#amwriting
ARTWORK REVEAL! 👀 And story deets for
#DoctorWho
Water Worlds, the next Sixth Doctor Adventures audio box set, coming in May 2022. 🌊 Click to find out more and pre-order!
HAPPY 9th BIRTHDAY, NIGHT OF THE LIVING PHARMACISTS! The first time
@ScottDPeterson1
& I wrote something SPOOPY together!
#phineasandferb
#notlp
What did everyone think of this episode?
18 yrs ago THIS WEEK I started as an UNPAID INTERN at DREAMWORKS FEATURE ANIMATION! From Intern to Emmy in less than twenty years, not too shabby. Grateful to so many people whose love, friendship and generosity helped me get here. What a ride…
During the pandemic, kids, families and fans turned to animation for comfort. Studios relied on animation talent who could work from home to keep the lights on. Now the same folks who create the characters you love are struggling to get a fair deal.
#StandWithAnimation
⬇️
🎉🚨🪧TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT! Come to the
#StandWithAnimation
Rally tonight at 5pm! Show your support for animation workers ahead of the upcoming TAG contract negotiations! ANYONE can come! See you there! 🎉🚨🪧
MAYBE
After the last 2 years
A lot of us
Needed a movie about a kid
Who gets beat up a lot
Whose life falls apart
But never gives up
And always does the right thing
W friends who always have his back
Maybe we needed THAT more than any other story
& that's ok
#SpiderManNoWayHome
This is nuts. The last two series I had the pleasure of Writing on have been nominated for an
#emmys
award -- IN THE SAME CATEGORY - OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS ANIMATED PROGRAM! Congrats to both teams and all the nominees!
#thelastkidsonearth
#milomurphyslaw
#grateful
#amwriting