546 - Limited Series

John welcomes writer/creators Liz Meriwether (New Girl, The Dropout) and Liz Hannah (The Girl from Plainville, The Post) to discuss the genre/form of “limited series based on actual events.” Meriwether and Hannah explain what compelled them to each project and the process of realizing each story on screen. We also play a lightning round of How Would This Be A Movie, looking at movements like ‘Birds Aren’t Real’ and #FreeBritney. <p>In our bonus segment for premium members, the Lizzes share their experiences making their shows while pregnant.</p> <p>Links:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10166622/">The Dropout on Hulu</a> and <a href= "https://abcaudio.com/podcasts/the-dropout/">The Dropout Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12851512/">The Girl from Plainville Show</a> and <a href= "https://classic.esquire.com/article/2017/10/1/the-girl-from-plainville">the Esquire article</a> by Jesse Barron</li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2057975/">Liz Meriwether</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2176283/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1">Liz Hannah</a> on <a href= "https://twitter.com/itslizhannah">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/"> Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid</a> by Jonathan Haidt for the Atlantic</li> <li><a href= "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038787/">Notorious</a> Alfred Hitchcock Film</li> <li>AI art – <a href= "https://www.readthepresentage.com/p/midjourney-ai-art-tool?s=r">MidJourney</a> and <a href="https://openai.com/dall-e-2/">Dall-E</a></li> <li><a href= "https://cottonbureau.com/people/scriptnotes-podcast">Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!</a></li> <li><a href="https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/gifts">Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription</a> or <a href= "https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/">treat yourself to a premium subscription!</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/clmazin">Craig Mazin</a> on Twitter</li> <li><a href="https://t