588 - Changing of the Guard

<p>In honor of our producer Megana Rao’s departure, John and Craig discuss how to retool a long-running show when a beloved character leaves. How should writers think about replacing them, and does it have to change the fundamental dynamics?</p> <p>We also follow up on staffing while pregnant, working with child actors, and European script consultants. We then answer listener questions about contributing to ideas as an assistant, selling a show in the room, and writing under pseudonyms.</p> <p>In our bonus segment for premium members, we dive into the wild and wondrous world of online prescription services.</p> <p>Links:</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/09/woman-poisoned-lookalike-with-cheesecake-convicted"> Woman who poisoned lookalike with cheesecake to steal identity convicted</a> from The Guardian</li> <li><a href= "https://twitter.com/hbomax/status/1626340644288331779?s=20">‘The Last of Us’ Featurette with Keivonn Woodard</a> from HBO</li> <li><a href= "https://www.thecut.com/2023/02/the-fleishman-is-in-trouble-effect.html"> The <em>Fleishman</em> Effect: In a city of Rachels and Libbys, the FX show has some New York moms worried they’re the ones in trouble</a> by Caitlin Moscatello for The Cut</li> <li><a href= "https://cottonbureau.com/people/scriptnotes-podcast">Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!</a></li> <li><a href="https://inneresting.substack.com/">Check out the Inneresting Newsletter</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://twitter.com/johnaugust">John August</a> on Twitter</li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en">John on Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://mastodon.art/@johnaugust">John on Mastodon</a></li> <li><a href= "http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros">Outro</a> by David K