How do bad movies get made?

Craig and John tackle a single topic: bad movies and how they happen. Having experienced the process first-hand, they report on how bad ideas make it to the screen, and how good ideas go wrong. There’s no single answer, but a range of patterns that end in terrible movies. In follow-up, we talk about still-forming plans for the 200th episode, new USB drives, and favorite episodes. John’s game One Hit Kill launches on Kickstarter this week. Check it out. And if you work for Bethesda, Craig really wants you to make Fallout 4. Links: Aspartame on Wikipedia CW Picks Up ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ As Hourlong Series on Deadline John’s Screencasts on Entering a scene, Writing better action, and Writing better scene description One Hit Kill launches today on Kickstarter First Follower: Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy Rob Schneider Is A Carrot Copyright, Exceptions, and Fair Use: Crash Course Intellectual Property Fallout 4 Rumor Puts Reveal at Bethesda’s E3 Conference on IGN Outro by Scriptnotes listener Rajesh Naroth (send us yours!) You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3. UPDATE 5-17-15: The transcript of this episode can be found here.The post How do bad movies get made? first appeared on John August.