The One with Alec Berg

Craig sits down with Silicon Valley writer/director Alec Berg to talk about set ups and payoffs, editing comedy and how writing teams get screwed. Also this week: Tess Gerritsen gives up, but that’s not the end of you-stole-my-idea lawsuits. The 200-episode USB drives are in the store, but for how long? If you want one, don’t wait. (Note: In the podcast, I misspoke: the discount code give you 10% off, not 20%. You’ll save $2, which is about what shipping costs in the U.S.) Links: Scriptnotes 200 Episode USB drives are available now! Tess Gerritsen on why she is giving up the Gravity lawsuit Alec Berg on Wikipedia, IMDb and Twitter The Harvard Lampoon, and on Wikipedia Jeff Schaffer and David Mandel on Wikipedia Silicon Valley on HBO.com and Wikipedia Christopher Evan Welch Crenshaw/LAX Tunnel Boring Machine Batman: Arkham Knight Rex Parker Does The NY Times Crossword Puzzle Check out Featured Fridays on Weekend Read Outro by Matthew Chilelli (send us yours!) You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3. UPDATE 7-9-15: The transcript of this episode can be found here.The post The One with Alec Berg first appeared on John August.