WEBVTT - Welcome to Development Hell

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<v Speaker 1>Pushkin. Hello, Hello listeners, Malcolm here to let you know

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<v Speaker 1>that next week we're bringing you something completely Now. Many

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<v Speaker 1>years ago, I had an adventure in Hollywood. Me and

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<v Speaker 1>my friend Steve pitched a movie idea. The whole list

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<v Speaker 1>of studio bosses and fancy offices all across Los Angeles.

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<v Speaker 1>We waved our fingers in the air, We jumped up

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<v Speaker 1>and down. Agents called us from their cars. We put

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<v Speaker 1>them on speaker. There were offers, there were stars, was

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<v Speaker 1>a deal, and then nothing happened. And I got my

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<v Speaker 1>first lesson in Hollywood, which is that most things never happen.

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, maybe the best things never happen. There's a

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<v Speaker 1>phrase they use out in Los Angeles to describe the

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<v Speaker 1>purgatory where once promising scripts go to die development hell.

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<v Speaker 1>And our idea here a vision's history, is to do

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<v Speaker 1>a little mini series, half a dozen or so episodes

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<v Speaker 1>where we tell development hell stories. Call up a screenwriter

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<v Speaker 1>or a director and ask them to tell the story

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<v Speaker 1>of the story that got away. And it turns out

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<v Speaker 1>there are a ton of great stories about great stories

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<v Speaker 1>that got away. You know what. The analogy, the best

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<v Speaker 1>analogy to your world is if you work in the

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<v Speaker 1>drug industry. Most people who are researchers for drug companies

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<v Speaker 1>will spend their entire career working on drugs that will

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<v Speaker 1>never make it to the market. It's the same thing.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's like this weird thing whether these incredibly smart

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<v Speaker 1>people who are doing all of this brilliant work and

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<v Speaker 1>nothing they do will ever see the lot of day.

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<v Speaker 1>I find that, Yeah, it's a little bit heartbreaking. Oh

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<v Speaker 1>it's heartbreaking all right, and funny and weird and fascinating.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a glimpse into the Hollywood that never happened. We're

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<v Speaker 1>going to start with the story that got me going

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<v Speaker 1>on this adventure, my wild ride around Los Angeles years

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<v Speaker 1>ago with my friend Steve. I must say, the entire

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<v Speaker 1>time we were with Leo, I was like so hopelessly starstruck.

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<v Speaker 1>And from there, we're going to talk about a sci

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<v Speaker 1>fi story with a twist that was a little too

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<v Speaker 1>twisty for the movie business. He kicks down the door

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<v Speaker 1>and he points his gun, and then the hacker turns

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<v Speaker 1>around and it's a child. We've got an amazing biopic

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<v Speaker 1>about the world's most famous chimpanzee, an utterly insane musical

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<v Speaker 1>about Elvis as a cab driver, and so much more,

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<v Speaker 1>not to mention an unhealthy amount of name dropping, celebrity gossip,

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<v Speaker 1>and endless digressions. Oh my god. At one point during

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<v Speaker 1>one of these interviews, I looked across at my producer

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<v Speaker 1>Nina and realized she was crying. And then I realized

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<v Speaker 1>I was crying. And guess what when you listen to

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<v Speaker 1>that little bit, My guess is that you'll be crying too,

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<v Speaker 1>unless you have a heart of stone. And if you

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<v Speaker 1>have a heart of stone, maybe this podcast isn't for you.

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<v Speaker 1>You can hear development hell right here in this feed

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<v Speaker 1>starting February twenty ninth, when we'll be dropping the first

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<v Speaker 1>two episodes two for the price of one, then weekly

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<v Speaker 1>after that, and as always, you can hear all of

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<v Speaker 1>Revision's history add free by subscribing to pushkin Plus. So

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<v Speaker 1>it's actually, it's actually an incredible story.