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Season Finale. Take 50 - Showrunner Bill Lawrence, Scrubs, Ted Lasso

Season Finale. Take 50 - Showrunner Bill Lawrence, Scrubs, Ted Lasso

FromScreaming into the Hollywood Abyss


Season Finale. Take 50 - Showrunner Bill Lawrence, Scrubs, Ted Lasso

FromScreaming into the Hollywood Abyss

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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Nov 10, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We end the first season of Screaming into the Hollywood Abyss with Bill Lawrence.He tells about his multiple early firings, how he feels when his shows fail to become hits and how difficult it was to pitch Ted Lasso.He talks about dealing with success, what he learned early in his career and how he feels about comparing his new projects to his old ones.Bill explains that success in this industry is being allowed to make 'one more show', how he protects himself emotionally from failure and how even he, with all his success, still lives 'in fear' of his shows not working.He learned some important lessons as he got fired so often in his early career - don't turn down show gifts, always appreciate a successful show (even at the risk of being mocked by his friends) and be less arrogant!Bill tells us about a season working on Friends, the excitement of building Scrubs and the fun of working on Ted Lasso with a mixed British and American writing staff.And the time he passed on a studio.An extraordinary chat with an extraordinary writer.
Released:
Nov 10, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Behind the glitz and glamor, Hollywood can be brutal. For every success, there are many more rejections and failures. Screaming into the Hollywood Abyss explores that world and each week a new guest will talk about dealing with rejection, failure and adversity in the entertainment industry. Writer Noah Evslin and podcaster Dan Rutstein ask the questions.