The writer-director-Christmas enthusiast, whose new film The Nice Guys opens May 20, discusses his interests and process, being called a hack, success and failure, and all of his films, including Lethal Weapon, The Monster Squad, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Iron Man Three, and more.Recorded May 1, 2016 at the Nerdist Theater at Meltdown Comics. LISTEN TO THE WRITERS PANEL AD-FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS:<a href="https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus">https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plu</a><a href="http://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus">s</a> CONNECT W/ BEN BLACKER &amp; THE WRITER'S PANEL ON SOCIAL MEDIA <a href="https://twitter.com/BENBLACKER">https://twitter.com/BENBLACKER</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TVWritersPanel">https://www.facebook.com/TVWritersPanel</a> THE WRITER'S PANEL IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST <a href="https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-writers-panel/">https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-writers-panel</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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The definitive insider's guide to our current golden age of television, Ben Blacker's The Writers Panel is an ever expanding anthology of live convention panels and intimate in-studio interviews with the writers, producers, and show runners responsible for all the shows you can't stop watching. Over the course of nearly 500 episodes and counting, The Writers Panel has sat across from guests such as Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad), Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele (Key and Peele), Liz Meriwether (New Girl), and Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers) to talk about the art and business of creating great television.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.