Hacks creators Jen Statsky, Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs go in depth on the pitch for the show, writing strong characters, what they get out of a writers' room, and lots more. The first season of Hacks is available on HBO Max and we don't even know why you haven't watched it yet. 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.