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Friday Jun 18, 2021
City of Ghosts
Friday Jun 18, 2021
Friday Jun 18, 2021
We're investigating the gorgeously crafted show "City of Ghosts" on Netflix! How do the stories of real neighborhoods and real people get enhanced with art and story? How can a show about ghosts be so inviting and earnest in its approach? How can you make a show that is for everyone?
Links
Watch City of Ghosts on Netflix!
Watch the short Welcome to My Life
Read on Wired: Netflix’s City of Ghosts Maps a Better Way to See LA—and Everywhere Else
Interview from NPR: City of Ghosts creator Elizabeth Ito
Read on Vulture: How City of Ghosts Crafted an Inclusive Ode to Los Angeles’s Overlooked Past
Friday Jun 04, 2021
Infinity Train: What Makes Anthology Shows Work
Friday Jun 04, 2021
Friday Jun 04, 2021
We're jumping on the Infinity Train to figure out what makes an anthology show so compelling? How do mysteries deepen and shift? How do you hold onto an audience when main characters shift? What connects these stories together? Also, how can we get more Infinity Train?!
Links
Watch Infinity Train on HBO Max
Infinity Train's Owen Dennis Talks About the End of the Cartoon