Aug 31, 2020
Ali interviews animator and director, Aaron Long. He shares how he became a director on BoJack Horseman, memorable episodes and scenes he’s worked on for the show, his favorite contributions to Tuca & Bertie thus far, the inspiration for his indie cartoon series, Sublo and Tangy Mustard, favorite episodes and funny...
Aug 24, 2020
Ali discusses some of her personal favorite bottle episodes from various TV shows and what makes them so interesting, whether it's hilarious character interactions, building tension between two characters or raising the stakes as an episode plays out in real time.
Aug 17, 2020
Ali and returning guest, Sylvie, discuss their early days of reading and writing fanfiction, touching on various fandoms, genres and pairings, as well as collaborations, crossovers, clichés and general misconceptions about fanfiction. They also discuss the pros and cons of writing fanfiction, their thoughts on the...
Aug 10, 2020
Ali discusses the defining moments of Beatrice Horseman (née Sugarman) as seen in flashbacks of BoJack's terrible childhood, her own tragic childhood depicted in the season 4 episode, "The Old Sugarman Place," further exploration of pivotal points in her life that led to her bitter adulthood all shown through her...
Aug 3, 2020
Ali discusses what goes into writing a TV comedy pilot for this special 100th episode of the podcast! She talks about the two main things any pilot should accomplish as well as the difference between a premise pilot and an episodic pilot, drawing examples from some of her favorites while also talking about how...