{"podcast":{"title":"Films Not Made","slug":"films-not-made-7685317","podcast_index_feed_id":7685317,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/76FtDTAe.rss","website_url":"https://filmsnotmade.com/","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/f81aa5c8-0f9e-404b-aedc-bd903d778fee/logos/6190ee73-c897-490e-ae5a-f51eae62a7a5.png","author":"Films Not Made","episode_count":10,"summary":"From analog rejection to digital resurrection. Films Not Made unearths both Hollywood and indie film projects too wild, weird, or ambitious to ever hit the big screen. Hosts Avi Zev Weider and Amy Hobby invite writers, directors, and producers to join them in ripping open old wounds by pulling out abandoned scripts, impossible casting lists, and brutal rejection letters. Honest conversations with creators and AI resurrections of the movies that got away.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/films-not-made-7685317"},"episode":{"title":"Backlot—The Amateur Pornographer Table Read","slug":"backlot-the-amateur-pornographer-table-read","published_at":"2026-04-30T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/films-not-made-7685317/backlot-the-amateur-pornographer-table-read","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/films-not-made-7685317","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/0b69a01ceb93f4b30adf79b275e81c53d1cbffa23766c8f2f1c3d0f2537a19bc/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJmMzRjMWI0Ni04Njg2LTQ3NTktYmRiYS02MmNmOGJjYTU0MjciLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJmODFhYTVjOC0wZjllLTQwNGItYWVkYy1iZDkwM2Q3NzhmZWUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NjllNzc0NzViOTljZTdjMTUwMTU4ZjIiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjlmMDExZDdlYzU3YjQwM2NjNGVhZGExL2F2aS13ZWlkZXJzLXN0dWRpby1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTQtMjhfXzMtNDgtNy5tcDMifQ==.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/0b69a01ceb93f4b30adf79b275e81c53d1cbffa23766c8f2f1c3d0f2537a19bc/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJmMzRjMWI0Ni04Njg2LTQ3NTktYmRiYS02MmNmOGJjYTU0MjciLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJmODFhYTVjOC0wZjllLTQwNGItYWVkYy1iZDkwM2Q3NzhmZWUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NjllNzc0NzViOTljZTdjMTUwMTU4ZjIiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjlmMDExZDdlYzU3YjQwM2NjNGVhZGExL2F2aS13ZWlkZXJzLXN0dWRpby1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTQtMjhfXzMtNDgtNy5tcDMifQ==.mp3","summary":"It's been over 25 years since Matthew Rhys first read the script of The Amateur Pornographer. This project broke the heart of writer-director Christopher Monger. In this special Backlot episode, actor Matthew Rhys, along with Ian McNiece and Meryn Williams Davies, share and read two scenes from the original screenplay. Chris and producer Ted Hope are in the room, reinvigorating the passion behind the script and desire to bring this Welsh film to life. Christopher said, \"Seeing Matthew Rhys and Ian McNeice and Meryn Williams Davies read a couple of scenes made me both happy and sad. Happy in that, yes, I think it is a good script; and sad because, no, it did not get made. When I re-read Amateur Pornographer I was filled with the excitement I had when writing it.\" Go to https://filmsnotmade.com/ for info on the show, transcripts and more. Follow the show on https://www.youtube.com/@FilmsNotMade Subscribe to our https://substack.com/@filmsnotmade","meta_description":"It's been over 25 years since Matthew Rhys first read the script of The Amateur Pornographer. This project broke the heart of writer-director Christopher…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":658,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/films-not-made-7685317/episodes/backlot-the-amateur-pornographer-table-read/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/films-not-made-7685317/backlot-the-amateur-pornographer-table-read.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}