{"podcast":{"title":"Scriptnotes Podcast","slug":"scriptnotes-podcast-314036","podcast_index_feed_id":314036,"rss_url":"https://scriptnotes.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://johnaugust.com/scriptnotes","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/3/e/3/13e333701a5fee02/scriptnotes-1400.jpg","author":"John August","episode_count":20,"summary":"Screenwriters John August and Craig Mazin discuss screenwriting and related topics in the film and television industry, everything from getting stuff written to the vagaries of copyright and work-for-hire law.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scriptnotes-podcast-314036"},"episode":{"title":"735 - The Flashforward Fallback","slug":"735-the-flashforward-fallback","published_at":"2026-05-12T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scriptnotes-podcast-314036/735-the-flashforward-fallback","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scriptnotes-podcast-314036","url":"https://scriptnotes.libsyn.com/735-the-flashforward-fallback","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/scriptnotes/735standard.mp3?dest-id=143783","summary":"John and Craig go back to the beginning to examine the mechanics of the flash-forward opening — or as it's known on this podcast, the \"Stuart Special.\" They look at what makes a strong flash-forward, when to avoid them, and how to pay back the narrative debt they incur. We also follow up on the Scriptnotes survey and answer a massive grab-bag blitz of listener questions including the potential pitfalls of child protagonists, \"unfilmable\" elements, and how to end a scene. In our bonus segment for premium members, how do you socialize at Hollywood parties? We've made all the mistakes so you don't have to. Links: The script for episode one of Chernobyl Scriptnotes episode 493: Opening Scenes Greta Gerwig's Little Women screenplay The Sheep Detectives Scriptnotes episode 731: Avoidance and Other Anti-Quests Sorkinisms – A Supercut by Kevin T. Porter My journey to the microwave alternate timeline by Malmesbury Solasta 2 Get your copy of the Scriptnotes book! Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt! Check out the Inneresting Newsletter Become a Scriptnotes Premium member , or gift a subscription Subscribe to Scriptnotes on YouTube Follow Scriptnotes on Instagram and TikTok John August on Bluesky and Instagram Outro by Nick Moore ( send us yours! ) Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt and edited by Matthew Chilelli . Email us at ask@johnaugust.com You can download the episode here .","meta_description":"John and Craig go back to the beginning to examine the mechanics of the flash-forward opening — or as it's known on this podcast, the \"Stuart Special.\" Th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3786,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/scriptnotes-podcast-314036/episodes/735-the-flashforward-fallback/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scriptnotes-podcast-314036/735-the-flashforward-fallback.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}