Summary: Alex and Nick invite Billy Domineau, writer of the popular Seinfeld 9/11 spec script and staff writer on Family Guy, to talk about the pros and cons of writing a TV stunt spec.<br> <br> When should you write a stunt script? What is the process of making and distributing one? How can a TV spec get shared around town? How do you use that popularity to get represented and staffed on a TV show?<br> <br> The Paper Team goes viral...<br> <br> SHOWNOTES<br> <br> Content<br> 1 - Brainstorming, writing, distributing and having the stunt spec script go viral (00:54)<br> 2 - Getting representation, being staffed on Family Guy, lessons from the writers' room, and using social media as a TV writer (31:01)<br> Resources and Next Week On (53:23)<br> <br> Links<br> <a href="https://twitter.com/BillyDomineau">Billy Domineau on Twitter</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seinfeld">Seinfeld</a><br> <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B50l484pDaMobXI2Wk5CX0NMbkU/view">Billy Domineau's Seinfeld 9/11 stunt spec ("The Twin Towers") (PDF)</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy">Family Guy</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upright_Citizens_Brigade">Upright Citizens Brigade</a><br> <a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54c6a7fce4b04b1e53c875ec/t/572a0ed860b5e9cef71b67a3/1462374164555/PeopleVOJSpec_NicoleConlan_BriefcaseSwitcheroo">Nicole Conlan's The People v. O.J. Simpson stunt spec ("The Briefcase Switcheroo") (PDF)</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_test">The Bechdel test</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Seinfeld_(character)">Jerry Seinfeld (character)</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Benes">Elaine Benes</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmo_Kramer">Cosmo Kramer</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Costanza">George Costonza</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Louis-Dreyfus">Julia Louis-Dreyfus</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conversion_(Seinfeld)">"The Conversion" (5x11 - Seinfeld)</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Code_(Seinfeld)">"The Secret Code" (7x07 - Seinfeld)</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Bloom">Rachel Bloom</a><br> <a href="http://thecomicscomic.com/2016/08/03/the-911-seinfeld-spec-script-you-absolutely-have-to-read-today/">"The 9/11 Seinfeld spec script you absolutely have to read today" - The Comic's Comic</a><br> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180503094809/http://splitsider.com/2016/08/what-happens-when-your-911-seinfeld-spec-script-blows-up-the-internet/">"What Happens When Your 9/11 'Seinfeld' Spec Script Blows Up the Internet" - Splitsider</a><br> <a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/08/03/read_billy_domineau_s_seinfeld_episode_about_9_11.html">"This Seinfeld Episode about 9/11 Is a Model of Comedy Writing and Monumentally Bad Taste" - Slate</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Lovett">Jon Lovett</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Adomian">James Adomian</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Kelly_(writer)">Chris Kelly</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_McCarthy">Brandon McCarthy</a><br> <a href="http://ew.com/article/2016/08/04/seinfeld-911-spec-script-author-interview/">"Billy Domineau talks September 11 spec script" - Entertainment Weekly</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedians_in_Cars_Getting_Coffee">Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1IxOS4VzKM">Rachel Bloom's "Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury" (Video)</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_Arts_Entertainment">3 Arts Entertainment</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Talent_Agency">United Talent Agency</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia."></a>
