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‘Beetlejuice’ with Sydney Fleischmann and Mel Eslyn of HBO’s ‘Room 104’
‘Beetlejuice’ with Sydney Fleischmann and Mel Eslyn of HBO’s ‘Room 104’
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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Jul 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
We have two wonderful guests today, both from HBO’s excellent show, Room 104 – executive producer & director Sydney Fleischmann, and executive producer, writer, director, & president of Duplass Brothers Productions, Mel Eslyn. They join April to discuss Tim Burton’s, Beetlejuice. Both Mel and Sydney chat about writing dark material and keeping it rooted in character. They discuss the creative fulfillment that comes with being a producer. Plus, they also chat about their show, Room 104, and how it has allowed them to exercise their personal creative fantasies.Please consider financially supporting our show by becoming a Maximum Fun member at Maximumfun.org/joinYou can watch Room 104 on HBO.If you haven’t seen Beetlejuice, then you are an odd person.With April Wolfe, Mel Eslyn, and Sydney Fleischmann
Released:
Jul 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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