Aron Eli Coleite (Spiderwick Chronicles; Atlas)

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Rachel Shukert (The Burbs)

Rachel Shukert (The Burbs; creator, The Baby-Sitters Club; The Handmaid's Tale) returns to discuss relearning to write to act breaks, why mysteries are so hard to crack, finding the heart of The Burbs, dreams of the Golden Girls house, and more.THE WRITERS PANEL IS A COMPLETELY I ...  Show more

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy co-showrunners Alex Kurtzman (creator, Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds; Mission Impossible III) and Noga Landau (creator, Nancy Drew and Tom Swift; The Magicians) discuss meeting for the first time, what each looks for in a collabo ...  Show more

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