John and Craig circle back on all the euphemisms and stock phrases that float around Hollywood. Using some favorite examples, they attempt to define and demystify the current industry-speak so everyone is looped in when we come up for air after the holidays. We also wrap-up 2025 with a look at Scriptnotes by the numbers, check-in on Disney's deal with OpenAI, follow up on that director who scammed Netflix out of $11 million, and answer listener questions on the guilds' involvement in video podcasts and reps who won't send out co-written scripts. In our bonus segment for premium members, John and Craig navigate how to deal with difficult collaborators. Links: <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/bob-iger-disney-openai-sora-ai-video-1236456928/"> How Disney's OpenAI Deal Changes Everything</a> by Steven Zeitchik and Julian Sancton for The Hollywood Reporter</li> <li><a href= "https://deadline.com/2025/12/netflix-scammer-guilty-director-1236646079/"> Guilty! Director Who Scammed Netflix Out Of Millions Faces Decades Behind Bars</a> by Dominic Patten for Deadline</li> <li><a href= "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11403610-writing-movies-for-fun-and-profit"> Writing Movies for Fun and Profit: How We Made a Billion Dollars at the Box Office and You Can, Too!</a> by Robert Ben Garant & Thomas Lennon</li> <li><a href= "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/heated-rivalry-hbo-max-gay-drama-hockey-players-hit-women-1236456083/"> Down to Puck: Why Women Are Going Wild for 'Heated Rivalry'</a> by Seth Abramovitch for The Hollywood Reporter</li> <li><a href= "https://www.searchengine.show/unlocked-the-state-of-search-engine-2025/"> Search Engine annual meeting</a></li> <li><a href= "https://premierecollectibles.com/scriptnotes?srsltid=AfmBOormvHUWmyCyFYlCLhdAJtrtWnKXNXMO_NI96ZI_Z6ixBKZotGXm"> Order a signed copy of the Scriptnotes Book!</a></li> <li><a href= "https://itscharlibb.substack.com/p/the-death-of-cool">Charli XCX's Substack</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51m6o1srEFo">Trailer for Divinity</a> by Larian Studios</li> <li><a href="https://scriptnotesbook.com/">Get your copy of the Scriptnotes book!</a></li> <li><a href= "https://cottonbureau.com/people/scriptnotes-podcast">Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.quoteunquoteapps.com/">Check out the Inneresting Newsletter</a></li> <li><a href="https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/">Become a Scriptnotes Premium member</a>, or <a href= "https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/gifts">gift a subscription</a> (now with fewer emails!)</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ScriptnotesPodcast">Subscribe to Scriptnotes on YouTube</a></li> <li>Scriptnotes on <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/clmazin/">Instagram</a></li> <li>John August on <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/johnaugust.bsky.social">Bluesky</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en">Instagram</a></li> <li><a href= "http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros">Outro</a> by Nick Moore (<a href="http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed">send us yours!</a>)</li> <li>Scriptnotes is produced by <a href= "https://www.drewmarquardt.com/">Drew Marquardt</a> and edited by <a href="https://www.matthewchilelli.com/">Matthew Chilelli</a>.</li> </ul> Email us at ask@johnaugust.com You can download the episode <a href= "http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/718standard.mp3">here</a>. (46:41) <a href= "https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/scriptnotes-a-book-about-screenwriting-and-things/id1779645741">Scriptnotes: A Book About Screenwriting and Things That Are Interesting to Screenwriters (Unabridged)</a>

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