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35 - Jason Katims (Away)
Manage episode 270824939 series 2626388
Showrunner Jason Katims (FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, PARENTHOOD, ROSWELL) joins host Jenny Curtis to talk about his new Netflix series AWAY, his upcoming Amazon series, ON THE SPECTRUM, and the incredible lessons he’s learned through his career. Throughout the conversation they discuss:
TIMESTAMPS:
0:44 How AWAY came to be
2:04 Andrew Hinderaker’s involvement and creating a “real” sci-fi
4:49 What Jason is most proud of in AWAY
6:50 Gravitating to stories focused on youth
7:41 Bringing in a team that includes people Jason worked with throughout his career.
13:09 Continuing to learn on every project
15:26 The intensive wirework and training.
17:46 Connecting to the isolation in the story in a different way in quarantine.
20:41 The length of the mission potentially correlating with the length of the show, and the evolving nature of streaming shows.
23:22 ON THE SPECTRUM, Jason’s most recent show to have been green-lit
27:35 Why Jason wanted to do ON THE SPECTRUM and the nature of making a deeply personal project.
31:19 How he finds a connection to source material.
33:13 What Ron Howard liked about Jason’s pitch for PARENTHOOD
34:26 What it means to make work that deeply affects his audience.
36:30 What Jason hopes the audience gets from AWAY.
Learn More: Hollywood Unscripted
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Hosted and Produced by: Jenny Curtis
Co-Producer and Editor: J Whiting
Executive Producer: Stuart Halperin
Theme Music by: Celleste and Eric Dick
A CurtCo Media Production
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
59 episodes
Manage episode 270824939 series 2626388
Showrunner Jason Katims (FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, PARENTHOOD, ROSWELL) joins host Jenny Curtis to talk about his new Netflix series AWAY, his upcoming Amazon series, ON THE SPECTRUM, and the incredible lessons he’s learned through his career. Throughout the conversation they discuss:
TIMESTAMPS:
0:44 How AWAY came to be
2:04 Andrew Hinderaker’s involvement and creating a “real” sci-fi
4:49 What Jason is most proud of in AWAY
6:50 Gravitating to stories focused on youth
7:41 Bringing in a team that includes people Jason worked with throughout his career.
13:09 Continuing to learn on every project
15:26 The intensive wirework and training.
17:46 Connecting to the isolation in the story in a different way in quarantine.
20:41 The length of the mission potentially correlating with the length of the show, and the evolving nature of streaming shows.
23:22 ON THE SPECTRUM, Jason’s most recent show to have been green-lit
27:35 Why Jason wanted to do ON THE SPECTRUM and the nature of making a deeply personal project.
31:19 How he finds a connection to source material.
33:13 What Ron Howard liked about Jason’s pitch for PARENTHOOD
34:26 What it means to make work that deeply affects his audience.
36:30 What Jason hopes the audience gets from AWAY.
Learn More: Hollywood Unscripted
Follow Us: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter
---------------
Hosted and Produced by: Jenny Curtis
Co-Producer and Editor: J Whiting
Executive Producer: Stuart Halperin
Theme Music by: Celleste and Eric Dick
A CurtCo Media Production
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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