Steve Barr
@barrsteve.bsky.social
Writer / producer / procrasturbator
Pinned
Steve Barr
@barrsteve.bsky.social
· Feb 9
I've worked as a screenwriter, a producer, and a TV exec, and some of the most common friction points between those roles come from simple miscommunication. I'm gonna pin this and add to it as I go. Hopefully it'll be helpful!
If a drama/comedy is called a dramedy, would a drama/comedy set in the desert be called a dromedary?
#scriptsky #filmsky
#scriptsky #filmsky
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
If a drama/comedy is called a dramedy, would a drama/comedy set in the desert be called a dromedary?
#scriptsky #filmsky
#scriptsky #filmsky
I wonder how many politicians would pass the Voight-Kampff test?
November 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I wonder how many politicians would pass the Voight-Kampff test?
I think I would really like sushi if it wasn't for all that fish and seaweed and stuff.
November 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I think I would really like sushi if it wasn't for all that fish and seaweed and stuff.
"Give the Governor a harumph!"
November 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"Give the Governor a harumph!"
Talking to Beautiful Wife about the slang from my teen years.
Her: Like "Yo, Daddy-O?"
Apparently she thinks I was a teen in the 1920s.
Her: Like "Yo, Daddy-O?"
Apparently she thinks I was a teen in the 1920s.
November 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Talking to Beautiful Wife about the slang from my teen years.
Her: Like "Yo, Daddy-O?"
Apparently she thinks I was a teen in the 1920s.
Her: Like "Yo, Daddy-O?"
Apparently she thinks I was a teen in the 1920s.
I hear the Miss Universe contest is on. I hadn't even known an earthling had reached the finals in Miss Galaxy Cluster.
November 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I hear the Miss Universe contest is on. I hadn't even known an earthling had reached the finals in Miss Galaxy Cluster.
Mayonnaise is made from eggs. If you put mayonnaise on a chicken sandwich, you could be creating a family reunion.
November 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Mayonnaise is made from eggs. If you put mayonnaise on a chicken sandwich, you could be creating a family reunion.
Is there a master list of all the people who promised to GTFO if Mamdani won?
November 5, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Is there a master list of all the people who promised to GTFO if Mamdani won?
If you could give up your need for sleep, but in exchange your life would by 1/3 shorter, would you do it?
November 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
If you could give up your need for sleep, but in exchange your life would by 1/3 shorter, would you do it?
Politicians are feckless and corrupt for the same reason that movies are trite and shallow -- because that's what the consumer rewards.
November 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Politicians are feckless and corrupt for the same reason that movies are trite and shallow -- because that's what the consumer rewards.
Is there a female version of being "cocksure"?
November 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Is there a female version of being "cocksure"?
At film markets, trying to sell a movie by saying it's a good movie is a losing strategy. You sell a movie by showing it's a sellable movie.
#filmsky
#filmsky
November 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
At film markets, trying to sell a movie by saying it's a good movie is a losing strategy. You sell a movie by showing it's a sellable movie.
#filmsky
#filmsky
If you break laws, you shouldn’t call yourself a law-enforcement agency.
November 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
If you break laws, you shouldn’t call yourself a law-enforcement agency.
In some alternate dimension, I am universally adored. This idea comforts me in this dimension, which has much poorer taste.
November 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
In some alternate dimension, I am universally adored. This idea comforts me in this dimension, which has much poorer taste.
May the [mass times acceleration] be with you.
November 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
May the [mass times acceleration] be with you.
In a world of 8 billion people, you'd think a few of us would have mutant superpowers by now.
November 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
In a world of 8 billion people, you'd think a few of us would have mutant superpowers by now.
It's been a long time since I've punched anyone in the face. Maybe too long.
November 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
It's been a long time since I've punched anyone in the face. Maybe too long.
Hanlon's Razor: "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity."
Grey's Law: "Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice."
Grey's Law: "Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice."
November 2, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Hanlon's Razor: "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity."
Grey's Law: "Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice."
Grey's Law: "Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice."
As part of their licensing, tattoo artists should have to pass a spelling test.
November 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
As part of their licensing, tattoo artists should have to pass a spelling test.
If people thought statistically instead of anecdotally, propaganda would be a lot harder to pull off.
November 2, 2025 at 11:50 PM
If people thought statistically instead of anecdotally, propaganda would be a lot harder to pull off.
It's really convenient to be able accuse everyone who disagrees with you of being part of some huge conspiracy. Try it some time.
November 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
It's really convenient to be able accuse everyone who disagrees with you of being part of some huge conspiracy. Try it some time.
I hate it when you leave, but I love to watch you walk away.
November 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I hate it when you leave, but I love to watch you walk away.
Physicists use the terms "dark matter" and "dark energy" only because the terms "WTF?" and "LOLwut?" sound unprofessional.
November 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Physicists use the terms "dark matter" and "dark energy" only because the terms "WTF?" and "LOLwut?" sound unprofessional.
The frustrated cannibal threw up his hands.
November 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The frustrated cannibal threw up his hands.