Colby Day
@colbyday.com
screenwriter (Spaceman, In the Blink of an Eye) and TV writer (For All Mankind) and also I guess writer of other things
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Colby Day
@colbyday.com
· Nov 14
Hollyweird with Colby Day | Substack
A newsletter about writing and living in Hollywood (a totally normal place). Click to read Hollyweird with Colby Day, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
Hollyweird.colbyday.com
Hello to the sudden influx of new followers!
I like big, bold, strange stories. I wrote the Netflix film Spaceman, have another coming out next year called In the Blink of an Eye. I’m putting together my directorial debut, and I have a (free) substack about all of that at Hollyweird.colbyday.com
I like big, bold, strange stories. I wrote the Netflix film Spaceman, have another coming out next year called In the Blink of an Eye. I’m putting together my directorial debut, and I have a (free) substack about all of that at Hollyweird.colbyday.com
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There is nothing “radical” about wanting a more equitable city. About wanting to be able to afford rent. About seeing the gap between the rich and the poor growing beyond comprehension. Any mainstream media organization portraying these promises as such is doing a disservice to the industry.
November 5, 2025 at 4:32 AM
There is nothing “radical” about wanting a more equitable city. About wanting to be able to afford rent. About seeing the gap between the rich and the poor growing beyond comprehension. Any mainstream media organization portraying these promises as such is doing a disservice to the industry.
New NYC MAYOR, CA Prop 50 passes, we can do woke again!!!
November 5, 2025 at 4:31 AM
New NYC MAYOR, CA Prop 50 passes, we can do woke again!!!
BELIEVING GOOD THINGS CAN HAPPEN IS BEAUTIFULLLL. FIRST TIME I’VE EVER EVEN REMOTELY LIKED A MAYOR OF NYC ITS A BEAUTIFUL THING
November 5, 2025 at 4:30 AM
BELIEVING GOOD THINGS CAN HAPPEN IS BEAUTIFULLLL. FIRST TIME I’VE EVER EVEN REMOTELY LIKED A MAYOR OF NYC ITS A BEAUTIFUL THING
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
NYC FINALLY HAS A MAYOR WHOSE FAVORITE SONG IS £1 FISH 1 HR REMIX IYKYK youtu.be/GSZ70pD24zo?...
One pound fish autotune (1 HOUR VERSION)
YouTube video by zak
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November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
NYC FINALLY HAS A MAYOR WHOSE FAVORITE SONG IS £1 FISH 1 HR REMIX IYKYK youtu.be/GSZ70pD24zo?...
you used to be able to go to a soda fountain after school and get an ice cream float laced with cocaine and zero artificial sweetener for a nickel, why did they take this from us
October 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
you used to be able to go to a soda fountain after school and get an ice cream float laced with cocaine and zero artificial sweetener for a nickel, why did they take this from us
they won’t even let Steven Soderbergh make an original star war
Adam Driver can finally talk about the Ben Solo 'Star Wars' movie he pitched. It didn't end well
Adam Driver can finally talk about the Ben Solo 'Star Wars' movie he pitched. It didn't end well
Adam Driver wanted to make another 'Star Wars' movie about his character Ben Solo with Steven Soderbergh. He says Lucasfilm loved it but Disney shot it down.
www.latimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
they won’t even let Steven Soderbergh make an original star war
I started out as an intern in late night television so it only makes sense that my DIRECTORIAL DEBUT would be set in that crazy dumb world. Can’t wait to make this with THESE ABSOLUTE STARS. deadline.com/2025/10/tim-...
Tim Heidecker & Tatiana Maslany Set For Late-Night-Themed Dark Comedy ‘The Comedy Hour’
Tim Heidecker and Tatiana Maslany have joined 'The Comedy Hour,' a dystopian satire marking the feature directorial debut of Colby Day.
deadline.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I started out as an intern in late night television so it only makes sense that my DIRECTORIAL DEBUT would be set in that crazy dumb world. Can’t wait to make this with THESE ABSOLUTE STARS. deadline.com/2025/10/tim-...
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a girl should not have to work if it’s misty. She should be allowed to wander the moors wailing as nature intended
November 12, 2024 at 7:42 PM
a girl should not have to work if it’s misty. She should be allowed to wander the moors wailing as nature intended
Wife’s out of town. Quick, turn on The Ladykillers (2004)!
October 7, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Wife’s out of town. Quick, turn on The Ladykillers (2004)!
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Someone DM'd me (my dms are always open ya weirdos) and asked a very good multi-part screenwriting question -- How many projects do you juggle at a current time? What stages are they at? And how do you keep track of them all? Let's dive in! hollyweird.colbyday.com/p/how-many-t...
How do you juggle all these projects?
Plus a free development slate template to keep track of them all
hollyweird.colbyday.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Someone DM'd me (my dms are always open ya weirdos) and asked a very good multi-part screenwriting question -- How many projects do you juggle at a current time? What stages are they at? And how do you keep track of them all? Let's dive in! hollyweird.colbyday.com/p/how-many-t...
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in half an hour, @colbyday.com (SPACEMAN) and I (HOT FROSTY) will be talking about screenwriting on IG Live! come to russellhfilm or hollyweirdwithcolby at 10 AM Pacific and ask us questions! #screenwriting #scriptsky
September 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
in half an hour, @colbyday.com (SPACEMAN) and I (HOT FROSTY) will be talking about screenwriting on IG Live! come to russellhfilm or hollyweirdwithcolby at 10 AM Pacific and ask us questions! #screenwriting #scriptsky
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hi! if you’re a screenwriter, @colbyday.com and I are doing a Q&A live on Instagram on Saturday morning— come by and ask us your questions!
September 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
hi! if you’re a screenwriter, @colbyday.com and I are doing a Q&A live on Instagram on Saturday morning— come by and ask us your questions!
Hello #scriptsky! My pal @russellhfilm.bsky.social and I will be going live (on instagram) this weekend to answer any and all Q’s about craft, career, and breaking into the business. Swing on by!
September 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Hello #scriptsky! My pal @russellhfilm.bsky.social and I will be going live (on instagram) this weekend to answer any and all Q’s about craft, career, and breaking into the business. Swing on by!
really wish I’d given my AMC A list profile photo a little bit more thought considering it’s a blurry picture of me looking annoyed that I needed to add a picture and I’m not allowed to update it
August 14, 2025 at 2:09 AM
really wish I’d given my AMC A list profile photo a little bit more thought considering it’s a blurry picture of me looking annoyed that I needed to add a picture and I’m not allowed to update it
Last week I opened up VOTING on my newsletter for what movie I should write & then try to direct & then try to sell next and the results are in! Here's the feature film I'm going to write next! (hint hint 👻🚗) hollyweird.colbyday.com/p/what-will-...
What Will Colby Write Next?
you voted for it, so, drumroll please...
hollyweird.colbyday.com
August 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Last week I opened up VOTING on my newsletter for what movie I should write & then try to direct & then try to sell next and the results are in! Here's the feature film I'm going to write next! (hint hint 👻🚗) hollyweird.colbyday.com/p/what-will-...
Gemini tell my wife I love her
August 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Gemini tell my wife I love her
I want to make a new movie and do it all out in the open, from idea to casting to fundraising to distribution. So here we are at the very beginning. I have a couple ideas for movies and want YOU to tell me which one I should write and then make. Yes, I’m serious. open.substack.com/pub/colbyday...
Make a Movie with Me!
I want you (yes you!) to help me pick what to make next
open.substack.com
August 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I want to make a new movie and do it all out in the open, from idea to casting to fundraising to distribution. So here we are at the very beginning. I have a couple ideas for movies and want YOU to tell me which one I should write and then make. Yes, I’m serious. open.substack.com/pub/colbyday...
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every now and then i catch myself diligently reading someone’s long-ass thread on here before im like…hang on. i don’t care about any of this
July 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
every now and then i catch myself diligently reading someone’s long-ass thread on here before im like…hang on. i don’t care about any of this
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what about a Male Loveliness Epidemic
July 18, 2025 at 2:32 AM
what about a Male Loveliness Epidemic
I’ve been publishing my newsletter Hollyweird for a year now, and as we head into Year Two I wanted to propose a radical new idea. Let’s make a movie, together! open.substack.com/pub/colbyday...
Introducing Hollyweird 2.0
Let's make a movie together! I'm serious!
open.substack.com
July 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I’ve been publishing my newsletter Hollyweird for a year now, and as we head into Year Two I wanted to propose a radical new idea. Let’s make a movie, together! open.substack.com/pub/colbyday...
What are supposed to be doing for the 4th of July? Boo at every firework?
July 4, 2025 at 5:13 AM
What are supposed to be doing for the 4th of July? Boo at every firework?
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Lately, I've been sharing my daily writing page count for my current WIP
It's been a fast write (helloooo outlining), but it's only the 1st of many drafts to come
So on that topic, check out @colbyday.com's great article:
tinyurl.com/colbyday
(And watch his terrific film, SPACEMAN)
#Scriptsky
It's been a fast write (helloooo outlining), but it's only the 1st of many drafts to come
So on that topic, check out @colbyday.com's great article:
tinyurl.com/colbyday
(And watch his terrific film, SPACEMAN)
#Scriptsky
The agony and ecstasy of Draft 16
Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Rewrite
tinyurl.com
June 28, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Lately, I've been sharing my daily writing page count for my current WIP
It's been a fast write (helloooo outlining), but it's only the 1st of many drafts to come
So on that topic, check out @colbyday.com's great article:
tinyurl.com/colbyday
(And watch his terrific film, SPACEMAN)
#Scriptsky
It's been a fast write (helloooo outlining), but it's only the 1st of many drafts to come
So on that topic, check out @colbyday.com's great article:
tinyurl.com/colbyday
(And watch his terrific film, SPACEMAN)
#Scriptsky