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Colby Day
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I wrote In the Blink of an Eye (Sundance 2026), and the film Spaceman (now on Netflix), also writing the TV series For All Mankind and a newsletter about how writing for hollywood is normal and good

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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.
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IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE - @colbyday.com

The fastest I'll likely go between reading a script and watching the actual movie (GO SEE THIS AT SUNDANCE), but...wow. This script is something else. An expansive emotional epic across time that I simply cannot wait to see.

#SpecScriptShoutOut
#Scriptsky
December 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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I've read around 75+ scripts this year.

With December wrapping up, I thought it'd be a good time to give a year end #SpecScriptShoutOut to some of the most memorable scripts I got to experience this year.

Let's dive in!

#Scriptsky
December 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I am pleased to report that good things can happen sometimes, and the feature film I wrote IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE is headed to Sundance!!! I will be there, and I would love for you to be there too! (rude THR didnt include my photo) www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Sundance Sets 2026 Lineup With Charli XCX, Olivia Wilde, Salman Rushdie and Courtney Love Films
The lineup of 90 films and seven episodic projects has been revealed as officials ready for a milestone moment: the final Sundance in its beloved Utah home.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The Animaniacs MUST ACT now!
December 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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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
New NYC MAYOR, CA Prop 50 passes, we can do woke again!!!
November 5, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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
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
they won’t even let Steven Soderbergh make an original star war
October 21, 2025 at 9:03 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-...
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
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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
Wife’s out of town. Quick, turn on The Ladykillers (2004)!
October 7, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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October 4, 2025 at 1:55 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...
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
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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
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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
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
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
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
Gemini tell my wife I love her
Grounds for divorce imo
August 6, 2025 at 5:02 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...
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
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centering myself
July 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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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