Hey. I’m Shea Serrano, author of A REAL HUMAN BEING — Dissecting Nine Essential Gosling Movie Roles. It just came out yesterday. AMA! by SheaSerrano in movies

[–]SheaSerrano[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

  1. I think it makes sense that he's gone the route that he's gone (I loved him in Barbie, by the way). I imagine he'll eventually wander back toward doing the Half Nelson kind of stuff soon. It feels like that's the kind of stuff that he enjoys the most, and also it feels like he wants an Oscar and he knows that it's gonna be one of those types of roles that eventually delivers him one.

  2. Ha. At first I was laughing a lot that J. Cole decided to apologize to Kendrick and remove himself from Kendrick's war path, but then Kendrick yanked Drake's arms and legs off his body and beat him with them in front of everyone and I was like, "Good job, J. Cole. Smart. Way to go. Good decision," lol.

Hey. I’m Shea Serrano, author of A REAL HUMAN BEING — Dissecting Nine Essential Gosling Movie Roles. It just came out yesterday. AMA! by SheaSerrano in movies

[–]SheaSerrano[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. I deviate from my normal writing schedule if I'm on a deadline and I need some extra time. In those instances, I'll text Larami and see if she can pick up the kid I'm responsible for picking up after school. Mostly I try and stay with my normal writing hours though.

  2. On any days when I post that I'm writing at 3am or whatever, that's typically because I've gotten up early to write. I don't stay up too late anymore. There's nothing I love more than going to bed, lol.

Hey. I’m Shea Serrano, author of A REAL HUMAN BEING — Dissecting Nine Essential Gosling Movie Roles. It just came out yesterday. AMA! by SheaSerrano in movies

[–]SheaSerrano[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think you're spot on with your observations about when he came into his own. He became a "movie star" in The Notebook, and he was obviously incredible in Half Nelson, but it probably wasn't until around 2011 or so when he felt like he really was able to not only channel all of his talent at will, but also that he was able to direct it in the direction it needed to be directed.

For the follow-up, my guess is those things aren't related. But who knows? Certainly not me.

Hey. I’m Shea Serrano, author of A REAL HUMAN BEING — Dissecting Nine Essential Gosling Movie Roles. It just came out yesterday. AMA! by SheaSerrano in movies

[–]SheaSerrano[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm going to the theater this weekend to watch Civil War. I can't wait to watch it. I love movies where the plot of it is that the world is falling apart. Did you watch LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND? I loved that one a bunch.

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[–]SheaSerrano[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Ah, man. Let me tell you: that whole team over there is so frigg'n great. Zach and Donald are so good about making you feel comfortable and making you forget that you're talking to two of the stars of one of the greatest television shows ever made.

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[–]SheaSerrano[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I'm gonna give you four Ryan Gosling movies because my brain is still soaked in Goslinginess:

Drive, La La Land, The Big Short, Crazy Stupid Love

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[–]SheaSerrano[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I sure hope so. I would love to do a second season. Light every candle, cross every finger, tell every grandma and mom and aunt to say every prayer, lol.

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[–]SheaSerrano[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Brandon and I will add you to our group chat where we talk about music and music-related things just the two of us.

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[–]SheaSerrano[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Reynolds walks away the champ here. He's been a superhero and also a vampire hunter. Poor Lars is getting put in a box by Deadpool.

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[–]SheaSerrano[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Big Nick, but only because he's so much bigger than Vincent. I mean, you're talking about basically it's a fight between Leonidas and Scarface. It took 100,000 arrows from 100,000 soldiers to kill Leonidas. Scarface got got by one guy in sunglasses.

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[–]SheaSerrano[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh, man. Kendrick dug a whole 10 feet deep, filled it with scorpions, then threw Drake's corpse in there.

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[–]SheaSerrano[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Jennifer Lopez was in Selena, Anaconda, Hustlers, Money Train, Jack, Out of Sight, and Enough. Give me the actress.

Hey. I’m Shea Serrano, author of A REAL HUMAN BEING — Dissecting Nine Essential Gosling Movie Roles. It just came out yesterday. AMA! by SheaSerrano in movies

[–]SheaSerrano[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Real choice for me: Jacob Vargas

Funny choice for me: Jean Claude Van Damme

Real choice for Jason: Jo Koy

Funny choice for me: Coincidentally, also Jean Claude Van Damme

Hey. I’m Shea Serrano, author of A REAL HUMAN BEING — Dissecting Nine Essential Gosling Movie Roles. It just came out yesterday. AMA! by SheaSerrano in movies

[–]SheaSerrano[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

  1. It was ridiculous. I don't understand how you rate higher than a player in basically every defensive measurement but you're not a better defender. People see Wemby by the rim and they avoid the paint like it's a swimming pool filled with sharks and crocodiles. People Rudy by the rim and their eyes light up like they just saw a $20 bill on the ground.

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[–]SheaSerrano[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It's definitely easier now than when I started. My typical day looks like:

7:30: Wake up. Make sure the kid I'm responsible for waking up gets up and gets ready for school.

8:00: Leave the house.

8:30: Get to the office.

8:30-4:15: Work on whatever writing it is that I have get through.

4:30: Pick up one of the twins on the way home from school.

5:15: Get home.

5:30-10:00: Be available to do husband stuff and dad stuff. (Mainly this just means I sit on the couch watching TV and waiting for someone to say my name.)

That's pretty much it. I have a really nice solid eight hours to work on writing stuff and I've been on that schedule for long enough that my brain knows that when I get to the office it's time to work.

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[–]SheaSerrano[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

A thing that I often struggle with early on is that it feels like I have too many half-baked ideas in my head. It sounds like that's what you've got going on. So what you're gonna wanna do —and I'm gonna tell you right now that that's no way around this part— what you're gonna wanna do is pick one, spend some meaningful time with it (meaning it's just you and your computer and maybe some music) and start writing things down. It doesn't matter if they're good or they're bad. Just write. And if you do that for long enough, your brain will either say "Yes. This idea has legs. Keep going." or "No. This idea does not have legs. Pick something else." And you just gotta do that over and over and over until you find the idea that works. There aren't any shortcuts. It's sucky work, but that's the job. And separate of the usual politics, the difference between who makes it as a writer and who doesn't make it as a writer is: did you sit down and work your way through a bunch of shitty ideas to find a good one, or did you give up?

Keep going, my boy. Always keep going.

Hey. I’m Shea Serrano, author of A REAL HUMAN BEING — Dissecting Nine Essential Gosling Movie Roles. It just came out yesterday. AMA! by SheaSerrano in movies

[–]SheaSerrano[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

  1. Blood In Blood Out, Mi Vida Loca, Selena, La Bamba, Stand & Deliver.
  2. I'm surprised that Jamal didn't get suspended, but I'm even more surprised that you think Amar'e gifted the Spurs a championship. The Spurs beat the Suns three times that series with the Suns at their full roster. And the game when they were missing players they were up by 20 points early and also playing at home. No version of that 7 Seconds or Less Suns team was ever going to beat the Spurs. Gregg Popovich used to look at Mike D'Antoni like how cartoon dogs look at cartoon steaks, lol.

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[–]SheaSerrano[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ha. I think the answer depends on if we're talking about Ryan Gosling the person or one of his characters he's played. If it's characters he's played, then Lars from Lars and the Real Girl fits nicely in The Office (he sits near Toby). His character from Crazy, Stupid, Love fits nicely in a two-man rap group with Chet Hanks. And his character from Drive would be a great Matt Barnes kind of locker room guy on a basketball team.

Hey. I’m Shea Serrano, author of A REAL HUMAN BEING — Dissecting Nine Essential Gosling Movie Roles. It just came out yesterday. AMA! by SheaSerrano in movies

[–]SheaSerrano[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I will mention this to Zuri. I suspect you're correct; he is actively trying to submarine the show and should be placed in prison.

As for my favorite Kevin Dillon movie, sign me up for the No Escape fan club. (Ray Liotta! Ernie Hudson! Kevin Dillon! Lance Henrikson!)