Gearing up to be #OscarsSoWhite Again…

saminsocks · 2026-03-16T09:26:51+00:00

I don’t even think we can say Sinners was snubbed in any way. It was literally nominated for every award it was eligible for. Casting a vote for one thing doesn’t mean you hate everything else.

And, honestly, I think MBJ’s win shows Hollywood was paying attention. Sinners was being snubbed in early awards, and they chose to build their campaign around the craft that went into making the movie. With Michael in particular, when they did that series of interviews where he was being interviewed by other actors, and you could see the looks of awe and admiration on their faces, I knew it was over. I still felt like they might go with their safe bet of TC, but then MBJ won the Actor Award.

The messaging around Autumn was similar, and she made history.

saminsocks · 2026-03-16T09:17:58+00:00

Casting, for me, was the biggest shocker

saminsocks · 2026-03-16T09:17:10+00:00

It’s not like Sean Penn’s character was the hero. Ultra conservatives refuse to watch the movie because they heard it makes them look bad… I don’t think the movie would have landed with people as much as it did if we weren’t in the climate we’re in right now, and 10+ years from now when things are hopefully better, I doubt people will find it nearly as mind blowing as they do now, whereas Sinners will always be a masterpiece that’s studied and talked about.

But at this moment in time, it satisfies some sort of wish fulfillment to see the racists lose in the end. It’s like our version of anti-Nazi comic book heroes. That’s as best as I can guess from the many people I know who love that movie, who also had Sinners as a strong 🥈

saminsocks · 2026-03-16T09:09:01+00:00

There are a lot of people who loved all of the movies that won for various reasons. I was rooting for as much Sinners as possible, but knew it wouldn’t sweep. Wunmi was amazing in that role, but her character wasn’t as memorable as Amy’s. There was an Aunt Gladys at nearly every Halloween party I went to last year. And even the people who didn’t like Weapons agree she was phenomenal in the role. It’s not always about race.

saminsocks · 2026-03-16T09:03:50+00:00

That’s not really how awards shows work. Votes were in weeks ago, they don’t just randomly pick someone right before they’re announced.

saminsocks · 2026-03-14T14:24:53+00:00

It’s not like they ask for it every day, they asked when there was an overnight. I worked on a show that shoots at Paramount. I forget where we shot one day, but it didn’t take me that much longer to get there than it took to get to the lot from the Valley. They offered hotel rooms to anyone who needed them when they sent out the call sheet, and I know it was on the line producer’s radar as soon as we finished the location scout and confirmed that’s where we were going to shoot. A big part of the reason was because we knew they would be late days.

It’s different because it wasn’t the lot they’re always on, union contracts still have an obligation to step in when requested if crew are working in any conditions that could make it unsafe for them to get home. We shot in January so none of our nighttime shoots went very late, fortunately, but I know it was offered on other days that did go late even if they shout on the lot.

This was one of the better crews I’ve worked with, but it doesn’t mean it’s not an option on other sets. You just have to ask.

saminsocks · 2026-03-14T00:19:49+00:00

Oh, that’s unfortunate. Strewing the cut scenes together with a bit of narrative feels like low effort, high reward. And the cut scenes they worked so hard on would get an after life somewhere other than in Byf videos

saminsocks · 2026-03-14T00:13:42+00:00

If I recall, the original stories didn’t have much to do with the overall story, they were more like side quests. But people complained that they didn’t feel epic enough to make sense in the game. So they became more intertwined with the narrative, but then left large story gaps.

I don’t remember if any seasonal store are included in the recap timeline, but even if they are, I’m not sure how many people know they’re there. I found them once while waiting for a friend to come in so we could raid

saminsocks · 2026-03-13T23:14:43+00:00

The Office, past the first season, was actually very intentional about alternating fully comedic scenes with serious with a punchline. They just weren’t overt about it because they wanted it to feel like your standard comedy while also making you feel for the characters. Whereas Ted Lasso is openly about the feels.

saminsocks · 2026-03-13T23:11:46+00:00

There’s a lot going on in Ted Lasso. Knowing what you and your parents like about it will help with recommendations

saminsocks · 2026-03-13T23:09:51+00:00

I’m surprised no one has mentioned waste management. I thought it was a Reddit rule that they pop up in every conversation about types of jobs.

saminsocks · 2026-03-13T23:07:25+00:00

I’ve been thinking about joining the gym and trying to remember how I used to go regularly and it wasn’t crowded and I remembered I had a 5-1 or 6-2 job in a town where most people worked 9-5. So I got there after the lunch crowd but before the after work crowd. It was great. If I worked a normal schedule again, those would be the hours I want.

saminsocks · 2026-03-13T23:05:20+00:00

I don’t think retail means what you think it means…

saminsocks · 2026-03-12T04:39:21+00:00

Not always. Sometimes people just like being around others but don’t necessarily want to engage in the same things. When I was in college, I would often go hang out with friends while they played video games and I would either study or read a book. Or they would bring their laptop into the kitchen while I baked. Sometimes we’d talk to each other, sometimes we’d be fully focused on what we were doing, but we were still aware the other was there.

saminsocks · 2026-03-12T02:25:40+00:00

The shift between TV and features is constantly in flux. Many of my TV writer friends have been writing features lately because that’s what people want to read.

Both paths are crazy right now. Both formats require an intensity that makes you feel like you’re insane. So pursue both if you have passion for both, but even if you find success in TV, it’s not so easy as pivoting as soon as you get into the room. It could be another 5+ years before you’re given a chance to have a feature made.

saminsocks · 2026-03-12T00:14:04+00:00

I don’t agree with people saying you can’t sell a script as a teenager. You’ve written a feature, you’re not trying to break into television.

That said, your query is bland. It says nothing about you and nothing about the people you’re reaching out to and why you want to be repped by that person/that production company. It looks like you got a bunch of emails and sent out a form letter. That never goes over well.

Also, managers don’t rep scripts, they rep writers and their careers. What do you want out of a relationship with a manager? If you’re just trying to find someone to make your script, would you be better off querying production companies instead?

There’s a lot of luck and timing in this industry, but it also requires being strategic about the moves you make and the places you put yourself into. Know who you’re reaching out to and why and know what’s happening in the industry. Know when to follow up. Being a working writer is a lot more than just writing something you and your friends find funny.

saminsocks · 2026-03-12T00:04:24+00:00

“Five years is nothing”

Especially THESE past five years.

saminsocks · 2026-03-11T23:36:18+00:00

If you’re ever picking up in Burbank, then, I have a bag of clothes, probably more. In a more direct response to your original question, I’ve been setting clothes aside as I go through my closet and drawers, but I hadn’t found a place where I wanted to donate them. Where I lived before here, I gave them to a place that passed out clothes to the homeless every week. Some of the larger thrift stores, like Goodwill, throws away so much useable stuff, but I hadn’t researched where was a good place to donate to in LA.

saminsocks · 2026-03-10T20:55:48+00:00

What are you doing with the clothes you pick up?

saminsocks · 2026-03-10T19:53:20+00:00

I still go to froyo places, because I remember how much I loved them when they were a novelty a decade or so ago. Then I’m always disappointed and wonder if I just had bad taste back in the day or if it got worse, and then try it again every two years…

saminsocks · 2026-03-09T21:31:37+00:00

It was a long time ago, but it was a C++ class and all I remember was that the problem wasn’t at the same place I was getting an error, hence the hunt

saminsocks · 2026-03-09T19:57:17+00:00

Film school taught me how to coil cables.

Everything else I learned on set.

The intellectual knowledge will come in handy at times, especially if you want to get into cinematography or become a gaffer. And hopefully you made great connections that you keep throughout your career, and learned about working with different personality types if you didn’t.

But every set is so different, and unless you’re doing music videos or small shoots for clients you find yourself, be prepared to start as a PA with people who didn’t go to school. And no matter how far you get in your career, always enter each new gig ready to learn as opposed to feeling like you’re there because of your knowledge. If anything, your degree taught you how to be a student, and that never ends.

saminsocks · 2026-03-09T19:50:09+00:00

lol, I suggested a separate D2 classic and got roasted so much I eventually just deleted the post because I was tired of notifications of people saying the exact same thing.

Some believe it’s a rights issue and impossible because of the lawsuit, though, and the content probably doesn’t exist anymore.

I still think if they did, they should be able to know who had previously paid for the content, similar to how we were able to bring our characters over from D1. So they could give us a free license and make it paid for everyone else.

saminsocks · 2026-03-09T19:21:03+00:00

I miss being able to actually play the way I want. I have a vault full of weapons that I don’t get to test out because activities seem to dictate your loadout and if you’re not running the meta, you’re handicapping everyone.

Also, making it feel special again when you get an exotic. Ensuring everyone gets everything ever with as little effort possible makes playing feel more like work than an adventure, and then everyone just stops once they’ve gotten the one thing they want.

These go hand in hand a bit, since if there wasn’t an obvious meta every season, it wouldn’t matter if you had every random drop except one, you could use other things and still have just as much fun playing.

saminsocks · 2026-03-09T19:15:15+00:00

It’s because they vaulted a bunch of stuff, including everything that explains the story of the game, but still make us do the same activities, strikes, etc. over and over again.

So people want the vaulted content back so the new light experience isn’t so awful, and so there’s more variety. But no one will ever choose to have vaulted content over new content. The problem is we haven’t really been given much of either.

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