Happier in Hollywood

Liz and Sarah's pilot The Fix has been picked up by ABC! After a trip to New York for Upfronts, Liz and Sarah discuss why it's so important to enjoy the moment. Then they talk to Happier in Hollywood's resident transformational psychic medium, Marla Frees, about her intuitive powers -- and how she predicted that The Fix would go to series! This week's Hollywood Hack: stay ten more minutes! Finally, Liz and Sarah share the many celebrity sightings they had in New York including Roseanne Barr, Alec Baldwin, Julie Chen and Ryan Seacrest. Links:Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/903150719832696/When Calling 911 Makes The Emergency: https://www.thedailybeast.com/when-calling-911-makes-the-emergency?via=newsletter&source=WeekendThe Fix Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkJhX-ccM5kUpfronts: https://screenwriting.io/in-television-what-are-upfronts/Marla Frees: http://marlafrees.com/American Psychic Book: https://www.amazon.com/American-Psychic-Spiritual-Heartland-Hollywood/dp/1682615723American Psychic Book Launch Event: https://vitellosrestaurant.ticketfly.com/event/1696375American Psychic Book Signing - Barnes and Nobles Studio City: https://www.wilmettetheatre.com/conversations-with-weigelAmerican Psychic Book Signing - Willmette Theatre Chicago: https://www.wilmettetheatre.com/conversations-with-weigelAmerican Psychic  Book Signing - Paramount Theatre Chicago: https://paramountaurora.com/events/american-psychic/Liz Friedlander: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0295107/Rosanne Barr: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001683/Jimmy Kimmell: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0453994/?ref_=nv_sr_2Ryan Seacrest: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0780435/?ref_=nv_sr_1Robin Roberts: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0731533/?ref_=nv_sr_1George Stephaunopoulus: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0826888/?ref_=nv_sr_1Anthony Anderson: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0026364/?ref_=nv_sr_1Alec Baldwin: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000285/?ref_=nv_sr_1Freddie Highmore: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0383603/?ref_=nv_sr_1Faith Ford: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004933/?ref_=nv_sr_1Michael Weatherly: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915762/?ref_=nv_sr_1David Alan Grier: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004979/?ref_=nv_sr_1Julie Chen: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0155277/?ref_=nv_sr_1 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After an update on the "guys" debate, Liz and Sarah talk to authors and co hosts of the podcast #AmWriting KJ Dell'antonia and Jessica Lahey about the writer's life. It doesn't matter if you're in Hollywood or in the country as long as you get your butt in the chair and your head in the game. This week's Hollywood Hack will help you land any job: state the obvious! Finally, after the unexpected death of her father this week, Sarah shares a heartwarming memory.Links:Cambridge Dictionary Definition of Guys: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/guy"Eight words that reveal the sexism at the heart of the English language": https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jan/27/eight-words-sexism-heart-english-language"Why I'm finally convinced it's time to stop saying 'you guys'": https://www.vox.com/2015/6/11/8761227/you-guys-sexism-language"The language of sexism": http://www.classycareergirl.com/2017/10/sexism-workplace-gendered-language/"You don't like being called 'guys?' Come on, people!": https://www.theguardian.com/media/mind-your-language/2016/jun/10/you-dont-like-being-called-guys-come-on-people#AmWriting: http://www.jessicalahey.com/amwriting-podcast/ #AmWriting Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashtag/amwritingDrybar: https://www.thedrybar.com/How to Be a Happier Parent: https://www.amazon.com/How-Happier-Parent-Raising-Family/dp/0735210470The Gift of Failure: https://www.amazon.com/Gift-Failure-Parents-Children-Succeed/dp/0062299255/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1526356195&sr=1-1&keywords=the+gift+of+failure&dpID=41JmkO844-L&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Description:As Liz and Sarah finish their ABC pilot THE FIX, they take time out to discuss why it's so important to trust your gut. Then they answer a listener question about the financial burden of being a starving artist. Their advice? Get a day job, but keep working toward your goals in the meantime. In Hits and Bombs, Sarah has a crabby bomb, and Liz has a life-altering mantra hit courtesy of Safe for Work podcast's Liz Dolan: "Strong. Calm. Kind." Finally, Sarah shares a dirty and delicious Hollywood Hack: Elevated Cedar Raised Beds.   Links:The Fix: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7942774/?ref_=nv_sr_1Editing: https://study.com/articles/TV_Editor_Job_Description_and_Requirements_for_a_Career_in_TV_Editing.htmlThe Gift of Fear: https://www.amazon.com/Gift-Fear-Survival-Signals-Violence/dp/0440226198Jenna Fischer: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0278979/?ref_=nv_sr_1The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide: https://www.amazon.com/Actors-Life-Survival-Guide/dp/1944648224Gordon Lightfoot: http://www.gordonlightfoot.com/Liz Dolan: https://twitter.com/SSLiz?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorSatellite Sisters: https://satellitesisters.com/Safe For Work Podcast: https://wondery.com/shows/safe-for-work/Shawn Ryan: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0752841/?ref_=nv_sr_1The Shield: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286486/?ref_=nm_knf_t1Elevated Cedar Raised Bed: https://www.gardeners.com/buy/planter-boxes-cedar-raised-garden/8587631.htmlFlemish Giant Rabbit: http://flemish-giant.com/Photo by sydney Rae on Unsplash To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Update: Happier in Hollywood has a resident psychic -- and Liz has her to thank for a new positive attitude. Liz and Sarah discuss how to be in control of your own career. Nobody cares more about your success than you do. Then Liz and Sarah talk to co-owner of Inform Fitness Toluca Lake, Sheila Melody about the Power of Ten Workout and starting your own business after 40. (Make sure to check out Sheila's podcast Sound, Mind, & Body) Finally, Liz and Sarah's assistant Mary shares a theater-related Hollywood Hack that's only $9.95 a month: Movie Pass!Links:Marla Frees: http://www.marlafrees.com/Scott Brazil: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0106368/The Shield: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286486/?ref_=nm_flmg_prd_1Sheila Melody: https://informfitness.com/staff/sheila-melody/Inform Fitness: https://informfitness.com/Power of Ten Workout: https://informfitness.com/about-us/power-of-ten-book/Sound, Mind & Body Podcast: http://soundmindbodypodcast.com/Movie Pass: https://www.moviepass.com/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today is all about you! It’s a listener question extravaganza! What do Liz and Sarah wish they’d known when they were starting out in Hollywood? Do Liz and Sarah have any all-time favorite TV shows? Are they aware of how much they use the word "guys?" And we have multiple Hollywood Hacks all from you: Hoopla, Dear Book Hoarder candles that smell like old books, and Vivian Lou insoles!  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Liz and Sarah pay tribute to Suzanne Patmore Gibbs, the head of TriStar television, and share the many lessons they learned from her vibrant life. Then Liz and Sarah discuss their self-care getaway weekends after pilot production... and how they were sort of successful, sort of not. This week we have two Hollywood Hacks to up your selfie game: have the tallest person in the group take the selfie and use a PopSocket grip. Finally, Sarah reveals her celebrity sighting at the pet store while preparing to get a Flemish Giant rabbit: Gina Torres! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Liz and Sarah are in post production! They discuss the crazy schedule, how they're sitting around A LOT, and the excruciating focus group testing process. In Name That Hollywood Job, ABC Studios VP of Drama Development Juan Alfonso discusses the development process. His advice to writers working with a network or studio: Don't come in with an "us vs. them" attitude. Finally, this week's Hollywood Hack comes from The Fix hair stylists Dugg Kirkpatrick and Myo Lai: Osis powder and Oribe dry texture spray keep your hair voluminous and fabulous. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Liz and Sarah are on location at Hollywood Forever Cemetery! They answer a listener question about how best to support a partner going through pilot production. Then they sit down with Marcia Clark to discuss the art of collaboration -- including how it can go oh so wrong. In Name That Hollywood Job, location manager Veronique Vowell shares the creative and logistical challenges of finding just the right spot to shoot a scene. Finally, this week's non-living celebrity sightings include Johnny Ramone, Toto the dog, and Mickey Rooney.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Liz and Sarah discuss the things they AREN'T doing while making their pilot: showering, flossing, exercising, and dropping their kids off at school. Then in a new segment called "Name That Hollywood Job," Liz and Sarah interview Warner Brothers story analyst Sherry Carnes. What does Sherry look for in a script or book? Finally, this week's Hollywood Hack is all over the set of The Fix: the Lucky Cat!  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Liz and Sarah report on the status of their New Year's Resolutions. So far, so good -- Sarah is living sugar-freely and Liz is weighing daily! Then they dive deep into the pilot production glossary: Swing sets, story conference, and design meeting. what are the key terms to know while doing a pilot? Finally, this week's Hollywood Hack helps you look fabulous for less: Rent the Runway!  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.