This Might Be Okay

Ahsan & Debs are joined by Howard Hockin to have a deep discussion about Ted Lasso. 

Warning: There are spoilers.

This week Ahsan & Debs keep Leon's place warm while he works on The Chelsea Cowboy. We do a deep dive into Hacks, The White Lotus and Cruel Summer. 

We have a general chat about Apple TV+ and HBO Max platforms' content and our recommended watchlist: Coda, Ladhood, Write Around the World, Accused & Free Guy.

Ahsan's also been listening to Bleachers, Jack Antonoff's band and the Firebug podcast.

After a hiatus, we return to discuss the creative endeavours that fill our time.

On this week's pod we discuss Prince's vaults, Dave, Falling Down, Sophie: A Murder in West Cork, Under Suspicion: Uncovering the Wesphael Case and Ahsan & Debs try to convince Leon - yet again - to watch Ted Lasso now that Season 2 is upon us.

This week we watched Bosch season 7, Apple TV's Physical, Glastonbury on demand plus there may have been a football match.

We also discuss the USP of TV shows.

Ibiza's Internet scuppered our theme of the week but we'll save that for next time.

Our last episode before we take a summer break. See you in August...

This week we dive a little deeper into Lupin, talk about the Writers Guild and show support for #FreeBritney.

Ahsan & Leon share their current favourite podcasts and Debs asks the guys about the period of purgatory once a project has been green lit.

We discuss what we've watched / listened to / read over the last week plus share our love for Mare of Easttown (with spoilers).

We also choose something that had an impact on our lives as teenagers that still resonates with us today creatively.

This week we talk all things comedy. From the shows that made an impression* on us growing up to our current favourites. 

Also, Leon talks about the place between green-lit and the fear of failure, Debs shares her love of dancing round the flat & pond swimming and Ahsan confesses he thinks he's not funny. 

* Speaking of impressions, Debs' impression of Papa Lazarou gets zero reaction.

This week we share how we prepare to write - both mentally & physically. What do we do outside of writing to help us write?

On the listen /watchlist:

We Are Lady Parts, Dave Chappelle, Time, Wim Hof, Inside Bo Burnham...

Our theme of the week is ego. Professionally & personally how egos can sabotage or assist. We put ours under the spotlight...

With cinemas back open in the UK, Debs recommends her big screen watched. 

Plus tv chat including Inside No. 9, The Pact, Innocent & Unforgotten (again).

We chat Sons of Sam, The Brits and our theme of the week: auditions.

We chat endings - notably the Line Of Duty finale - and why we find them satisfying or disappointing.

On discovering the identity of H, Leon thinks that, “one breadcrumb in 6 seasons is not enough”. Is he right?

Just before the series finale, the TMBOK team are split as we hold Line of Duty under the spotlight.

Our theme of the week is collaborating with friends.

Whether it's financial or creative - or both - how to navigate the complications that can arise when mixing business with pleasure.

This week we talked about the New York Times documentary, Framing Britney Spears. Also the dark satirical comedy with a similar theme,  I Care A Lot (Prime Video). 

The theme of the week is how we create & build characters.

Quite a controversial topic but in an era of cancel culture, we chat about whether we can separate the art from the artist when those we admire or respect cross lines and boundaries. 

In this special part ii of Episode 19, we get to delve deep into the process of making a film.

We ask Leon about the hustle, raising finance, finding a director, casting and also about how to keep your sanity when undertaking the task of making an independent film.

This week we discuss how we feel about the bias of art. Do we switch off if the moral / political leaning of programme makers is different to our own.

Recommendations include: Bon Iver, Taylor Swift, The Concrete Cowboy, Law & Order SVU, The Detectives, Louis Theroux, Wonder, The Mauritanian...

This week we had a leisurely chat about the things we've watched and listened to plus Ahsan expresses his staunch views on Promising Young Woman.

It was worth the early start to chat with this week’s special guest F.J Santo about his work and to hear how he got his first break in NYC.

One for all fans of the animated world, Transformers, Batman, Anime and much more!

We also discuss Promising Young Woman (& that Variety review) plus Ahsan & Debs talk about Behind Her Eyes. 

On the agenda this week, we discuss - “it took innovation & foresight to truly stand out" in the top 10 of the most innovative film & film companies of 2021 (according to Fast Company).

Also, pre-production roles & routines including casting, writing vs. the business, being practical vs. being creative, juggling home life, finding your niche plus our usual weekly recommendations.

In a good news week, we chat about Leon’s project #TheChelseaCowboy starring #AlexPettyfer as #JohnBindon plus theme of the week: Curation vs. Algorithms.

With 24 being added to Star on Disney Plus, we discuss whether the 21-year old classic has aged well.

Deadline: bit.ly/3kOxwbp

Skipping the unlucky 13, we're back with episode 14 where we chat with cinematographer Dale McCready about working with directors, new technology and what draws her to projects.

Leon also lets slip about our week hiatus...

General chat-chat about what we've been watching / listening to. Leon passionately talks from personal experience about our theme of the week, "Calling out prejudice is vital – but not at the expense of valid criticism".

Writer & former BBC Writers Room Comedy Finalist Laurence Tratalos joins us to chat competitions and opportunities within the industry.

In this week's episode we chat about remakes & come up with a suggestion to protect the classics from any future overhauls. We also discuss the inclusion of / writing of / reaction to sex scenes in TV and film.

The tip of the week is Russell T Davies' It's a Sin on Channel 4.

The big topic of the week - is cinema dead?

We discuss what we've been watching / listening to, how & why real-life crime stories draw us in and the impact of Christopher Nolan's Tenet.

We look back at what we watched and listened to in 2020 and try to convince Leon that Ted Lasso is the best TV show of last year which shouldn't be too difficult because it IS the best thing of 2020.

This week it was a thrill to talk to filmmaker Mat Whitecross about his illustrious career. We discuss making documentaries. music videos and how he made his own luck breaking into this competitive industry.

This week we cover Guilty Pleasures, what we think of screenwriting rules, offer advice for finding time to write and have a in depth discussion about the importance of diversity opportunities.

This week we rant about The Undoing finale (spoiler alert), listen to Leon's musings and discuss the theme of the week - how we build our stories.

This week we discuss if and how we follow writing rules, debate our The Undoing theories and delve into our favourite characters with Bafta winning writer & director, Keri Collins.