Uncertainty Principle

This train has reached the end of the Tracks. We conclude the 8-episode arc of our one completed screenplay, and discuss how we entered it into competitions and tried to sell it. Plus, Hy-Vee Cheap Bin, Tropes, and Top 3.

Apologies for another delay, Johnny's a busy boy. We've reached the penultimate episode of Tracks. As promised, Ash leads Evan into Odessa, but blinded by revenge and without a real plan, he soon finds himself in over his head. Plus Last Train to Tropesville, Captain Phillips, and Top 3 Actresses.

Only three episodes left in the Tracks arc, as Evan nears the vengeance he's so long desired. But an encounter with someone as young and broken as he is might give him pause. Plus Johnny Make Me a Drink, San Trope(z), and Top 3 from Mom.

A Hawaii trip delayed UPP XXVII, but we're back! The siege of Farwell is about to begin, with all the storylines -- Evan, Ash and Verge -- colliding in a bloody clash. Plus Tropes and Top 3 in 3, and a conversation about violence in film and media.

Jamey and Johnny barrel down the Tracks, navigating the challenge of bringing three different storylines together logically, on the brink of an invasion of Farwell. Plus Hy-Vee Cheap Bin, Trope Me, 12 Years a Slave, Book of Mormon, and Top 3 battles.

Tracks rides into the ragged but defiant outpost of Farwell, right on the heels of another lead character -- the brash and enigmatic teenage junkie Ash. Is she an omen of worse to come? Plus Johnny Make Me a Drink, Trope Me, Mom's Movie Review, and Top 3.

Johnny and Jamey roll on down the Tracks, their post-apocalyptic western, introducing a mysterious hero(ine) who makes a daring escape from a dark past. Plus, Johnny Make Me a Drink, Mom's Movie Review, Tropes and Top 3 in 3.

Finally, a finished script. John and Jamey rumble into the post-apocalyptic west with their bleak and violent screenplay Tracks, which finished in the top 15% of the prestigious Nicholls Fellowship screenwriting competition in 2010. Plus Mom's Movie Review, Tropes, and Top 3 in 3.

The discussion of Fugue State comes to a close revealing its biggest mystery - what is the Stream? Hows does it help the main characters predict the movements of others? Is it a techological leap or a spiritual one? Plus, the new segment 'Who's That Trope?" Mom's movie reviews Oblivion, we talk Her, and Top 3 in 3 robots or A.I.

The discussion of Fugue State roars on to introduce the important character Xo, to drop a manifesto in the form of a monologue/video installation, and to question how identity is derived in the information age. Johnny Make Me A Drink: Champagne cocktail. Top 3 in 3 Manic Pixie Dream Girls.

Fugue State continues as John and Jamey introduce two major characters. The first hearkens back to an old roommate discussed in Episode V; the second is representative of the consumerism that Jamey believes is at odds with human empathy. Johnny Make Me a Drink: Negroni. Top 3 in 3: Spiritual Guides.

Nineteen episodes in, Johnny and Jamey finally reach the storyline that will carry them almost to the present. Meet Will Busker, a man suffering from a "fugue state," a disorder which robs him of his identity. Plus we talk American Hustle and awards season in Hollywood. Johnny Make me a Drink: Sazerac. Top 3 in 3 film adaptions of plays.

Todd rejoins Jamey and John as they all reminisce about the 2009-2010 artist collective that they created together. Side Work was the result of a group of artists reclaiming their artistic dreams and merging them with real life. Johnny Make Me a Drink: Diamondback. Top 3 in 3 theatrical experiences.

Influenced by Naomi Klein and other anti-globilization and anti-consumer writers, Jamey wraps the telepath story around a semi-mythical character. It doesn't go very far. Johnny Make Me Some Ice: Clear ice. Top 3 in 3 trusted brands.

Johnny's baaack, and he joins Jamey in discussing aspects of a 2007 script, including telepathy, the subconscious, and waiting tables. Johnny Make me a Drink: Gimlet. Top 3 in 3 double crosses.

Author and poker guru Todd Kreisman fills in for Johnny, just in time for a 2007 script by Jamey involving poker, telepathy, and spies. Todd Show Me Your Hand. Top 3 in 3 authors.

Jamey and Johnny recall some projects that didn't exactly pan out the way they hoped. Johnny Make Me a Drink: Brandy Daisy. Bottom 3 in 3 Worst Movies.

The Month Series comes to a close with a holiday tune, and a look back at the year. Johnny Make Me a Drink: Americano. Top 3 in 3 movie moments.

Johnny's Months 10 and 11 take us into the LA night to be alone in a crowd, and into the warped internal life of an actor. Johnny Make Me a Drink: Sambuca w/espresso beans. Top 3 in 3 Actors.

Johnny takes us on a roller coaster/surrealist art stuff ride through his Months 7, 8 & 9 influences. Johnny Make Me a Drink: Sambuca Secret. Top 3 in 3 most influential artists in any medium.