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It’s 2021, and we all know it can be near-impossible to stay motivated in this most challenging of times. If you’re anything like us, things like quarantine, no social interaction, and global pandemics tend to slow down the old creative juices. It’s been hard for us, and probably for a lot of you, too. So today we’re breaking down how we’ve managed to stay at least semi-productive and almost sane. Plus, the four-and-a-half year journey to our new 10-hour anthology TV series…which, or course, we’re producing from home! Join us in taking on 2021 with gusto—or at least breathing deeply all the way through it.
Throw the Rules Out the Window
We’d be lying if we told you we had a roadmap for navigating the entertainment industry in today’s world.
Does’t matter if you’re a top studio executive or an aspiring filmmaker. There are question marks everywhere, and it’s easy to get overwhelmed.
In today’s episode, we discuss how we’ve stumbled our way through it so far. That includes producing our new 10-hour anthology TV series Unraveled with a host of people working from their homes…including us.
Hopefully we offer some thoughts you’ll find useful, or at least supportive as you continue on your creative endeavors while staying safe and healthy.
Unraveled: Our New TV Series
Unraveled is our latest TV series, which also includes seven 1-hour companion podcast episodes for each 2-hour TV installment. It’s hosted by investigative journalists Alexis Linkletter and Billy Jensen.
Listeners will remember Alexis Linkletter as a long time collaborator with us over at Joke Productions. She’s been on this podcast several times, and we’re thrilled to give her the opportunity to appear in front of the camera on this new series.
We still can’t say a lot about the show, other than our first episode is about the Long Island Serial Killer, and a revealing deep dive into the investigation behind it.
However, the podcast is already live!
Listen to the Unraveled Podcast Now
The Unraveled podcast with Billy and Alexis is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you stream your podcasts.
It would mean a lot if you could rate, review, and subscribe!
See the TV Show Soon
The first televised episode of Unraveled premieres on Discovery+, the new streaming platform, March 9. It will then play on Investigation Discovery later in the year. We hope you get to check it out. It’s the most in-depth, explosive series we’ve ever made.
Helpful and Related Links
As we all work to stay calm and creative, we think this episode about Showbiz and Your Mental Well-Being feels appropriate!
What a difference a year makes. Here was our Welcome to 2020 episode for filmmakers pre-pandemic. Ah, we were so excited for the new decade! A lot of the advice still stands, however.
Our previous look at Making TV in Quarantine – seems like forever ago! And of course, our kids commented on the whole situation.
We did a whole podcast episode on our new favorite TV show – and how it relates to producing unscripted film and TV – the amazing Ted Lasso!
Check out this episode where Alexis give great advice on casting True Crime series.
An in-depth podcast interview with retired detective Pat Postiglione on transitioning to life on-camera.
Let’s Make Some TV Together (Remotely, Anyway!)
Have a great concept and package for an unscripted TV or film project? Documentary? True crime? Looking to team up with us at our company Joke Productions? Here’s everything you need to know: