Rob Ripley
@rbripley
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Writer. Magnet Mgmt. Spouse, sibling, baseball & dog lover. He/Him. Queer 🏳️🌈Yinzer. #LetsGoBucs @rbripley on the socials.
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A friend sent me this a week ago, and every day since then, I’ve opened up the text thread to look at it and laugh again.
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THIS. The streaming business model isn’t designed to deliver profitability, but solely “shareholder value.” Drag the truth into the light and let it burn.
If you wanna know why any CEO is upset at the guild not taking the deal it’s because the guild wants more transparency w viewership. If that becomes a reality it’s gonna reveal a lot less people are watching the streaming services than we’re told and it’s gonna tank stock prices
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Today, we say goodbye to our boy Dexter 💔after a magical 16+ years filled with fetches, walks, kisses & cuddles.
We are so grateful that all those years ago, a 3-month old pup found on the streets chose us.
Please send Dexter warm thoughts as he takes his final journey.
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@CNNPolitics
Incorrect. Her and Rubio’s “plan” last year makes employees pay for their own leave using their own Social Security benefits.
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All I want this year is to sit in a writers room with a half dozen other writers, make stuff up, pitch, have a little lunch, make more stuff up and go write our eps. That’s really just all I want.
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@franklinleonard
He looked like he was suppressing squeals of joy the entire performance. And I don’t blame him one bit.
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@DanaSchwartzzz
Late night run to the Home Depot on Sunset. A dropped the armload of boxes of drywall screws I was holding. Keanu Reeves helped me pick them up, nodded when I thanked him and went back to shopping.
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Charlotte said this much more eloquently than my rage and disgust would allow me to right now:
Who's surprised by these fans who are booing? It was never about the National Anthem. It was never about respect for the flag. It was always about sheer discomfort over any personal accountability a fan might be motivated to consider regarding their role in systemic racism.
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23 years, 2 months, and 28 days.
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I wrote a book. It’s the queer, hard-boiled detective I’ve wanted to read since I was ten years old. No idea if it’s any good or if anything will come of it, but I’m so proud of myself. Which ain’t something that comes easily.
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@cmclymer
@MinorityVets
The first three people who want one of these but can’t afford it to DM me, I’ll pick up the donation and have it sent to you.
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@ChelseaClinton
Shocking. it makes the book reports by Schroeder in the Peanuts cartoons look like the apex of intellectual rigor.
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So yes, writing my queer feature Western was, in fact, a good idea.
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Today’s Moment of Joy: our old guy, Dexter, at 14, dear and mostly blind still loves to play fetch.
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Before twitter dissolves, I’ll shoot my shot:
I’m a feature and an SE-level TV writer. My sweet spot - complicated relationships, dark humor & queer characters.
If you’re looking for that, let’s talk! If you know someone looking, I’d be grateful for a connection!
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For the first time in my relationship with manager, today I called them about a show and said, "I promise you, there's not a writer in Hollywood who can bring more to this project than me."
And spent the rest of the day in an overwhelming panic about being seen as an asshole.
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I got a rejection for something today that I really, truly thought I had.
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Through a series of unplanned events that have unfolded in a specific order, I’m beginning to suspect that I’ve wildly underestimated myself for a very, very long time.
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@ggreeneva
@JoyAnnReid
The utter ignorance on display here in his tweet simply unquantifiable.
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If everyone had a friendship like Max and Clance, the world would be an infinitely better and kinder place.
@LeagueOnPrime
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Well, hello there!
Meet R.B. Ripley from the WarnerMedia Access U.S. Writers Program!
LA-based drama writer of complex families with uncomfortable truths. Former musician. Yinzer.
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I broke my only cardinal rule of screenwriting Twitter this morning:
Never comment on someone's tweet about formatting.
The regret is real and now I'm going to watch baseball.
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@okayplayer
@JordanPeele
For years I’ve wondered why the
@TheAcademy
doesn’t require voters to screen films before they vote. There is no such requirement. This renders the whole thing noth8ng more than a popularity contest.
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SAG-AFTRA members: Check your inbox. The link to the Strike Authorization Vote has been sent. If you didn't receive the postcard and are missing your voting PIN number, you can request it right from the voting site. I just voted YES; cast your vote NOW!
@sagaftra
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Today's Moment of Joy:
This 87-year old grandmother with Alzheimer's is stuck at home during the lockdown.
She’s been sad because they can’t go out for groceries, like they normally do.
So — her grandson built her a supermarket at home.
Then they went shopping.
Humanity.🌎❤️
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@TheEmilyBlake
FWIW, my coverage of scripts like this now includes only this boilerplate statement:
“Writer introduced X number of female characters based solely on physical traits. Therefore, it is a pass on both the material and writer with extreme prejudice.”
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Today's moment of joy:
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Today’s Moment of Joy:
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My marriage to my husband has lasted more than 20 times the length his did do his wife. So…no.
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Well, it’s finally our time in the COVID barrel. I can’t imagine what this would be like without vaccines and boosters.
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This took off (so glad to see it making others laugh, too!
No Soundcloud, but please make sure that those you love are registered to vote.
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As part of
@WM_Access
Writers Program, I'm lucky to work alongside amazing writers whose work just blows me away. I'm grateful to SO MANY people who helped and supported me over the years. I am thrilled and ready for this opportunity.
#WarnerMedia
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Just another project of mine that's "dead" because "no one will read a period piece." In this case, 1978.
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A heartfelt thanks
@NetworkISA
for selecting me a 2020 Fast Track Fellow! A huge congratulations to
@DanielleNicki
and all of the genre winners. Bravo, all!
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Thanks,
@finaldraftinc
and to those who’ve read and supported The Mender on its journey.
That little electric charge I get when something I’ve written connects with someone never gets old and for which I’m ever grateful.
⭐Look alive! Feel alive!⭐
We've announced Big Break's Top 5!!
Check out the list:
#screenwriting
#finaldraft
#bigbreak
#amwriting
#scriptchat
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Today’s Moment of Joy:
We keep pandas from dying out just so they can do this all day.. 😆😂
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@JuddLegum
Or, you know, developing and executing any kind of plan. His level of leadership incompetence (and basic human decency) is staggering.
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@Mikel_Jollett
.
@MayorOfLA
HOW could this not have been prepared for? Fix this NOW. Move those protestors the proper distance and keep the ducking gates open.
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I ❤️ baseball.
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Nothing Left to Lose made THE GREY LIST 🎉
I'm delighted my thriller feature is getting some love!
Check out all the scripts:
Congrats to all the writers who made this list - stories from those of us over forty are 🔥
#TheGreyList24
#TheGreyList24
NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE, a feature from the always amazing,
@rbripley
!
Find it on The Grey List:
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Honored and humbled to have 'The Mender' selected - I know how many amazing writers are out there with fantastic stories. A big congrats to all the quarterfinalists.
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The last 5 years, I've averaged 100+ "no's" for TV/film projects. The skin's gotten thicker and the "no's" now just feel like the harmony of the TV/Film work symphony.
Today, I submitted the first 5K words of my first novel for the first time and promptly barfed in the toilet.
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Friends, talk to me about resilience. How do you refill your well when you’re genuinely running on fumes?
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A huge thank you to
@NetworkISA
for selecting me as one of their 2020 Fast Track Fellows. It was an amazing week of general meetings, culminating with a pitch panel where I got to blab about my pilot, 'The Mender.' I'm so grateful to you for your support and opportunities!
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@TuckerCarlson
@FoxNews
If you closed your mouth and just LISTENED to yourself, you'd be as horrified as the rest of us whose brain stems meet our spinal cords.
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Humbled and honored that my 1-hour crime drama, The Mender, was selected as a Semi-Finalist in the
@ShoreScripts
TV Contest. Thank you for supporting an unconventional crime thriller story that also has laughs, heart, and centers a trans man.
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I’m just overwhelmed by the care with which
#ALeagueOfTheirOwn
addresses the reality of queer history but without wallowing in bleakness or trauma porn. As a queer man and a former ball player, I’ve never been so deeply affected by a baseball story.
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I can't believe how unsafe I feel as a queer person in this country. Again.
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Well, snuck that first draft in just under the wire for
#Spectember
. (The rewrite's gonna have to be
#Spectober
!!)
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The response to this has been overwhelming and so inspiring!
If I had the money, I’d underwrite everyone’s entry because I genuinely believe Finish Line is so valuable for us writers!
But I’m not independently wealthy, so I’ll randomly pick a name on Monday.
Thank you all!
We are giving away a free entry & set of script notes, thanks to the wonderful generosity of
@rbripley
, writer & human extraordinaire as well as our 2017 Grand Prize Winner.
Please tell us something about yourself/your writing. Please RT.
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I just sent a draft of my first novel out into the world and mercy, it’s WAY more nerve wracking than a script of mine going out. 😳
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Today's (Mostly Regular) Schedule:
6:00 am Write
11:30 am Lunch
1:30 pm Get Married
2:30 pm Write
5:00 pm Walk the Dog
5:30 pm Make Dinner
6:30 pm Dinner with Husband
7:30 pm Watch New Ep of 'Morning Show'
9:00 pm Bed
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Got three rejections between 1:41 and 2:12 today. Looks like everyone wanted to get the bad news out before corporate offices closed early for the holiday! 🤣
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The amount of scenery the late Alan Rickman chewed in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is one of cinema's most GLORIOUS accomplishments. I'm never not delighted by that performance.
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@KevinMKruse
Kevin, I wish I was independently wealthy so I could fund the amazing job you do every day to contextualize history and bring facts to the fore. Also, for your patience, which is extraordinary and inspiring.
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Grateful and humbled that one of my pilots has been selected as a semifinalist for the
@roadmapwriters
GPS fellowship. Congratulations to the other semifinalists!
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@GeorgeTakei
You understand that, sir, because you have empathy and integrity.
#Potus
does not.
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@andylassner
I’m ready for the ride to be dismantled and hauled away so none of us ever has to ride it again.
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The first three people who want one of these but can’t afford it to DM me, I’ll pick up the donation and have it sent to you.
Well, you asked, and here it is. Available in unisex tee, unisex tank, and women's tee. All proceeds go to Minority Veterans of America (
@MinorityVets
), a 501(c)(3) advocating for all veterans of marginalized communities. Order here:
#ShutTheFuckUpStephen
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I'm grateful for my latest pilot to be in such fine company as a runner up for the 2019
#FirstLookProject
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This script is the most TERRIFIED I've ever been to share for a long list of reasons. That people have connected with it is deeply humbling. Thank you
@ScriptPipeline
.
TV PILOT - HOUR
Arranged by Felicia Ho - Winner
Arcanum Jen Krueger & James Mulholland - Finalist
Group by Lea Pascal - Finalist
The Mender by RB Ripley - Finalist
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@Alyssa_Milano
The profound and utter lack of empathy here is astonishing. It is, ultimately, what ails us.
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Who wants to go in on this with me to establish a writer’s colony?!
Anyone in the market for a 19th-century village in Maine?
?
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@StephenKing
Yup. And just like that, the Watergate affair looks more like a long-lost Winnie the Pooh installment than Our Darkest Hour.
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Stress baking complete: Vanilla sponge with dark chocolate Swiss buttercream and raspberry coulis. Reason
#962
why you want me in your writer’s room.
(As always, thanks to
@nancybbakes
and
@DBeasleyHarling
for the inspiration and information.)
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