Dave Bernad
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Podcast Appearances
But this is 2016, right? So then White House plumbers, I pitch it to writers. We pitch it to Woody Harrelson. Signs on. Pitch it to Justin Theroux. Signs on. We sell it.
But this is 2016, right? So then White House plumbers, I pitch it to writers. We pitch it to Woody Harrelson. Signs on. Pitch it to Justin Theroux. Signs on. We sell it.
But this is 2016, right? So then White House plumbers, I pitch it to writers. We pitch it to Woody Harrelson. Signs on. Pitch it to Justin Theroux. Signs on. We sell it.
Yeah, yeah. Because you're like, once you get the first person on, it's easier to get the second. You're like, oh yeah, Woody's coming to this party.
Yeah, yeah. Because you're like, once you get the first person on, it's easier to get the second. You're like, oh yeah, Woody's coming to this party.
Yeah, yeah. Because you're like, once you get the first person on, it's easier to get the second. You're like, oh yeah, Woody's coming to this party.
and he vetted the whole once we had him it made it made the next like five people easy but we had to get him to get it going by the way i think i'm like oh for 70 with my 30 for 30 pitches at some point just such as i don't control it anymore but um so then so this is 2019 we sell to hbo they're like we're making this covet happens it's pushed 21 2021 2022 and then all of a sudden an idea that has never been made
and he vetted the whole once we had him it made it made the next like five people easy but we had to get him to get it going by the way i think i'm like oh for 70 with my 30 for 30 pitches at some point just such as i don't control it anymore but um so then so this is 2019 we sell to hbo they're like we're making this covet happens it's pushed 21 2021 2022 and then all of a sudden an idea that has never been made
and he vetted the whole once we had him it made it made the next like five people easy but we had to get him to get it going by the way i think i'm like oh for 70 with my 30 for 30 pitches at some point just such as i don't control it anymore but um so then so this is 2019 we sell to hbo they're like we're making this covet happens it's pushed 21 2021 2022 and then all of a sudden an idea that has never been made
In 40 years, I get a call. Oh, you know, there's a Julia Roberts, Sean Penn project called Gaslit that's getting shot the exact same time I'm shooting White House plumbers, which is the exact same story. And so this idea I've been thinking about for six years, which has never existed, All of a sudden, my show comes out two months after the exact same show, which is something I can't control.
In 40 years, I get a call. Oh, you know, there's a Julia Roberts, Sean Penn project called Gaslit that's getting shot the exact same time I'm shooting White House plumbers, which is the exact same story. And so this idea I've been thinking about for six years, which has never existed, All of a sudden, my show comes out two months after the exact same show, which is something I can't control.
In 40 years, I get a call. Oh, you know, there's a Julia Roberts, Sean Penn project called Gaslit that's getting shot the exact same time I'm shooting White House plumbers, which is the exact same story. And so this idea I've been thinking about for six years, which has never existed, All of a sudden, my show comes out two months after the exact same show, which is something I can't control.
So then at that point, it's like, oh, we're the second Watergate show about G. Gordon Leedy and Howard Hunt. And that's just the difficulty of producing. It's like, that's something that's so out of my control. You put all this energy into something. And then by the time my show comes out, it's kind of an afterthought. Oh, we've already seen that show. Saw it on Starz.
So then at that point, it's like, oh, we're the second Watergate show about G. Gordon Leedy and Howard Hunt. And that's just the difficulty of producing. It's like, that's something that's so out of my control. You put all this energy into something. And then by the time my show comes out, it's kind of an afterthought. Oh, we've already seen that show. Saw it on Starz.
So then at that point, it's like, oh, we're the second Watergate show about G. Gordon Leedy and Howard Hunt. And that's just the difficulty of producing. It's like, that's something that's so out of my control. You put all this energy into something. And then by the time my show comes out, it's kind of an afterthought. Oh, we've already seen that show. Saw it on Starz.
Yeah. Oh yeah. I have several that, that like kind of slipped through my fingers and you kind of think about those for years. And I have probably two of those that I'm like, if I just moved a little quicker or just put a little bit more energy into this or, you know, yeah.
Yeah. Oh yeah. I have several that, that like kind of slipped through my fingers and you kind of think about those for years. And I have probably two of those that I'm like, if I just moved a little quicker or just put a little bit more energy into this or, you know, yeah.
Yeah. Oh yeah. I have several that, that like kind of slipped through my fingers and you kind of think about those for years. And I have probably two of those that I'm like, if I just moved a little quicker or just put a little bit more energy into this or, you know, yeah.
What happens is people get busy. And if you miss a window with people, then they're off doing other things. And I had a show that had three... elements that then went off to become massive stars, but I had them before their thing. And it was in the world of music, which is a world I love and been trying to figure out a show or movie.
What happens is people get busy. And if you miss a window with people, then they're off doing other things. And I had a show that had three... elements that then went off to become massive stars, but I had them before their thing. And it was in the world of music, which is a world I love and been trying to figure out a show or movie.