John Irwin
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first heard Jun 2026
last heard 30 Jun
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And Vince Gilligan probably the great um showrunner and master of his craft.
But I had at some point to stop watching Breaking Bad because I was just meaner as a person.
You know what I'm saying?
I had to like disconnect from it.
So while I'm not saying that those things shouldn't exist because they're incredible, whether it's Breaking Bad or Game of Thrones or whatever, I would say that there is this um
Need culturally and also in entertainment for stories that pull you to the better parts of your nature, to the better parts of humanity, and pull you back.
I have strong theories on this.
Like I think the
The best book on optimism I ever read is uh Victor Frankel's man's Search for Meaning, which is the great comedy.
Right, yeah, right.
Yeah, yeah.
Somebody should do a musical on that.
But it's you know, this guy survived the Holocaust and yet he had this kind of optimistic approach.
So I actually don't think that the storytelling people want is storytelling that rips out what I think Hallmark does and does well if that's what you're looking for.
For rips out the stakes of the story.
Like let's create a a world that's not real to life where you know the biggest, the most dramatic decision that is going to be made is, you know, whether the Candace Cameron chooses kind of someone from the city or someone from the country.
You know, that's no bride.
No, that's no bra.
And again, my wife loves those movies, but my point is I think what the audience is yearning for is stories that grapple with real life and the grit of real life.
But through a lens of optimism and belief.
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