Tag: Chris Downey

501 – The (Very) Big Bird Job + 502 – The Blue Line Job

Aldis Hodge (Hardison) sits down with John Rogers and Chris Downey (co-creators and executive producers) to tackle your questions on the first two Leverage Season 5 Episode – The (Very) Big Bird Job and The Blue Line Job.

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MISSING – Exclusive Q&A with Timothy Hutton, Dean Devlin, John Rogers & Chris Downey (Part 2)

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Welcome back, grifters! We’re proud to present the second half of the exclusive Leverage Q&A held earlier this year. In case you need a refresher, on June 9th, 2012, Leverage hosted a special screening of episode 405, “The Van Gogh Job”, followed by a star-studded panel discussion with Academy Award Winner Timothy Hutton (Nate Ford), Dean Devlin (Executive Producer), John Rogers & Chris Downey (Co-creators and executive producers). This podcast is the audio recording of the second half of the Q&A. The first half is also available for download as a podcast in case you missed it. Enjoy! And keep an eye out for our upcoming Season 5 podcasts where we’ll once again be answering your fan questions on the latest season!

Exclusive Q&A with Timothy Hutton, Dean Devlin, John Rogers & Chris Downey

On June 9th, 2012, Leverage hosted a special screening of episode 405, “The Van Gogh Job”, followed by a star-studded panel discussion with Academy Award Winner Timothy Hutton (Nate Ford), Dean Devlin (Executive Producer), John Rogers, & Chris Downey (Co-creators and executive producers). This podcast is the audio recording of the first half of the QA. Stay tuned for the second half to be published next week, and don’t forget to tune in for Leverage’s Season 5 Premiere this Sunday, July 15th at 8/7c, only on TNT!

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The Island of Misfit Jobs

What is the Island of Misfit Jobs? Well, it’s a strange and beautiful place where unused Leverage ideas go to rest. This week we journey to this very island with executive producers John Rogers and Chris Downey, producer Paul Guyot, and writer Josh Schaer acting as our guides. Find out what brilliant episodes never made it to the screen and more in this installment of our special writers room edition podcasts.

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The Voices of Leverage (Part 2)

Join us for Part Two of The Voices of Leverage as we journey back inside the Leverage writers room. Leverage writers and producers answer in depth questions on how they write for the characters of the show, from our favorite grifters to the weekly villains. We’re joined by executive producer Chris Downey and talented writers Jeremy Bernstein, Becky Kirsch, Geoffrey Thorne, and Josh Schaer.

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The Voices of Leverage (part 1)

Let’s be honest: Leverage has some great characters. I’m willing to be they’re one of the main reasons you tune in each week. Just how are your favorite characters brought to life, you ask? Tune in to this special writers room podcast to find out. We’re joined by executive producer Chris Downey and talented writers Jeremy Bernstein, Becky Kirsch, Geoffrey Thorne, and Josh Schaer. Don’t forget to check back next week for Part Two and our apologies for the technical difficulties, folks!

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From Pitch to Picture

John Rogers and Chris Downey (executive producers and co-creator) are joined by Story Editor Becky Kirsch as they walk us through the process of writing an episode of LEVERAGE. What is it like to come up with ideas, getting them on paper, and how they transition to the final product we see on screen.

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