Hi there! I'm Mark Simborg, a newspaper journalist turned screenwriter and tech copywriter, and now the creator of "Seriously?", a podcast about nothing.
My script deal is dead (I think) ... but there are silver linings
The host discusses the demise of a studio script deal, exploring the reasons behind its failure and the unexpected benefits that arise from the situation.
29 Apr 2025
Thought Experiment, Part 2 (Ghosting Social Media)
Send us a text In this episode, I detail my intention to ghost social media - specifically, Instagram - and how after a full 4 years on Instagram I managed to accrue only about 30 followers.
2 Apr 2025
Script Deal Update Part 3 - The Studio Responds
Send us a text My little coup d'etat (accept missing somewhere in there) may have just worked. The studio has responded to the director's cut, and it's, er pretty much as I expected.
5 Mar 2025
I've Finally Settled on a Name!
Send us a text Yes. I finally have a name for this podcast. A permanent one. Welcome to... (and you have to say this with the right amount of annoyance)... "Seriously?"
2 Mar 2025
Plot Twist! My Script Rewrite Just Turned Into A Dumpster Fire
Send us a text This episode should give you enough shadenfreude to last you the rest of the year.
24 Feb 2025
My 2025 Thought Experiment
Send us a text What happens when you go from checking the (mainly depressing and apocalyptic) news five to 10 times a day to completely ignoring it? Here's how my little experiment is going...
30 Jan 2025
WTF does this podcast even exist, lol
Send us a textJust a quick reference/index episode explaining why this podcast exists and its "origin story", in case anyone happens to land on the website and is wondering that. Just for fun I put the title into Millennial/Gen Y language. Translated for GenXers and Baby Boomers it's: "Why did I create this podcast?"
6 Jan 2025
Update on My Script Deal (and Script)
Send us a textIn this episode, I provide an update on how the rewrite process is going on my script, the one the studio is paying me to rewrite with the director. As a teaser, think of a car dismantled to its chassis...
11 Nov 2024
Well that was ... interesting
Send us a textMy reaction to the 2024 election results.
3 Nov 2024
Daylight Savings Time, Explained
Send us a textWhat is daylight savings time? When is daylight savings time? When does daylights savings time end permanently? Here's a quick mini-guide on daylight savings time.
2 Nov 2024
The Crazy Story Behind My First Major Script Deal (yay!)
Send us a textIn this episode, I tell the story of how my first major script deal came about. This was earlier this year when the deal actually began to happen, but I wrote the first draft of this screenplay ... --wait for it-- ... 12 ... f-ing ... years ... ago.
2 Nov 2024
Let's Not Mince Words: The Upcoming Election is TERRIFYING
Send us a textA quick 4-minute rant on how terrifying the upcoming election is - illustrated via a skiing story from a few years ago.
2 Nov 2024
My "Rebrand" + What Makes the TV Show Beef So Brilliant
Send us a textIn this episode, I explain why I have rebranded from the Deep Shit podcast to the Mark Simborg podcast and very poorly articulate why the Netflix show Beef is so brilliant. One correction: I say the show is now into Season 2 but it's not. Season 2 hasn't started yet. It did, however, just get renewed for Season 2. Beef official trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-GX-2-AKcs
30 Jul 2024
The Time I Was Living in An Episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm
Send us a textI recount the most Curb Your Enthusiasm moment of my life, which happened earlier this year when a stranger approached my wife and said, "Good to see ya."----------------------------------------------------------------Ava Keenan's "Insta": https://www.instagram.com/ava.keenan/The National Brotherhood of Skiers: https://www.nbs.org/Utah Olympic Park: https://utaholympiclegacy.org/location/utah-olympic-park/
25 Jun 2024
The Time I Pitched a TV Pilot In Person to a Major Network
Send us a textIn the very first episode of my podcast, I talk about my unique experience, back in 2014, of pitching a TV pilot in person to a major network. Learn how to get a TV pilot into a network, how the pitching works, and what happens when the director decides to change the name of your show to "Young, Fabulous and Broke."
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