DFO Insider: The Alumnus

INT. POOL DECK - NIGHT Overhead shot of a pool deck filled with partygoers, which tracks backward and ends inside the open window of an upstairs bedroom.  The camera pans sideways to focus on ZEKE, who is looking out over the party, pensively. ZEKE turns as the door to the bedroom

DFO Insider: Reboot

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you came here looking for the Ultimate Roger Goodell Mixtape, stay tuned - we'll be publishing it next week to coincide with the draft.  In the meantime...let's check in with our two favorite sleazy Hollywood producers... INT. DFO PRODUCTION OFFICE - DAY A sleazy Hollywood producer sits at his

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INT. DFO PRODUCTION OFFICE - DAY A pair of sleazy Hollywood producers are fulfilling their investor-mandated office hours.  One - DARKEST TIMELINE ZACK MORRIS - appears to be hard at work, depositing royalty checks, opening and closing manilla folders, and making notes on a post-it pad.  The other - RIKKI-TIKKI-DEADLY -

DFO Insider: Shelved for Retooling

INT. DFO PRODUCTION OFFICE – DAY A pair of sleazy Hollywood producers are hard at work. One - DARKEST TIMELINE ZACK MORRIS - is inspecting his recent manicure, occasionally frowning at imperfections.  The other - RIKKI-TIKKI-DEADLY - is impatiently peering at a six-pack planter of seedlings. RIKKI-TIKKI-DEADLY: Come on, damn you!  Hurry up

DFO Insider: Calendar Boys

INT. DFO PRODUCTION OFFICE - DAY A pair of sleazy Hollywood producers are - contrary to form - hard at work in their office.  One - RIKKI-TIKKI-DEADLY - is standing behind the desk, hovering over a speakerphone even though he is wearing a bluetooth headset.  The other - DARKEST TIMELINE ZACK

DFO Insider: The Bearistocrats!

INT. DFO PRODUCTION OFFICE – DAY A pair of sleazy Hollywood producers are huddled over the speakerphone, listening to a pitch for a new reality series. DARKEST TIMELINE ZACK MORRIS: It's not that we don't like the concept. RIKKI-TIKKI-DEADLY: We love the concept. DTZM: Seven beautiful women... RTD: A tropical island resort... DTZM: Each week one get

DFO Insider: Problems With The Third Act

INT.  DFO PRODUCTION OFFICE – DAY A pair of sleazy Hollywood producers are pacing back and forth in front of a huge mahogany desk.  They both exude nervous excitement, with one of them - DARKEST TIMELINE ZACH MORRIS - repeatedly checking the time on his Apple Watch.  The other - RIKKI-TIKKI-DEADLY

DFO Insider: A Bronco’s Tale

INT.  DFO PRODUCTION OFFICE - DAY.  A pair of sleazy Hollywood producers lounge around in an office.  One is reclining on a couch with his eyes closed, smiling faintly, either daydreaming or legitimately asleep.  The other holds a stuffed animal - Odie - by its tongue, watching it twist slowly in

DFO Insider: Diversity Day

INT.  DFO PRODUCTION OFFICE - DAY A pair of slick Hollywood producers lounge on a pair of couches while an exhausted-looking intern works through a gigantic stack of script proposals, summarizing each one. Neither producer pays much attention; RIKKI-TIKKI-DEADLY is tapping out text messages on his phone while DARKEST TIMELINE ZACH MORRIS

DFO Insider: LA Fitness

INT. DFO PRODUCTION OFFICE - APRIL 2012 A pair of slick Hollywood producers are engaged in a "brainstorming" session.   DARKEST TIMELINE ZACH MORRIS: ...and JJFozz was passed out on the couch THE WHOLE TIME! RIKKI-TIKKI-DEADLY: [finishes snorting line of cocaine] And he never found out? DTZM: Well, what, did you think SHE was going

DFO Insider: Behind the Scenes

INT. DFO PRODUCTION OFFICE - DAY A pair of slick Hollywood producers are engaged in a spirited discussion.   RIKKI-TIKKI-DEADLY: ...I just don't see it as being all that big of a deal. DARKEST TIMELINE ZACH MORRIS: That's because you don't have to deal with the fallout. I do! RTD: They put this kind