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3 cards. Each one is a 40-second story with a five-minute read behind it.

1. The man who wrote Butch's watch and survived a 25-year falloutRoger Avary is a cornerstone of cult cinema, best known for co-writing Pulp Fiction. Yet, his career is a labyrinth of high-profile creative friction, unproduced epics, and a dram…
2. From Disney tour guide to Academy Award-winning director of Zootopia and EncantoByron Howard’s journey to the pinnacle of animation was built on a childhood dream. After writing to one of Disney's legendary 'Nine Old Men', he transitioned from a studio tour g…
3. How a rejected pilot became a five-season syndicated successIn the early 1990s, creator Stephen J. Cannell pitched a montage set to Bon Jovi to sell a new concept. That vision evolved into Renegade, a high-octane series about a framed offi…

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