Ian Deitchman and Kristin Robinson (It's Not Like That)

Ian Deitchman and Kristin Robinson (It's Not Like That)

From The Writers Panel by Ben Blacker

May 13, 2026 · 46 min

About this episode

Ian Deitchman and Kristin Robinson discuss their new show and the writing process.

Ian Deitchman and Kristin Robinson (creators, It's Not Like That; Parenthood; Off Campus ) discuss telling emotionally driven stories, resurrecting a decade-old pilot as their new show, how the writers' strike benefited the show, how they run their room, and more. Check out SPECTACULAR, a staged reading of a new pilot by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker & Liz Hara about the making of the disastrous Spider-man musical. Starring Ben Feldman ( Superstore ), Randall Park ( WandaVision ), Alan Ruck ( Ferris Bueller’s Day Off ; Succession ), Mireille Enos ( For All Mankind ), Iman Vellani ( Miss Marvel ), Melissa Benoist ( Supergirl ), Gabriel Luna ( The Last of Us ), Amy Hill ( Magnum PI ), Demi Adejuyigbe ( Dropout ), Craig Cackowski ( The Pitt ), and more. Get tickets to attend live on May 16 or watch on demand! THE WRITERS PANEL IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION. Follow and support the show by subscribing to Ben Blacker's newsletter, Re:Writing , where you'll also get weekly advice from the thousands of writers he's interviewed over the years, as well as access to exclusive live Q&As, meet-ups, and more: benblacker.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…

People in this episode

Host: Ben Blacker

Guests: Ian Deitchman, Kristin Robinson

Topics covered

  • storytelling
  • television
  • writers' strike
  • pilot revival
  • writing room dynamics

Keywords

  • It's Not Like That
  • Parenthood
  • Off Campus
  • writers' strike
  • storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: It's Not Like That, Parenthood, Off Campus, SPECTACULAR

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