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Exclusive: Showrunner Industries is now working with the AI startup ScriptGen on a collaboration involving the former’s script development platform WritersRoom Pro.

The deal will entail using ScriptGen’s machine learning to develop AI productivity tools within WritersRoom Pro that “will span the entire production chain from pre-production through post,” according to both companies. It was finalized last month during the AI on the Lot conference in Los Angeles.

“I think writing is at an interesting inflection point,” Jeffrey Alan Schechter, President of Showrunner Industries Inc, said in a statement “Everyone knows that some aspect of machine learning will find a way into the writers’ room, and we’re excited to help guide that process in a way that enables writers without replacing them.”

Schechter says that the ability to generate story ideas from scratch will not be one of the AI tools incorporated into WritersRoom Pro.

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While, Hulu is not as flashy as some of the other streaming services like Netflix, Max, and Disney+, it has a solid library of shows that are both originals and licensed through various studios. Regarding sci-fi shows, Hulu doesn’t have any big names like 3 Body Problem or Westworld, but it makes up for that by carrying some great new and old shows like Devs and The X-Files, which were loved by millions of people. So, we thought of making a list of the best sci-fi TV shows you can find on Hulu right now.

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Rick and Morty is an adult animated sci-fi adventure comedy series created by Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland. The Adult Swim series follows the story of Rick Sanchez, the smartest man on Earth who lives with his daughter’s family. Rick and his grandson go on various life-threatening...

There have already been some bizarre cases in Stitchers season 3, and there are more to come, as executive producer Jeffrey Alan Schechter teased when discussing the rest of the season. And just because Blair is a "nonentity" at the moment doesn't mean he's no longer a concern.

Read on for part 2 of BuddyTV's chat with Ep Schechter as he discusses the biggest challenge for Maggie this season, that device in her office, a decision Fisher has to make and a couple of cases coming up.

A lot happened in Stitchers' "Paternis," so BuddyTV turned to executive producer Jeffrey Alan Schechter to find out what an accidental betrayal, blackmail, the wrong words and trust in perhaps the wrong person mean for the futures of several relationships.

Read on for part 1 of BuddyTV's chat with Schechter as he discusses Camsten's relationship after Cameron told Maggie about Kirsten's mother, Camille's past and how it's affecting her present, if Ivy can be trusted and more.

It’s almost that time of year when hordes of TV fans storm San Diego to get a sneak peek at their favorite returning shows and a glimpse of the upcoming season’s best new offerings at Comic-Con 2017. Below, we’ve compiled the dates, times and locations of all the major TV-related events.

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Stitchers returned for its third season on Monday with an appropriately mind-bending premiere that put Kirsten’s entire team on a new — not to mention extremely personal — path.

PhotosExclusive Stitchers First Look: Camille Sees Sparks With Anna Akana

For starters, we now know for sure that Kirsten’s mother is still alive. Her brain “evolved” as part of Project Grasshopper, and Blair is now determined to find her so he can figure out what makes her tick.

That said, I can’t imagine Kirsten will be too eager to help him — especially after stitching into his son’s memory revealed...

Sneak Peek new footage, plus images from the 'science fiction crime drama' TV series "Stitchers", created by Jeffrey Alan Schechter, with Season 3 premiering June 5, 2017 on Freeform:

"...'Kirsten Clark' has been recruited into a government agency to be 'stitched' into the memories of people recently deceased to investigate murders and mysteries that otherwise would have gone unsolved.

"'Dr. Cameron Goodkin', a brilliant neuroscientist, assists Kirsten in the secret program headed by 'Maggie Baptiste', a skilled covert operator.

"The program also includes 'Linus Ahluwalia', a bioelectrical engineer and communications technician. 'Camille', Kirsten's roommate and a computer science grad student, is also recruited to assist Kirsten as a "stitcher". 'Lapd Detective Quincy Fisher' is also recruited and added to the team after crossing paths with Kirsten..."

"In Season 3, Kirsten’s life lays in the balance as the Stitchers team works to bounce her back into the real world after she...

Stitchers ended its first season with one of its main characters in a life or death situation, and while it seems to be more a question of how that experience affects everyone rather than if it actually ends with a death, things are going to change. BuddyTV caught up with series stars Emma Ishta and Kyle Harris, as well as creator/executive producer/writer Jeffrey Alan Schechter to find out what to expect in Stitchers season 2.

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Freeform has released three new promos for the second season of the Stitchers TV series. Watch them, below. Season two of Stitchers premieres Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at 10:00pm Et/Pt. Stitchers features Kirsten Clark (Emma Ishta) who has been recruited by the government to tap into the memories of dead people and solve crimes.

The cast of Stitchers also includes Kyle Harris as Cameron Goodkin. Ritesh Rajan is Linus Ahluwalia. Salli Richardson-Whitfield plays Maggie Baptiste. Allison Scagliotti is Camille Engelson. Jeffrey Alan Schechter, Jonathan Baruch, and Rob Wolken executive produce.

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Paul Sorvino, James Caan and Jessica Walter are set to star in indie thriller “From Here to Infirmity,” TheWrap has learned. The film follows Jake, a teenager who teams up with his badass grandfather Lou and his old war buddy, Smitty, to rescue the girl he loves from a bad guy. Sorvino will play Smitty while Caan will play Jake’s grandfather. Also Read: 58 Eye-Popping Portraits From TheWrap's Toronto Film Festival Studio (Exclusive Photos) The film will be directed by Erik Canuel. Produced by Arnie Zipursky, Bob Clark, and Jeff Sackman, the script was written by Jeffrey Alan Schechter. Sorvino...

The ABC Family sci-fi procedural drama Stitchers follows a young woman named Kirsten (Emma Ishta), who is recruited into a covert government agency to be “stitched” into the minds of the recently deceased, using their memories to investigate murders and decipher mysteries that will help solve crimes. Making up the rest of the team, headed by skilled covert operations veteran Maggie (Salli Richardson-Whitfield), is Cameron (Kyle Harris), a brilliant neuro-scientist, a socially immature bio-electrical engineer and communications technician named Linus (Ritesh Rajan) and Kirsten’s roommate, Camille (Allison Scagliotti), a gifted computer science grad student. During this exclusive phone interview with Collider, showrunner Jeffrey Alan Schechter talked about how the series evolved, what made ABC Family a good fit, exactly what “stitching” is, the process for deciding Kirsten’s medical condition, designing the look of the memories, putting together this team of actors, coming up with relatable cases, the skin-tight catsuit,...

Who would ever have guessed that two procedurals focusing on entering the minds of the recently deceased to solve crimes would be competing across the summer TV landscape? What a time to be dead. In one (the CW’s iZombie) the heroine eats the brains to get to the matter of the brain matter, while in the other, (ABC Family’s Stitchers), she is zoomed into neural space through some pretty dubious-sounding tech. Stitchers, created by Jeffrey Alan Schechter (Brink!) has the misfortune of premiering after iZombie claimed its fanbase. That means that to succeed, it needs to be better. Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to be the case. [caption id="attachment_466485" align="alignright" width="350"] Image via ABC Family/caption] In Stitchers, an “emotionally void” (but brilliant, of course) young women, Kirsten (Emma Ishta), is recruited by a secret agency into the Stitcher Program. Here, explained through some fast-talking mumbo jumbo, an individual in a...

Many shows live and die by their main character’s ability to make you stop caring about anything else that might be sub-par. You may need a semblance of general story, depending on how hard you push the episodic nature of the show, but if you have the right lead, you only need above-average plot lines to keep people in their seats.

Stitchers has a lot in common with House M.D. in this regard. The cases were often intriguing, and though the perpetual doubt of House’s abilities grew tiring, the overall arc was pretty good. Still, Hugh Laurie made the show.

The plot of Stitchers is a “sci-fi fun” one, which for ABC Family means it balances the “need to know” with the “just play along,” and it doesn’t overwork the complexities of things, nor does it talk down to the audience… much. It’s solid, though perhaps...

Young Hollywood hosted by Lesley Robins went backstage to Broadway's production of the classic Gershwin musical Nice Work If You Can Get It with Jeff Schecter, who plays Floyd. This behind-the-scenes peek looks at the show, its costume department, fun props and more. Plus, Schecter reveals what it's like to work with Matthew Broderick and what it was like taking over as the understudy for the Tony Award-winning role of Cookie, played by star Michael McGrath. Check out the video below...

With the completion of his first Indo-Canadian production Breakaway, starring Vinay Virmani, Rob Lowe, Russell Peters, Camilla Belle, Noureen DeWulf and Anupam Kher, Akshay Kumar has become the first B-Town producer to truly aspire for Hollywood.

The movie features music videos with hip-hop stars Ludacris, Drake and Akshay himself, with music being scored by collaborators Rdb (Rhythm Dhol Bass) and Sandeep Chowta. He has made huge efforts for the movie to be liked by the masses.

Breakaway is ready for a global release on the 30th of September. One of the world’s largest distributors, Alliance Atlantis will take up this film for distribution, which is their first venture with an Indian producer. Treating it like a Hollywood release, with more than 3,500 prints, it will also be the curtain raiser at the Toronto Film Festival on September 10 this year.

The international release of the film is titled as Breakaway and...

Rdb team up with Akshay Kumar, Ludacris for another smash hit soundtrack! Forthcoming movie Breakaway. The movie is all set to release soon with a huge star cast of Russell Peters, Camilla bell, Rob Lowe and a cameo from Drake.

This indo – Canadian movie is an inspiring movie based on a hockey player in Canada. Rdb have given music to the movie alongside the background score. As Always Rdb have paired up with the best in the industry, Akshay Kumar and Ludacris for Shera Di Khom. Rdb, Akshay Kumar and Ludacris will be seen in the music video. Breakaway is upcoming Hollywood Movie of Director Robert Lieberman and written by Writer of Breakaway are Jeff Schechter and Ajay Virmani. Also look out for the track Sansar feat rapper, Jai Hind, Nav, and Kat Eyez which is also used in the theatrical promo.

The film is an underdog story that has it all,...

A funny thing happened in 2009. People were talking about zombies, and not just us - but people who Never talk about zombies. Because 2009 was the year Jane Austen's classic work Pride and Prejudice was infested with the undead.

Now, with a movie due out in 2012, PadWorx Digital Media has announced it is developing an interactive book/app for Seth Grahame-Smith's literary mash-up Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

Jeffrey Alan Schechter, Creative Director and President of PadWorx Digital Media, had this to say about the project: “We’ve been very fortunate to work on some extremely cool projects, but it doesn’t get any cooler than working with Quirk Books on such an iconic title.”

PadWorx is the leading developer of interactive and immersive eBooks for tablets and has award-winning releases of Dracula: The Official Stoker Family Edition and A Christmas Carol under its belt to assure readers they know what they are doing.