Nick “Rocket” Rodriguez (he/him)
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PREV: Staff Writer - Jurassic World: Chaos Theory, Messi and the Giants // Sometimes I’m paid to write things. Most of the time, I DO IT ANYWAY. // Repped by Annette van Duren and Gotham Group // 🇵🇷 + 🏳️🌈 // he/him
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*AVAILABLE FOR WORK!* I'm Nick "Rocket" Rodriguez, a screenwriter who's goal is to make television more colorful, for both POC and queer folks. I tell stories about people who become their own heroes, and pass down that strength to the next generation. LinkTree for more: linktr.ee/NickRodrigue...
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I was up for 5 shows this year. Sent strong samples and 2 showrunner recommendations for each job. Still didn’t get read. In some cases, execs did read and put me on a list. But Showrunners did not read. “We’re not staffing SE/ESE” level was basically the answer for all.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I was up for 5 shows this year. Sent strong samples and 2 showrunner recommendations for each job. Still didn’t get read. In some cases, execs did read and put me on a list. But Showrunners did not read. “We’re not staffing SE/ESE” level was basically the answer for all.
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Yes. The writing is not the problem these days. It’s the fear of buying/development the studios/nets seem to have, it’s the lack of opportunities; the town feels like it’s been shut down since LAST October. And we only had about 2 good weeks before then.
It's good practice, absolutely. And it's good to have an arsenal of samples when the time eventually comes (if it ever comes!) But to continue to insist that if we just write something GOOD ENOUGH someone will SEE US is at a certain point, absolutely ignoring the industry's current failures.
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Yes. The writing is not the problem these days. It’s the fear of buying/development the studios/nets seem to have, it’s the lack of opportunities; the town feels like it’s been shut down since LAST October. And we only had about 2 good weeks before then.
This whole thread! The fear-based mentality of the studios has trickled down to writers and it’s leaving the industry in a bad way when the next generation won’t be trained enough to make the bangers it needs to sustain itself.
Said with love but there is a tone deafness in the "just write your spec!" advice that seems to be totally ignored in the current climate.
It works if you're repped. If reps are taking new clients. If places are buying A LOT. If rooms are staffing unknowns/lower levels. If not? It's a platitude.
It works if you're repped. If reps are taking new clients. If places are buying A LOT. If rooms are staffing unknowns/lower levels. If not? It's a platitude.
November 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This whole thread! The fear-based mentality of the studios has trickled down to writers and it’s leaving the industry in a bad way when the next generation won’t be trained enough to make the bangers it needs to sustain itself.
Hey, folks! With the series finale season of Jurassic World: Chaos Theory in the top ten, maybe you should hire me to get YOUR series in the top ten! I’m available!
*AVAILABLE FOR WORK!* I'm Nick "Rocket" Rodriguez, a screenwriter who's goal is to make television more colorful, for both POC and queer folks. I tell stories about people who become their own heroes, and pass down that strength to the next generation. LinkTree for more: linktr.ee/NickRodrigue...
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Hey, folks! With the series finale season of Jurassic World: Chaos Theory in the top ten, maybe you should hire me to get YOUR series in the top ten! I’m available!
The way people are being such dicks about Wicked: For Good is why I stay away from people who criticize movies before trying to enjoy them first.
November 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The way people are being such dicks about Wicked: For Good is why I stay away from people who criticize movies before trying to enjoy them first.
Truly, why are we making “ending explained” videos for things that completely obvious endings??? Why are we doing this???
November 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Truly, why are we making “ending explained” videos for things that completely obvious endings??? Why are we doing this???
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Yaz and Sammy kiss in "Jurassic World Chaos Theory" Season 4 Episode 8 - Queer Representation #jurassicworld #jwchaostheory #chaostheory4 #netflix #sammyxyaz #queer #animation
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Yaz and Sammy kiss in "Jurassic World Chaos Theory" Season 4 Episode 8 - Queer Representation
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November 23, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Yaz and Sammy kiss in "Jurassic World Chaos Theory" Season 4 Episode 8 - Queer Representation #jurassicworld #jwchaostheory #chaostheory4 #netflix #sammyxyaz #queer #animation
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Let’s keep Jurassic World: Chaos Theory in the Top Ten!! Keep watching!! #JurassicWorld #ChaosTheory
November 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Let’s keep Jurassic World: Chaos Theory in the Top Ten!! Keep watching!! #JurassicWorld #ChaosTheory
Ooh, a nice little SPOILER FILLED article about Jurassic World: Chaos Theory S4! #JurassicWorld #ChaosTheory www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-featur...
‘Jurassic World: Chaos Theory’ Boss on Finale, That Near Death and Potential Series Set Before ‘Rebirth’
Scott Kreamer reveals how they brought Netflix's animated sequel series to a natural conclusion alongside the events and characters of 'Jurassic World: Dominion.'
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November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Ooh, a nice little SPOILER FILLED article about Jurassic World: Chaos Theory S4! #JurassicWorld #ChaosTheory www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-featur...
This thunderstorm is WILD in Los Angeles.
November 21, 2025 at 9:48 AM
This thunderstorm is WILD in Los Angeles.
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I was on a pro vs anti ai panel the other day and this is what I was trying to say but I’m not as smart
The point of playing a game of chess is not to achieve the quickest possible route to victory for one side in a chess game, it is to have and perform those thoughts and actions yourself and grow.
The point of playing a game of chess is not to achieve the quickest possible route to victory for one side in a chess game, it is to have and perform those thoughts and actions yourself and grow.
November 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I was on a pro vs anti ai panel the other day and this is what I was trying to say but I’m not as smart
The point of playing a game of chess is not to achieve the quickest possible route to victory for one side in a chess game, it is to have and perform those thoughts and actions yourself and grow.
The point of playing a game of chess is not to achieve the quickest possible route to victory for one side in a chess game, it is to have and perform those thoughts and actions yourself and grow.
Our final season of Jurassic World: Chaos Theory is out today.
I don’t know what to say that I haven’t already said so many other times before, so today I’m just going to live in the pride I feel for what the whole crew was able to accomplish.
#JurassicWorld #ChaosTheory
I don’t know what to say that I haven’t already said so many other times before, so today I’m just going to live in the pride I feel for what the whole crew was able to accomplish.
#JurassicWorld #ChaosTheory
November 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Our final season of Jurassic World: Chaos Theory is out today.
I don’t know what to say that I haven’t already said so many other times before, so today I’m just going to live in the pride I feel for what the whole crew was able to accomplish.
#JurassicWorld #ChaosTheory
I don’t know what to say that I haven’t already said so many other times before, so today I’m just going to live in the pride I feel for what the whole crew was able to accomplish.
#JurassicWorld #ChaosTheory
Watched The Muppet Christmas Carol
For the first time.
So, like.
Why was the Ghost of Christmas Past so fucking terrifying?
For the first time.
So, like.
Why was the Ghost of Christmas Past so fucking terrifying?
November 20, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Watched The Muppet Christmas Carol
For the first time.
So, like.
Why was the Ghost of Christmas Past so fucking terrifying?
For the first time.
So, like.
Why was the Ghost of Christmas Past so fucking terrifying?
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If I hear "the showrunner is only hiring his friends" ONE MORE TIME
November 19, 2025 at 11:39 PM
If I hear "the showrunner is only hiring his friends" ONE MORE TIME
One short day… until the final season of Jurassic World: Chaos Theory. #JurassicWorld #ChaosTheory
a man with a mustache is making a funny face
ALT: a man with a mustache is making a funny face
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November 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
One short day… until the final season of Jurassic World: Chaos Theory. #JurassicWorld #ChaosTheory
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They make games and movies like they used to. So many of them. Same with books.
But the mechanisms you learned about them were totally gutted and changed to only amplify shit that's already popular.
It's still there! You're just mostly on your own to find it.
But the mechanisms you learned about them were totally gutted and changed to only amplify shit that's already popular.
It's still there! You're just mostly on your own to find it.
November 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
They make games and movies like they used to. So many of them. Same with books.
But the mechanisms you learned about them were totally gutted and changed to only amplify shit that's already popular.
It's still there! You're just mostly on your own to find it.
But the mechanisms you learned about them were totally gutted and changed to only amplify shit that's already popular.
It's still there! You're just mostly on your own to find it.
Why are we asking about a third Wicked movie? Are we stupid?
November 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Why are we asking about a third Wicked movie? Are we stupid?
I for one am super glad I’m able to judge an entire film based on two images and nothing else. It’s a very good skill that so many of us possess. 🥰
November 18, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I for one am super glad I’m able to judge an entire film based on two images and nothing else. It’s a very good skill that so many of us possess. 🥰
I love, love, LOVE when I send someone an email with multiple points and they respond JUST to the first or last point like thank you so much for listening to everything I had to say I feel so validated ❤️
November 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I love, love, LOVE when I send someone an email with multiple points and they respond JUST to the first or last point like thank you so much for listening to everything I had to say I feel so validated ❤️
THREE DAYS!!! Who's gonna be watching the final season of Jurassic World: Chaos Theory? I know I aaaaam! #JurassicWorld #ChaosTheory
November 17, 2025 at 9:25 PM
THREE DAYS!!! Who's gonna be watching the final season of Jurassic World: Chaos Theory? I know I aaaaam! #JurassicWorld #ChaosTheory
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.