Patrick I Don’t Know Somerville
@patrickerville.bsky.social
Creator and showrunner of Station Eleven and Maniac. I used to write books, but then for tv, and now would like to busk more and am writing a new book. Wisconsin-blooded, Chicago-baked.
These are my grandparents.
November 28, 2024 at 3:07 AM
These are my grandparents.
We shot this the third day of Maniac, and between takes Emma told me the “co” in my “co-showrunner” meant that I was Mom.
November 12, 2024 at 4:45 PM
We shot this the third day of Maniac, and between takes Emma told me the “co” in my “co-showrunner” meant that I was Mom.
There’s an emptiness at the center of the old idea that will destroy it.
October 19, 2024 at 8:17 PM
There’s an emptiness at the center of the old idea that will destroy it.
I think the internet is going to destroy capitalism. But I think it’ll take awhile. And it won’t seem like that’s a good prediction, as the linear story plays out.
October 19, 2024 at 8:07 PM
I think the internet is going to destroy capitalism. But I think it’ll take awhile. And it won’t seem like that’s a good prediction, as the linear story plays out.
Loneliness is the catastrophe of the world, but there are a couple thousand people who will strip mine you of life’s most boring capital, for the margin.
October 19, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Loneliness is the catastrophe of the world, but there are a couple thousand people who will strip mine you of life’s most boring capital, for the margin.
Or: your collage is chaos to anyone but you. But you still have to make it. It has tremendous meaning; it’s you.
October 19, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Or: your collage is chaos to anyone but you. But you still have to make it. It has tremendous meaning; it’s you.
Collage is the form that actually makes most sense to me, and yet I somehow find it to be the most boring.
October 19, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Collage is the form that actually makes most sense to me, and yet I somehow find it to be the most boring.
I’m a hoarder of digital moments that mean nothing to anyone but me.
October 19, 2024 at 7:46 PM
I’m a hoarder of digital moments that mean nothing to anyone but me.
I’m also afraid of my phone continuing to exist after I don’t.
October 19, 2024 at 7:41 PM
I’m also afraid of my phone continuing to exist after I don’t.
I’m concerned the afterlife will be impacted by the cloud. Or is it.
October 19, 2024 at 7:39 PM
I’m concerned the afterlife will be impacted by the cloud. Or is it.
This Maniac video we made for the WGA Awards that they didn’t play.
October 19, 2024 at 7:32 PM
This Maniac video we made for the WGA Awards that they didn’t play.
So much BTS.
October 19, 2024 at 7:27 PM
So much BTS.
Or this .gif of one of my favorite line readings from one of the most delightful, brilliant actors I’ve ever worked with.
October 19, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Or this .gif of one of my favorite line readings from one of the most delightful, brilliant actors I’ve ever worked with.
I had so much media I loved dappled on twitter/x over the years. I don’t why it feels good to me for those things to exist not just on my phone, but as my kid plays soccer I’m gonna just make a museum of digital things I love. For example, this boomerang that captures the souls of my son and father.
October 19, 2024 at 7:15 PM
I had so much media I loved dappled on twitter/x over the years. I don’t why it feels good to me for those things to exist not just on my phone, but as my kid plays soccer I’m gonna just make a museum of digital things I love. For example, this boomerang that captures the souls of my son and father.
I am feeling one year away from madness, with the election. Coincidentally, I’ve been reading about this thing called a kleroterian, the bingo/plinko machine ancient Athenians built in order to randomly select the political offices of the city every year.
November 17, 2023 at 4:55 AM
I am feeling one year away from madness, with the election. Coincidentally, I’ve been reading about this thing called a kleroterian, the bingo/plinko machine ancient Athenians built in order to randomly select the political offices of the city every year.
My dad at 27. Always funny.
November 17, 2023 at 4:43 AM
My dad at 27. Always funny.
September 16, 2023 at 1:28 AM
2/3 of my children just left for summer camp for two weeks… hoping to write one novel per day
July 30, 2023 at 3:31 PM
2/3 of my children just left for summer camp for two weeks… hoping to write one novel per day
Lighthearted thing! https://open.substack.com/pub/patricksomerville/p/voice-memo?r=29w34&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
July 8, 2023 at 1:37 AM
As an energy reset here’s my son being thrown off the front of a raft in Idaho two years ago.
June 28, 2023 at 4:44 AM
As an energy reset here’s my son being thrown off the front of a raft in Idaho two years ago.