Character Catchphrase / Screen Rant Pitch Meetings

Producer: Oh, catchphrases are tight. Are they hard to come up with?
Screenwriter: No, actually, super easy, barely an inconvenience.

— Pitch meeting for The Big Bang Theory

It can be said the show might as well be 50% catch phrase.

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• "Super easy, barely an inconvenience," said by the Screenwriter when the Producer thinks something would be difficult to do/explain or ill-advised. It's even the name of the show's playlist! The phrase is usually followed by an incredulous "Oh, really?" from the Producer.
  • In the episode on Wonder Woman, the Screenwriter returns after the meeting to simply say those words (as he didn't say them during the pitch), and when the Producer asks why he came back, the Screenwriter replies that he felt he had to say those words at least once or people would get mad.
• Every episode begins with this exchange.
  Producer: So, you have a [whatever the pitch is about] for me?
  Screenwriter: Yes, sir, I do!
  • Sometimes it's played with, by having the Producer describe the pitch as something odd, like "So, you have an Avengers commercial for me?" for a Marvel movie.
• "Well, okay then", "Fair enough" and "That works", said by the Producer whenever the Screenwriter "justifies" a terrible decision.
• "X is/are tight!," where X is some actor, trend, or other thing the Producer is really into. Sometimes he's so into them that he doesn't care how they might not make sense with the narrative. Sometimes he doesn't think how that specific sentence is going to sound, and ends up regretting it.
• "I'm gonna need you to get all the way off my back", said by the Screenwriter in response to the Producer pointing out something particularly odd about a pitch. Sometimes answered by the Producer saying, "Alright, let me get off of that thing."
• "Whoops!"/"Whoopsie!", said by the Producer and Screenwriter, in varying order, when the former points out Unfortunate Implications or a plot hole the Screenwriter didn't think of.
• "Oh my god" delivered in a deadpan manner from the Producer, when the Screenwriter either reveals a surprising plot twist or plot hole or otherwise shocks the Producer.
• "I don't know!", "Because!", "Unclear!", or "That's what we’re going with!" Said by the Screenwriter when the Producer asks him about a plot hole or the reason behind a specific plot element.
• "And what's his/her/their deal?" is how the Producer always responds to a new character being mentioned.
  • "I just told you." Said by the Screenwriter whenever this question is asked about a Flat Character. Alternatively: "They're... present."/"They're in the movie!"
• "Wow wow wow. Wow." Said by the Producer either when he's genuinely shocked and impressed, or more usually when he's only pretending to be to something that's actually underwhelming.
• "So the (insert media here) can happen." - spoken by the screenwriter when the producer asks him about the reason for some action or inaction without which the plot would be resolved much more quickly.
• "That's the name of the movie!" Said by the Producer whenever the Screenwriter does a Title Drop.
  • A variation when a character originally from another movie shows up in a sequel/reboot: "He's/she's/they're from the other movie!" In some cases, the referenced movie may be one in which the character only had a supporting role or a cameo.
• "There it is." - Said by the Producer when he anticipated something completely out of touch with the theme/purpose/target audience/etc of the movie, or something just plain weird and disturbing, and the Writer proves him right by describing something precisely like that.
• The Screenwriter likes describing particularly unlikable characters, especially Jerkasses, as "the worst."
• "Oh, money? Did you say money?" The Producer's reaction to any plot development choices that is sorely made for a sequel or Product Placement.
• "Very considerate!" The Producer's reaction when a villain refrains from just shooting a hero when they're doing something dramatic or are distracted.
• "A very (adjective) (noun)!", said by the Producer when he hears some contrived coincidence, usually with the adjective and the noun being in complete or near-complete opposition to one another ("A very considerate monster!", "A very well-maintained jungle!", etc). The Producer also often says "Oh, very rude!" in response to a villain doing something evil.
• "That might as well happen." Said by the Producer when the Screenwriter has an idea the Producer isn't very interested in.
  • Sometimes the Screenwriter responds to this with a cheerful "It will!"
• The Screenwriter likes referring to sequences that are tangentially relevant to the story at best (such as Canto Bight in The Last Jedi) as "sidequests."
• “Hey, shut up!” Said quickly by the Screenwriter when the Producer notices a Plot Hole.
• "There's literally no way for me to find out." Said by the Screenwriter when he gets a fact blatantly wrong and the Producer questions if it's accurate. (Often used when the screenwriter is describing a later movie in a series that directly contradicts a earlier movie.)
• Most episodes have the the Screenwriter responding to a Plot Hole or inconsistency with "I don't know" in a tone that suggests he shouldn't have to know the answer to that, and the Producer is unreasonable for asking.
• The Screenwriter will generally wrap up the pitch with "So what do you think?", to which the Producer will say "Well, it sounds like a lot of fun!" or, if even he can't work up much enthusiasm, "Well, it certainly sounds like a movie!"