Carson was hoping to move into Producing this year too (well, last year) but Covid got in the way.

I don't think his word is God, but I get a lot out of some of the articles he publishes on ScriptShadow, so it's definitely worth my while lurking and adding the occasional comment.

Quoted from Matthew Taylor Who is Carson and why do people care what he says? Had a quick look at the site and I can�t see your script there, so are people commenting on a script they have never read and basing their opinion purely of the article itself? Genuine questions, I�ve never been on scriptshadow so don�t know what it�s about

Carson is just a regular, cool dude just like anybody else. The writer of "Wish List" claimed to worship him, which I don't get. I don't understand people who worship other people. All my heroes are in sports -- in other words, they do shit I have no possibility of accomplishing. But, whatever. Carson, who reads THOUSANDS of scripts, definitely has some gold nuggets of wisdom. And he has a website which some big producers pay attention to. It's like Mel Kiper w/ the NFL draft. Mel Kiper never played football in his life, never coached, but he's an expert on college football prospects. And, I won't lie, he's right about a lot of them. And he has a permanent gig w/ ESPN. Carson's good people. But just because Mel Kiper is decent at predicting NFL draft prospects doesn't mean he'll be the GM of an NFL team. Take it with a grain of salt, appreciate when you're mentioned. That's all I'll say.

Quoted from spesh2k Carson is just a regular, cool dude just like anybody else. The writer of "Wish List" claimed to worship him, which I don't get. I don't understand people who worship other people. All my heroes are in sports -- in other words, they do shit I have no possibility of accomplishing. But, whatever. Carson, who reads THOUSANDS of scripts, definitely has some gold nuggets of wisdom. And he has a website which some big producers pay attention to. It's like Mel Kiper w/ the NFL draft. Mel Kiper never played football in his life, never coached, but he's an expert on college football prospects. And, I won't lie, he's right about a lot of them. And he has a permanent gig w/ ESPN. Carson's good people. But just because Mel Kiper is decent at predicting NFL draft prospects doesn't mean he'll be the GM of an NFL team. Take it with a grain of salt, appreciate when you're mentioned. That's all I'll say.

And like Mel Kiper - sometimes Carson is just going to be flat out wrong. Kiper recommended picking Ryan Leaf over Peyton Manning. Huge error - BUT - that doesn't make his general knowledge and recommendations any less worthwhile. Everyone who takes a chance or has an opinion will blow it for time to time. Carson and Mel are no different.