Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @benmekler
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
197
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-21
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-30
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
11 years
Summarization
The tweets are primarily about a podcast episode where screenwriting duo, Ben Mekler and Chris Amick, along with guest co-commish, Bryan Cogman, rank the 7 best movies set on trains. They also discuss various topics such as Vince McMahon memes, Thai food, and Harold Lloyd's photography. Additionally, the Screen Drafts Wiki is updated with new information about the episode and the drafters. There are also references to movies like Train to Busan and Rhinestone.
Topic Modeling
- Train Movies
- Screenwriting and Filmmaking
- Personal Interactions and Reactions
- Food and Dining
- Miscellaneous Pop Culture References
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets are largely positive and playful. Many of the tweets are related to a podcast called Screen Drafts, with several mentioning one of the hosts, @benmekler. Commenters express excitement and humor about topics like train movies and the podcast, and there is generally an atmosphere of good-natured banter and camaraderie. However, there are also a few outlier tweets that are more cryptic or critical in nature.
Trend Analysis
- Train movies
- Celebrity guests and co-hosts
- Film recommendations and discussion
- Personal anecdotes and inside jokes
- Promotion of podcast and related content
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
21
Percentage of total tweets
10%
Number of Original tweets
5
Percentage of total tweets
2%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
197
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
171
Percentage of total tweets
86%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
8
Percentage of total tweets
4%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
1
Percentage of total tweets
0%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter for iPhone | 81 |
Twitter Web App | 68 |
Twitter for Android | 39 |
Twitter for iPad | 7 |
TweetDeck | 2 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
KenJennings | Ken Jennings | Your Jeopardy! pal. Author of 100 PLACES TO SEE AFTER YOU DIE (https://t.co/pxwTQ2d7lo) and a bunch of other stuff. OMNIBUS co-founder (https://t.co/aURWrO4dAO). | 482,169 |
joshgondelman | Josh Gondelman | Year round iced coffee drinker. Stand-up special "People Pleaser" out now. Previously: Last Week Tonight, Head Writer/EP Desus & Mero. | 199,138 |
caitiedelaney | caitie delaney | what the fuck is up denny’s | 149,821 |
LouisPeitzman | Louis Peitzman | All your checks bounce, Louis; you’re ambivalent about everything. "He's great." - Mary Testa. Bylines: NY Times, Vulture, Time, BuzzFeed. lpeitzman@gmail.com | 79,264 |
BilgeEbiri | Bilge Ebiri | "A while longer still in this business." | 49,147 |
ScottWamplerRIP | Wampler™ | 1/2 of THE KINGCAST (@Kingcast19) / @FANGORIA / NIN Tweets / Professional Idiot / Tasteful Thiccness / Does Swears / Churlish / IG: @ mayorofdoorcity | 48,241 |
mikediva | ◢ M i k e D i v a ◣ | 🤡 Directing pretaped shorts at @nbcsnl — 📹 Music vids 4 @lilnasx @dojacat @Runjewels @thelonelyisland 🎶 Doing stuff with my music band: @gotmilkblood | 43,869 |
mikeryan | Mike Ryan | I write for Uproxx. I am not the editor in chief of Bop | 33,645 |
benmekler | ben mekler | writer/director/idiot (Cyber Monday, Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, Die Hart 2, Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, Final Space, etc etc you get it) | 32,410 |
ryanestrada | Ryan Estrada did not pay for that ➔ | Eisner & Ringo nominated author at @WorkshopBooks @IronCircusComix @Scholastic @StarTrek @KingFeatures @RISKshow @TheMoth & more. Repped by @jan_kam & @wme | 30,813 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
kbiegel | kevinbiegel | Dad, husband... I do some other stuff, but those are the most important ones. Definitely not notable. Also super notable. Also not not notable legacy notable. | 8,842 |
amedawg18 | Amy SHRIEK ❄️💎5️⃣🏳️🌈⭕️🕹️🔪💗💛💙✨💖💜💙🧀 | I could eat a cracker. {she/her, pan, fan account, just a regular person} | 5,000 |
robbybiegler | robert biegler ♋️ | I like jalapeño bagels. | 4,953 |
randeepk | Randeep Katari | I draw things. Sometimes for money. // Character & Story Consultant //Made stuff @ Netflix, Disney, Google, FB, Nick & more | 4,921 |
AustinJamesMink | Austin James Mink | filmmaker | 4,555 |
NouveauArtPunk | ⚧️Ryan ArtPunk⚧️ | 🏳️⚧️ Enby (she/they) 27 white Ⓐ☭ Podcaster/JRPG Expert (@game_punx) Toy nerd + games, films, music, comics & toku. BLM, ACAB, Free 🇵🇸 🔞 ALT: @HiddenArtPunk | 3,761 |
nishat76 | Nishat Siddiqi 💙 | Cardiologist. NHS, writing, science, cricket, running, politics, good food & good manners. I do not respond to medical enquiries on social media 🏴 | 3,645 |
LouisPeitzman | Louis Peitzman | All your checks bounce, Louis; you’re ambivalent about everything. "He's great." - Mary Testa. Bylines: NY Times, Vulture, Time, BuzzFeed. lpeitzman@gmail.com | 3,609 |
joshgondelman | Josh Gondelman | Year round iced coffee drinker. Stand-up special "People Pleaser" out now. Previously: Last Week Tonight, Head Writer/EP Desus & Mero. | 3,588 |
jasongrote | Jason Grote | Senior writer on upcoming Bioshock game from Cloud Chamber. TV: Mad Men, Hannibal, Knightfall, The Protector, Smash. Plays: 1001, Civilization, Maria/Stuart. | 2,996 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
---|---|---|
mikeryan | I write for Uproxx. I am not the editor in chief of Bop | 6 |
LouisPeitzman | All your checks bounce, Louis; you’re ambivalent about everything. "He's great." - Mary Testa. Bylines: NY Times, Vulture, Time, BuzzFeed. lpeitzman@gmail.com | 4 |
BilgeEbiri | "A while longer still in this business." | 3 |
mikediva | 🤡 Directing pretaped shorts at @nbcsnl — 📹 Music vids 4 @lilnasx @dojacat @Runjewels @thelonelyisland 🎶 Doing stuff with my music band: @gotmilkblood | 3 |
ScreenDrafts | Experts and enthusiasts competitively collaborate in the creation of screen-centric "best of" lists. Hosted by commissioners @ClayKeller and @MarkerRyan625. | 3 |
SilverScreener | Formerly of @etnow and @OfficialHTL. Blogs at https://t.co/gkRi0f8AyS | 3 |
ryanestrada | Eisner & Ringo nominated author at @WorkshopBooks @IronCircusComix @Scholastic @StarTrek @KingFeatures @RISKshow @TheMoth & more. Repped by @jan_kam & @wme | 3 |
zach_vasquez | Staff writer at @crookedmarquee. Bylines at @guardian, @fangoria, @crimereads, @BWDR and more | 2 |
Stevehastweeted | Queer. Disabled. Cute. (He/They) | 2 |
jim_laczkowski | Podcaster @dcpodcast, Film Nerd, Writer, @chicagocritics, Librarian, Musician (garden on a trampoline), Mastodon: https://t.co/VaqmdSIFNk | 2 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1640042201576251392 | ICYMI! Screenwriting duo @benmekler & @ChrisAmick (Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight) join Commissioner Clay and guest co-commish @cogman_bryan to rank the 7 best movies set on TRAINS! We hope you choo-choo choose to listen! https://t.co/BGkdF5hg2V https://t.co/XpUPvAHNeP | 6 |
1638001964381507585 | All aboard! TRAIN MOVIES Drafted by @benmekler & @ChrisAmick, with guest co-commish @cogman_bryan Listen everywhere, rate & review on Apple: https://t.co/BGkdF5hg2V https://t.co/TxjWWxNoUU | 5 |
1638243478537916416 | I'm going to Anajak Thai with the lovely @benmekler this weekend. What do we need to try? | 1 |
1638368548958420995 | Hey @benmekler I’m listening to @ScreenDrafts and you don’t sound like I thought you did, please address? | 1 |
1638026315424038912 | @benmekler Chelsea FC. Tough season | 0 |
1638052918216785922 | @benmekler @pattonoswalt I used to think that sooner or later David Lynch was just going to break down and make a dirty movie. This prophecy appears to be mistaken. | 0 |
1638050209656717312 | @benmekler As long as Dark Brandon pardons me. | 0 |
1638046143828623360 | @benmekler Sword-chucks yo. Sword-chucks. | 0 |
1638045116123193346 | @benmekler I just keep thinking about how they say the pen is mightier…but is it, really? | 0 |
1638041915542077443 | @benmekler @haszombiesinit Who's gonna feed that prompt to an AI? | 0 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1638001964381507585 | All aboard! TRAIN MOVIES Drafted by @benmekler & @ChrisAmick, with guest co-commish @cogman_bryan Listen everywhere, rate & review on Apple: https://t.co/BGkdF5hg2V https://t.co/TxjWWxNoUU | 57 |
1638001611330195457 | @benmekler @pattonoswalt Vince McMahon meme | 39 |
1640042201576251392 | ICYMI! Screenwriting duo @benmekler & @ChrisAmick (Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight) join Commissioner Clay and guest co-commish @cogman_bryan to rank the 7 best movies set on TRAINS! We hope you choo-choo choose to listen! https://t.co/BGkdF5hg2V https://t.co/XpUPvAHNeP | 38 |
1638368548958420995 | Hey @benmekler I’m listening to @ScreenDrafts and you don’t sound like I thought you did, please address? | 17 |
1638370101270573059 | @benmekler what the hyuck?? Hahahahahahaha please like my reply | 16 |
1638349723768700929 | @mikeryan @benmekler Three O’Clock High, Firestarter, Risky Business…there’s a bunch in there. | 10 |
1638243478537916416 | I'm going to Anajak Thai with the lovely @benmekler this weekend. What do we need to try? | 10 |
1638349410890395648 | @benmekler @BilgeEbiri From Three O’Clock High of all things. (I looked in the credits) | 10 |
1638002375729491969 | @benmekler Fun fact: Harold Lloyd got really into 3D photography as a hobby late in life. His favorite subject? Nude women! | 9 |
1638002264299253760 | @benmekler @MJMcKean He coulda pulled it off. https://t.co/ITBhZdIXBn | 8 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#1 | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@benmekler | 198 |
@screendrafts | 26 |
@chrisamick | 19 |
@cogman_bryan | 19 |
@pattonoswalt | 17 |
@bilgeebiri | 9 |
@jimjarmuschhair | 9 |
@mikeryan | 3 |
@fansince09 | 2 |
@zach_vasquez | 2 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
8
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
📺 | 10 | television |
🚃 | 3 | railway_car |
🤔 | 1 | thinking_face |
🤷♀️ | 1 | woman_shrugging |
🚂 | 1 | locomotive |
😫 | 1 | tired_face |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
Objects | 10 |
Travel & Places | 4 |
Smileys & Emotion | 2 |
People & Body | 1 |