A transcript is a retrospective written record of dialogue, and like a script (a prospective record) may include other scene information such as props or actions. In the case of a transcript of a film or television episode, ideally it is a verbatim record. Because closed-captioning is usually written separately, its text may have errors and does not necessarily reflect the true Canonical transcript. Carlton Cuse: Hello, Damon. Damon Lindelof: Hi there, Carlton. Carlton Cuse: Well, welcome to this very special, surprise, unannounced, heretofore-never-existed podcast. Damon Lindelof: Yeah, it's...