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The good news: The script is done. The accursed, untenable, unsalable, hackneyed, nagging time travel screenplay has finally been completed. The entire plot outline was covered, the crises averted, the ending tied up in a neat bow. I’m done with the first draft. Done! The bad news: It’s less than 16,000 words, around 85 pages. [...]

Posted by Chris in Film, ScriptFrenzy, Writing on June 30th, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Wow. I just made it through one of those sections of the plot outline that was a single line, and even that line was hand-waving. (Seriously, it read “Block 5: montage of LURVE.”) It’s the part of most movies that doesn’t work at all if the actors don’t have chemistry and the director doesn’t have [...]

Posted by Chris in Film, ScriptFrenzy, Writing on June 21st, 2007 | Comments Off

I can’t embed the video – maybe Chris can – but here’s a link to the Fox17 newscast about the whole Jeopardy! thing.

Posted by Deana in Fun, News/Media, Plain foolishness, Television, Would you like to play a game?, You have got to be kidding on June 21st, 2007 | Comments Off

Now, here’s something you don’t see everyday: Flushed Bra Causes Sewer Collapse. This was just so rich I had to quote the article here: The bra was recovered from the sewer by engineers A bra and a pair of knickers have been blamed for a flood and road collapse in County Durham. Northumbrian Water said [...]

Posted by Deb in Crime, Humor, Kitchen Sink, Oddly Enough, Plain foolishness, You have got to be kidding on June 19th, 2007 | Comments Off

Work on the Accursed Screenplay has been slow, but I’m plodding away. (“Plodding” isn’t exacly the word one wants associated with a film script, but whatever.) I’m actually kind of proud of the progress I’ve made so far. Dialogue isn’t my strongest suit, but I’ve been able to discover new things about my characters just [...]

Posted by Chris in Film, ScriptFrenzy, Writing on June 19th, 2007 | 1 Comment »