tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post116896954614262112..comments2023-08-17T11:47:11.821+01:00Comments on James and the Blue Cat: With a Single Bound I Was FreeJames Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1169566603616715322007-01-23T15:36:00.000+00:002007-01-23T15:36:00.000+00:00Am I really the only person reading this who reall...Am I <I>really</I> the only person reading this who really wants to see James Henry's Shane Richie's Rags to Richie? Especially if he turns out to be a superhero. Isn't that what we all suspected about Shane Richie all along? That quiet shy persona is just to disguise his powers, you know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1169160694268167052007-01-18T22:51:00.000+00:002007-01-18T22:51:00.000+00:00Good question - I'll give this a post of its own, ...Good question - I'll give this a post of its own, if that's okay.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1169155481503191582007-01-18T21:24:00.000+00:002007-01-18T21:24:00.000+00:00Good luck, there can never be too many superhero f...Good luck, there can never be too many superhero films. <BR/><BR/>I'm curious, at this stage are you writing what you want and let other people worry about the budget or do you have to keep the budget in mind?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1169136943824433092007-01-18T16:15:00.000+00:002007-01-18T16:15:00.000+00:00Sounds good. I HEART superheros. Coincidentally, I...Sounds good. I HEART superheros. Coincidentally, I posted about my love of them on my blog only the other day. <BR/><BR/>I was rambling on about how Silver Surfer is my favourite because, even though he is one of the most powerful superheros, he is constantly miserable and moans all the time. No emotional development for him. SS could definitely benefit from a visit to a counsellor I reckon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1169101348909475032007-01-18T06:29:00.000+00:002007-01-18T06:29:00.000+00:00Well, I'm the token American here, so:David Mamet ...Well, I'm the token American here, so:<BR/><BR/>David Mamet pronounces his name as "MAM-met".<BR/><BR/>But until I knew that, I pronounced it "mam-MAY". (I suppose it looks French to me.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1169101275686850792007-01-18T06:27:00.000+00:002007-01-18T06:27:00.000+00:00Well, I'm the token American here, so:David Mamet ...Well, I'm the token American here, so:<BR/><BR/>David Mamet pronounces his name as "MAM-met".<BR/><BR/>But until I knew that, I pronounced it "mam-MAY". (I suppose it looks French to me.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1169080429057374732007-01-18T00:33:00.000+00:002007-01-18T00:33:00.000+00:00I always go with "MAM-ET" myself, though I suspect...I always go with "MAM-ET" myself, though I suspect the Americans say "MAY-MET". They're <I>difficult</I> like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1169044169619772802007-01-17T14:29:00.000+00:002007-01-17T14:29:00.000+00:00Fat kid?Smells of crisps?Inventing streaming video...Fat kid?<BR/><BR/>Smells of crisps?<BR/><BR/>Inventing streaming video??<BR/><BR/>Did I leave the webcam on again?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1168994185837830102007-01-17T00:36:00.000+00:002007-01-17T00:36:00.000+00:00"...some development money with which to buy pens ..."...some development money with which to buy pens and notebooks and hookers not hookers." (!!)<BR/><BR/>you know, James, if my flatmates are woken up in the middle of the night by me crouched over my laptop laughing loudly it's all your fault.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1168983044935950882007-01-16T21:30:00.000+00:002007-01-16T21:30:00.000+00:00At least you didn't spell Citizen with a "K".Which...At least you didn't spell Citizen with a "K".<BR/><BR/>Which reminds me how do you pronounce "Mamet"? Is it MAM-AY or MAM-ET. To save embarassment, I always refer him as "the American guy who does plays with lots of swears in".Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841187654606981532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1168981119505095882007-01-16T20:58:00.000+00:002007-01-16T20:58:00.000+00:00Citizen Candy-Cane, perhaps.. the porn version.(Sh...Citizen Candy-Cane, perhaps.. the porn version.<BR/><BR/>(Shudder.)<BR/><BR/>I admit my eye snagged (shudder yet again) on "Mammet". It sounds like a small, plump rodent, or maybe that's just the similarity to 'marmot'...<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, I'm all for the giant robot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1168976229063380552007-01-16T19:37:00.000+00:002007-01-16T19:37:00.000+00:00This school...fat kid smells of crisps but goes on...This school...fat kid smells of crisps but goes on to become video streaming magnate - it all has the makings of a British 'Malcolm in the Middle'? Perhaps another project for you James?<BR/><BR/>p.s I'm imagining them (the aformentioned crisps)as Bacon Rashers or maybe even Spicy Nik Naks? They say fat, but very clever kid to me. I realise I'm putting way too much thought into this...<BR/><BR/>LouiseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1168975644619956712007-01-16T19:27:00.000+00:002007-01-16T19:27:00.000+00:00...the protagonist's name in Citizen Kane isn't ac...<I>...the protagonist's name in Citizen Kane isn't actually spelled with a 'C'...</I><BR/><BR/>Sure it is... C for Citizen. Right?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1168972402613011012007-01-16T18:33:00.000+00:002007-01-16T18:33:00.000+00:00What if they glanced at it during the time it took...What if they glanced at it during the time it took for someone to leave a comment pointing out that David Mamet's name is spelled thus?patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.com