tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post4022955890246730148..comments2023-08-17T11:47:11.821+01:00Comments on James and the Blue Cat: Television Outlines: Incarnates Part FiveJames Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-71526101889139192792009-06-01T14:56:18.304+01:002009-06-01T14:56:18.304+01:00Top blogging, Mr Bluecat. I reckon it won't be lon...Top blogging, Mr Bluecat. I reckon it won't be long before you bag a massive Saturday night TV series, a spin-off movie, an XBox game tie-in and an eventual spot on the judging panel of a superhero version of Britain's Got Talent.Fat Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374906684948810408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-50804079464356267732009-05-21T21:56:20.499+01:002009-05-21T21:56:20.499+01:00IMDB suggests someone is making The Man Who Was Th...IMDB suggests someone is making The Man Who Was Thursday, so you might get to watch it, at least.<br /><br />Incarnates brought Zenith to mind, in a good way. Hopefully you could be bothered to get round to actually writing an ending...alwayslurkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16118142106326931830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-62391465331891454612009-05-17T20:32:00.000+01:002009-05-17T20:32:00.000+01:00Do you have to pay bills every day? I don't want t...Do you have to pay bills every day? I don't want to be a grown-up.<br /><br />(And thanks, James! It's writing promotional voiceovers. I don't know why they want me. They're silly)Newfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-49479259269238848692009-05-17T20:09:00.000+01:002009-05-17T20:09:00.000+01:00I publish a tiny literary magazine, and I got a fu...I publish a tiny literary magazine, and I got a furious response to a rejection slip last month -- very colorful really. I was half-amused and half-sad, because it really does pay to get past the agony of rejection and to realize how many things besides the quality of your work such responses represent. (That said, he was reacting to a single word in my canned response that he considered loaded, which I have changed for the future -- I'm not trying to make anyone miserable, after all!) <br /><br />I got very lucky and had a high school teacher who actually instructed us in processing rejection slips. Subsequently, I garnered dozens of them myself, but have somewhere along the way published many poems and even sold a number of short stories.<br /><br />But it seems to me that when your livelihood depends on your writing, there is more at stake. You've clearly learned not to take the outcome as a reflection on your writing skills -- but doesn't it affect your stress about daily bill-paying?Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709591182852463705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-44869244028588426332009-05-16T06:04:00.000+01:002009-05-16T06:04:00.000+01:00Newf - congratulations! Can we hear more about tha...Newf - congratulations! Can we hear more about that?<br /><br />Robert Lynn - well, it's always good to write spec scripts (never a waste of time to write scripts, because that's how you get better as a writer), but yeah, now you've got those connections, brief outlines might be the way to go.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-37139710891679966042009-05-15T23:35:00.000+01:002009-05-15T23:35:00.000+01:00Thanks for these posts, James. They made me realis...Thanks for these posts, James. They made me realise something. I've been writing scripts for years. Full scripts. And I've been submitting these full scripts to production companies, and the production companies have been very impressed, and ask to see more. So I've been continuing to write full scripts.<br />Now I'm wondering should I just be writing treatments and outlines. The companies know who I am, they like my work, so I'm wondering also if writing full scripts is becoming, while not a complete waste, at least not the most efficient use of my time.<br />Am I answering my own question?<br />Yes, yes I think I am.<br />Any thoughts?<br />And big thanks again for the generosity of these posts.Robert Lynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-18921021017729318792009-05-15T22:12:00.000+01:002009-05-15T22:12:00.000+01:00James – OH, WE'RE TURNING INTO A REAL TEACHER NOW,...James – OH, WE'RE TURNING INTO A REAL TEACHER NOW, AREN'T WE. You have a red pen, don't you? I bet you have a red pen.<br /><br />(I got that first writey job I mentioned last week, by the way. I dunno why I’m mentioning it, this is someone else’s blog, and yes. Anyway. I’m going to go and sit on the floor.)<br /><br />I guess the "will I have to sacrifice 'integrity' as a writer?!" (I put 'integrity' in inverted commas there, because I dunno who tries to put that word to their name) question comes up all the time. That's a good answer. And you're a stalk-worthy creature with all that writey stuff going on - especially the BBC4 literary adaptation thing. We wanna hear more. We wanna hear more about that.<br /><br />Also, I don’t want to watch Lily Allen’s comedy vehicle, plz.Newfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-73459229979507596892009-05-15T16:18:00.000+01:002009-05-15T16:18:00.000+01:00I just found out, shortly after I purchased ticket...I just found out, shortly after I purchased tickets to see Ms Allen that a friend has got me complimentary tickets to see her. All be it on a different night. Now I Like Lily but seeing her twice in quick succession (With her track record there is a real danger she will write a song about me stalking her). <br /><br />Why don't I just not go on one of the nights, you are probably asking. It's not that easy who do you let down? <br /><br />The person who went the extra mile and got you free tickets for a gig that had sold out. (Even if they did say at one point say there was no way on earth they could get them). "Sorry don't want to join you now you have gone to all the effort!" <br /><br />or<br /><br />The person you talked into joining you into actually purchasing a ticket. "Sorry about this but I'm not going anymore, I'm sure you will have a much better time on your own!"<br /><br />If only they had been on the same night I could have arranged to meet them separately and then flitted back a forth between them all night, like some bad sitcom - Sure it would have ended badly and I would have upset them both and neither would ever talk to me again, but it would have been a challenge. <br /><br />As it is, call me chicken, I'm going to risk ending up in the Stalker song.....BlackLOGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214821496023051754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-7407827639907671682009-05-15T11:40:00.000+01:002009-05-15T11:40:00.000+01:00Hi James - thank you for being so open about your ...Hi James - thank you for being so open about your experiences. It's both reassuring and depressing. Look on the bright side, you've created a brand new emotion - reappressing! Keep buggering. Sorry, I mean keep buggering on - you know, like Churchill and that?Mr Simon Allen...https://www.blogger.com/profile/15494705374384120381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-6414077058749792372009-05-15T11:33:00.000+01:002009-05-15T11:33:00.000+01:00yeah, I hate the crow bar thing. And the fact the...yeah, I hate the crow bar thing. And the fact there appears to be a very very short list of actors who get cast in stuff. The whole names thing does my head in. I think it can give a false economy - those actors are way more expensive. Life as an actor not on that list is awful - especially in these credit crunch times. Some of the casting that happens just doesn't make any sense at all and totally buggers things up. Theatre's as guilty as TV and film.<br /><br />But with the Lily Allen thing - that wouldn't be a crow bar at all. She's been our muse on the project - though she has no idea of course. <br /><br />Will check out that Harry Thompson article!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-70014393950168663212009-05-15T11:18:00.000+01:002009-05-15T11:18:00.000+01:00Actually, I have a feeling she could turn out to b...Actually, I have a feeling she could turn out to be a really good actor - I'm just concerned at the way celebs seem to get crowbarred into roles no-one's bothered to check they'd actually be any good in.<br /><br />Interesting article by the late Harry Thompson <A HREF="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2002/aug/22/broadcasting" REL="nofollow">here</A> showing that 'star-led' shows might be more likely to get commissioned, but actually tend, if anything, to get lower ratings than pieces with completely unknown actors.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-82647983883004503962009-05-15T10:58:00.000+01:002009-05-15T10:58:00.000+01:00Have really enjoyed your Incarnates strand - fasci...Have really enjoyed your Incarnates strand - fascinating. <br /><br />Have to disagree with you about Ms Allen though and say personally, I would *love* to have Lily Allen in the comedy drama I'm working on. So long as she can act of course.... She's bright, sassy, independent, intelligent, pretty complicated and does vulnerability - perfect. In fact we've been writing it all along with her in mind....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-16919002897441008532009-05-15T09:14:00.000+01:002009-05-15T09:14:00.000+01:00Glad there's still a chance to get that idea out t...Glad there's still a chance to get that idea out there. Let us know about the cop idea when you can; how is it different to every other I wonder.....? I know it will be, but how? Hmmm.....<br /><br />Can't believe you had a go at Stephen Fry!? What a legend he is! He needs casting in something awesome methinks. Something with vampires or something. I could atually see him playing (and this isn't meant to offend ANYONE) a gender-challenged werewolf with learning disabilities. That accent with stupidity has got to be all manner of fun!Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870545005924820667noreply@blogger.com