tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post4142505848212366681..comments2023-08-17T11:47:11.821+01:00Comments on James and the Blue Cat: Teen Drama Project TimelineJames Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-74576047911725654772009-01-23T07:12:00.000+00:002009-01-23T07:12:00.000+00:00Erm, it can be. It's not so bad if you're doing a ...Erm, it can be. It's not so bad if you're doing a few other projects at the same time, because that can distract you to some extent, but if this if your one big thing it can be hard to regain that initial momentum, yes. On the other hand, there's lots of new people involved when something gets commissioned (or just generally goes up a level), so that can really help you remember why you liked it in the first place, as you talk to them about it.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-22509636574728489622009-01-23T03:58:00.000+00:002009-01-23T03:58:00.000+00:00My friend Jim's a professional writer and his nove...My friend Jim's a professional writer and his novels typically show up on store shelves somewhere around two years after he finishes writing them. And that's <I>fast</I> and only because he's got a hot agent and is very well respected in the industry — else it could be far longer.<BR/><BR/>Is it hard to stay excited about an idea for that long?Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709591182852463705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-68248081848221894452009-01-22T21:37:00.000+00:002009-01-22T21:37:00.000+00:00Wooooah.I've been planning that reply for months.Wooooah.<BR/><BR/>I've been planning that reply for months.Fat Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374906684948810408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-4682611771383592872009-01-22T19:11:00.000+00:002009-01-22T19:11:00.000+00:00I'm a member of the NUJ - we always protect our so...I'm a member of the NUJ - we always protect our sources...Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09821105000840199542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-31779756273859820772009-01-22T17:09:00.000+00:002009-01-22T17:09:00.000+00:00Imo: ah, but if it get commissioned, they may well...Imo: ah, but if it get commissioned, they may well expect the next six episodes in about three months, so it's a whole different ballgame them.<BR/><BR/>Jayne: noooo, they'd trace it all back to me, and I'd get in trouble.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-71551442335596129132009-01-22T16:43:00.000+00:002009-01-22T16:43:00.000+00:00We are obviously being too nice to people who send...We are obviously being too nice to people who send us unsolicited mss. We undertake to get back to them in 6-8 weeks and they get very shirty if you don't. Even if their book is written in green biro and illustrated with crayon. <BR/><BR/>I ought to send them to the beeb...Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09821105000840199542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-40006086465991320752009-01-22T16:37:00.000+00:002009-01-22T16:37:00.000+00:00So does that mean that by the time you've written ...So does that mean that by the time you've written 13 episodes you'll have six kids and the first grandchild on the way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-4810049911387859832009-01-22T14:46:00.000+00:002009-01-22T14:46:00.000+00:00This whole "time" thing is really annoying me at t...This whole "time" thing is really annoying me at the moment because I can't publish any of the artwork I made for the Tudors until it's been screened on TV, which is ages and ages away. And I need a job.<BR/><BR/>Pfft, it's not like Lost where I could be giving the plot away. We know what happens: he marries a lot of women and then cuts their heads off.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793047799910670620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-53006312236162168992009-01-22T11:45:00.000+00:002009-01-22T11:45:00.000+00:00Mike: hmmm, I did a little bit. I think after that...Mike: hmmm, I did a little bit. I think after that first initial meeting, I sent the producer three or four one-page outlines for various silly ideas. Then we had another meeting where she said 'how about forgetting all that and doing something based in Cornwall, since what was what we talked about in the meeting?' So I did a little bit on spec, but as soon as it moved off the one-page outline, the BBC were very generous.<BR/><BR/>Boz: well exactly.<BR/><BR/>Jayne: remember, if it does get made, there'll be nothing on the screen for another year at least....James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-50161825351835429172009-01-22T11:42:00.000+00:002009-01-22T11:42:00.000+00:00Good god. And I thought publishing was slow.Good god. And I thought publishing was slow.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09821105000840199542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-72785832213154743772009-01-22T11:38:00.001+00:002009-01-22T11:38:00.001+00:00Well all fingers crossed at this end.Do BBC3 not k...Well all fingers crossed at this end.<BR/><BR/>Do BBC3 not know this programme already has a legion of followers, and it is still only words on a page!?<BR/><BR/>('Only' words on a page. Yes, I realised about that as I typed it.. making it sound <I>so easy</I> and all..)Bozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065257907482952779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-88329707661162475592009-01-22T11:38:00.000+00:002009-01-22T11:38:00.000+00:00This is enlightening. Thanks.Prior to that first m...This is enlightening. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Prior to that first meeting, had you put any work into the project on spec?Mike Boothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614823619400248086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-78196060931570519582009-01-22T11:25:00.000+00:002009-01-22T11:25:00.000+00:00It makes you wonder how they ever make drama serie...It makes you wonder how they ever make drama series that resonate with current affairs...Ekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07429320619968534991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-31528927790766658332009-01-22T11:15:00.000+00:002009-01-22T11:15:00.000+00:00I could have also put that when I started the firs...I could have also put that when I started the first episode I was single and living in a rented flat, but by the time the second episode was okayed, I was living with my partner in a house we'd bought together, with a new baby.<BR/><BR/>But that might have sounded like whinging.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-38325224751313887492009-01-22T10:42:00.000+00:002009-01-22T10:42:00.000+00:00I read that whilst visualising a time-lapse animat...I read that whilst visualising a time-lapse animation of flowers growing and dying, rivers eroding rocks, civilisations rising and falling...Salvadore Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864890429725302449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-39335760280493047922009-01-22T10:38:00.000+00:002009-01-22T10:38:00.000+00:00Darn it. And I have yet to pitch a one-pager.[retu...Darn it. And I have yet to pitch a one-pager.<BR/><BR/>[returns to the word mines]Piershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682054203119052550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-26230228217298673892009-01-22T10:35:00.000+00:002009-01-22T10:35:00.000+00:00Well that gave me a good insight, thanks!Good luck...Well that gave me a good insight, thanks!<BR/><BR/>Good luck with ROCK. Hope it works out for you.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870545005924820667noreply@blogger.com