tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post8411064564850723182..comments2023-08-17T11:47:11.821+01:00Comments on James and the Blue Cat: Denied.James Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-66755976409786806942009-02-01T14:48:00.000+00:002009-02-01T14:48:00.000+00:00Indeed there are, and I very much plan to.Indeed there are, and I very much plan to.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-22123394665882430522009-02-01T14:26:00.000+00:002009-02-01T14:26:00.000+00:00You get nearer and higher every time though James,...You get nearer and higher every time though James, so I'm just reading it as step 346 on the road to fame and wealth.<BR/><BR/>There are some lovely people at the BBC. Stick with 'em.cellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17061833787120469657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-59652932691692892162009-01-31T02:34:00.000+00:002009-01-31T02:34:00.000+00:00They are all bumholes.But I really liked Echo Beac...They are all bumholes.<BR/><BR/>But I really liked Echo Beach. It was bad, but because of all the metafictional interplay with Moving Wallaper, it made you look at badness in a new way. If Bonekickers had been paired with a show about a TV company making a show about slightly odd archaeologists, I think it would have done rather better.Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-7342639156762739422009-01-31T01:31:00.000+00:002009-01-31T01:31:00.000+00:00Oh crappingtons. There is a bunch of people protes...Oh crappingtons. There is a bunch of people protesting every day outside the BBC in Manchester. I think it is about this, probably.Fat Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374906684948810408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-11857423575276555052009-01-30T23:14:00.000+00:002009-01-30T23:14:00.000+00:00Fuck socks.Fuck socks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10121585470904286533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-54608925198972138132009-01-30T20:27:00.000+00:002009-01-30T20:27:00.000+00:00Bugger. They're eejits. Still, yay for the BBC Dra...Bugger. They're eejits. Still, yay for the BBC Drama Dept - who wants to work for 3 anyway?Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09821105000840199542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-38100047326606084402009-01-30T18:26:00.000+00:002009-01-30T18:26:00.000+00:00POOP!Er, I mean COCONUT MACAROONS!Now is the time ...POOP!<BR/><BR/>Er, I mean COCONUT MACAROONS!<BR/><BR/>Now is the time for righteous self-indulgence (tempered perhaps with a tinge of relief because you don't have to think about this same idea anymore?)<BR/><BR/>This of course means you've got stored-up karma and they'll buy the next idea post-haste... though I'm not sure post-haste is all that hasty these days, unless it's Fedex-haste...Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709591182852463705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-68256882684582347542009-01-30T17:58:00.000+00:002009-01-30T17:58:00.000+00:00Hmm, doubtful, I think, unless I wanted to buy the...Hmm, doubtful, I think, unless I wanted to buy the rights back. Which in the current climate, isn't entirely practical. Although I'm sure Agent Matt will investigate all possibilities.<BR/><BR/>I also think I'd rather crack on with a new thing now, to be honest.<BR/><BR/>Boz, sorry, your comment snuck in there, just realised it looked like I was ignoring you.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for nice words, people, but the Other BBC Project has gone a long way to not letting me get too upset about this. And to be honest, this is just what it's like being a full-time screenwriter, things get knocked back all the time. You just have to make sure you have other things on the go pretty much constantly.<BR/><BR/>Now, to get back to my dark re-imagining of 'Button Moon'...James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-77073974773555248392009-01-30T17:43:00.000+00:002009-01-30T17:43:00.000+00:00Ack, sorry to hear that. But what's the score with...Ack, sorry to hear that. But what's the score with sending it to other producers instead?Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793047799910670620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-25213827032565488732009-01-30T16:49:00.000+00:002009-01-30T16:49:00.000+00:00Growling, quietly, on your behalf. How very, very ...Growling, quietly, on your behalf. How very, very annoying. Glad to see that old cliche about 'when one door closes, another one opens' has some truth in it, but still, grr.thegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693447808874926257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-78727282506727265342009-01-30T16:07:00.001+00:002009-01-30T16:07:00.001+00:00*Mopes on your behalf**Mopes on your behalf*Mike Boothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614823619400248086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-64198586880374170392009-01-30T16:07:00.000+00:002009-01-30T16:07:00.000+00:00Bummer.The horrible thing is, however much you rat...Bummer.<BR/><BR/>The horrible thing is, however much you rationalise it, and you understand how they can have made that decision, THE BASTARDS STILL AREN'T GOING TO MAKE YOUR BLOODY SHOW. And though you know that they are not really bastards, you also know that you got THIS CLOSE, and that your show would have been FUCKING BRILLIANT.<BR/><BR/>What I would now do is wallow in self-pity for a bit. But you seem to have a better strategy, so good luck with 1, 2 and 3.Michael Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170302599006273553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-75822833667748527472009-01-30T16:04:00.000+00:002009-01-30T16:04:00.000+00:00Chin up, James. It'll all work out.Chin up, James. It'll all work out.?https://www.blogger.com/profile/14647785358402031920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-42903203969025699252009-01-30T15:01:00.000+00:002009-01-30T15:01:00.000+00:00Fools. Silly silly fools (except for those mention...Fools. Silly silly fools (except for those mentioned in 1, 2 and 3).Karen's Mouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398621248761437631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-51939088250672925342009-01-30T14:14:00.000+00:002009-01-30T14:14:00.000+00:00Are you saying that Echo Beach put Rock in a hard ...Are you saying that Echo Beach put Rock in a hard place?<BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear about that. Forget the macaroons and send BBC3 some nice rock cakes instead.Good Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789861569691613179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-62088364905696628042009-01-30T13:34:00.000+00:002009-01-30T13:34:00.000+00:00Ee. I'm sorry to hear about ROCK. I've been stalki...Ee. I'm sorry to hear about ROCK. I've been stalking your entries on it for ages, because this is the first time I've ever read a writer speak so openly about the process. :( I've attached myself to them like a... like a limpet. Er.<BR/><BR/>Brand new BBC project sounds great, though. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-89327814344366544312009-01-30T12:58:00.000+00:002009-01-30T12:58:00.000+00:00*waves**waves*Maudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03905544028303779591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-58200210621421967842009-01-30T12:57:00.000+00:002009-01-30T12:57:00.000+00:00Piers: well exactly.*waves at Maud*Piers: well exactly.<BR/><BR/>*waves at Maud*James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-47424922025726459532009-01-30T12:43:00.000+00:002009-01-30T12:43:00.000+00:00Alas and sorry to hear it, but the other things so...Alas and sorry to hear it, but the other things sound like good news so hurrah for them! (Yes, I'm still here, just been lurking a bit.)Maudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03905544028303779591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-89535840698831487342009-01-30T12:37:00.000+00:002009-01-30T12:37:00.000+00:00Bah.But still: Yay for 1, 2, and 3!Bah.<BR/><BR/>But still: <BR/><BR/>Yay for 1, 2, and 3!Piershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682054203119052550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-4159000537161806202009-01-30T12:16:00.001+00:002009-01-30T12:16:00.001+00:00I might try making some actual coconut ones later ...I might try making some actual coconut ones later today. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-85671544251709339512009-01-30T12:16:00.000+00:002009-01-30T12:16:00.000+00:00Noooooooooooooooooo. I'm gutted.You are marvellous...Noooooooooooooooooo. I'm gutted.<BR/><BR/>You are marvellously stoic in the face of quasi-defeat. I suppose it's not a personal rejection - there could be a million other factors that you have no idea about or control over. Viz:<BR/><BR/>1. Traumatic childhood events in Cornwall of commissioning bods.<BR/>2. EastEnders relocating to Dorset.<BR/>3. The 'Is It Cornish?' quiz show in development.Bozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065257907482952779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-69943976746138914772009-01-30T12:12:00.000+00:002009-01-30T12:12:00.000+00:00Commiserations, my dear sir. But you are taking i...Commiserations, my dear sir. But you are taking it like a man. A man with his pride intact, and some home-baked goods to impart.Jason Arnopphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876042845400963850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-60975950604172458112009-01-30T12:00:00.000+00:002009-01-30T12:00:00.000+00:00Yes, yes. But make the macaroons of FLESH. Though ...Yes, yes. But make the macaroons of FLESH. Though I hear eyeballs go better with coconut.Lucy Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15576008511353143019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-67815120815222981342009-01-30T11:51:00.000+00:002009-01-30T11:51:00.000+00:00I shall simply leave a parcel of home-baked macaro...I shall simply leave a parcel of home-baked macaroons in the foyer of BBC3. I think that will elegantly convey my opnions on the matter.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.com