tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post115047057930601697..comments2023-08-17T11:47:11.821+01:00Comments on James and the Blue Cat: Being paidJames Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1154676056290230492006-08-04T08:20:00.000+01:002006-08-04T08:20:00.000+01:00Off topic sorry. does anyone know a Zoe Bolton fro...Off topic sorry. does anyone know a Zoe Bolton from Penryn? I need to contact her to say she shouldnt rip people off, return the £420 or send the TV! You will not get away with this! <BR/>Thanks, winobie@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1150631666053306322006-06-18T12:54:00.000+01:002006-06-18T12:54:00.000+01:00Ah the memories!Ah the memories!BiScUiTshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906733831881886350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1150566494962532752006-06-17T18:48:00.000+01:002006-06-17T18:48:00.000+01:00I like Ep6 when Guy looks at a nurse and just says...I like Ep6 when Guy looks at a nurse and just says 'stop flirting with me' Absolute classic!SALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06504416868383259226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1150546106724662422006-06-17T13:08:00.000+01:002006-06-17T13:08:00.000+01:00wasnt ep 4 the one with the beauty charts (arses, ...wasnt ep 4 the one with the beauty charts (arses, who's a babe, etc), and "did you just throw your breast at me?"? - ahh, lovely.<BR/><BR/>sorry about the constant quoting but i honestly can't stop. ask my friends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1150545692572721162006-06-17T13:01:00.000+01:002006-06-17T13:01:00.000+01:00Yes it is. Ep6 and if it's you behind Martin then ...Yes it is. Ep6 and if it's you behind Martin then yay you wear glasses. Gotta big up the people who wear glasses. Too many contact lense wearers nowadays. Tut.SALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06504416868383259226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1150545390807636942006-06-17T12:56:00.000+01:002006-06-17T12:56:00.000+01:00I lied. It's Ep6.I lied. It's Ep6.SALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06504416868383259226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1150545104351077782006-06-17T12:51:00.000+01:002006-06-17T12:51:00.000+01:00I think Martins exam is Ep7 I think. Thank you for...I think Martins exam is Ep7 I think. Thank you for the lecture - much appreciated.SALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06504416868383259226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1150544272040507552006-06-17T12:37:00.001+01:002006-06-17T12:37:00.001+01:00Well I didn't write any of those bits. Was four th...Well I didn't write any of those bits. Was four the exam one? I did lots of those (the dance bit and mascots, but not the acronym bit, which was great), and am sitting behind Martin when he takes his exam.<BR/><BR/>Which answers Sal's other question: yes we all went to the set every now and then, to get in people's way (and occassionally do Hollywood-style on set rewrites).<BR/><BR/>Being around the set is fun for about five minutes, then it's just people hanging around fiddling with cameras and lights, and people saying 'shush' to you rather crossly when you ask where you can get a coffee.<BR/><BR/>I'm off to get a sandwich now. This concludes this part of the lecture.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1150544245472619152006-06-17T12:37:00.000+01:002006-06-17T12:37:00.000+01:00thanks for letting me have the use of the Romey lo...thanks for letting me have the use of the Romey loves Jules script, I have sent you an e-mail, It was meant to be a nice formal letter type thing but it didn't quite work as I don't 'do' formal I scrapped that idea when I couldnt think how to start it and ended up saying "Hi James" and then couldn't think of any long words that I didn't quite know the meaning of but look good anyway. *sigh* oh well, hope you don't mind too much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1150543047378029422006-06-17T12:17:00.000+01:002006-06-17T12:17:00.000+01:00Just watched series 1 ep 4 the other day actually ...Just watched series 1 ep 4 the other day actually - it occurred to me that many of the most memorable bits from series one are there in that episode. (Marteeeyah, Boyceeeyah; Minestroney-y; the Homo sticker/balloon) And I'm not just saying that now, honest - I said as much to Spence in the pub last night. Did you write the bit with Caro asking Angela if she wanted coffee, and then muttering "what did your last slave die of?" ? (does that require 2 question marks?) Am I rambling? Anyway, hope you didn't cough too hard after eating all that cooking chocolate, and good going on the iBook resolution.<BR/>I'll stop now. <BR/>Oh, one more thing; Cello - yes they do advertise it as Cornish Ice Cream. Mad as buttons.Terri Nixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01128748951796407341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1150542753352086612006-06-17T12:12:00.000+01:002006-06-17T12:12:00.000+01:00I was also wondering - did you ever go to the film...I was also wondering - did you ever go to the filming of Green Wing or were you solely associated with the actors workshops and the writing?SALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06504416868383259226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1150542542631471802006-06-17T12:09:00.000+01:002006-06-17T12:09:00.000+01:00So the long and short of it is that if you have co...So the long and short of it is that if you have contributed to a brilliant TV series such as Green Wing, as brilliant as it is you can be left pennyless for a very long time. How fantastic that must be! Thanks for explaining it although I don't think a flow chart and pointer would have made it any more straightforward. 24% on Ep4 - brain storm episode!SALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06504416868383259226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1150541253203143752006-06-17T11:47:00.000+01:002006-06-17T11:47:00.000+01:00Ah, now you see, this is how it works:I was paid t...Ah, now you see, this is how it works:<BR/><BR/>I was paid to come up with a certain amount of material per week, which included workshopping with the actors, rewriting on the strength of those workshops and so on.<BR/><BR/>Then, when the stuff's all shot and edited into a series, and delivered to Channel 4, someone sits down and works out how much each writer contributed to each episode (so nothing for series 1 ep 1 as that had pretty much been done before I started, but then a massive 24% of series 1 ep 4, woo hoo). There must be a bit of guesswork involved, as we all fiddled about with and rewrote other people's scenes and so on, but it all seems to work out.<BR/><BR/>I then get a sum of money proportional to how much material I've got in the show, but this does buy UK first repeats (so I don't get anything from the Saturday night showing after the Friday night one, if that makes sense). You then really don't make anything (well, maybe a bit if it gets shown in Finland, but only about a tenner) unless the show does well and Channel 4 decide to repeat it again, which happened in April with the first series.<BR/><BR/>They're still working out who wrote what for series two (it was still being edited right up until the last minute), so they might be giving me an advance on the minutage.<BR/><BR/>Then there's DVDs - I get a smallish advance (a few hundred quid) soon, then every six months they work out my proper royalties. The writers' pot of this isn't that much, and it's divided between seven of us, so it's even less, although it is free money, so I can't complain too much.<BR/><BR/>If you're confused, join the club.<BR/><BR/>Kid's telly is rubbish for this sort of stuff by the way: for Bob the Builder I got a flat fee for writing an episode, and that was it. They made a book out of one of my episodes, and I got nothing. Of course, if you're the one who came up with the concept, you're laughing.<BR/><BR/>I'll stop now, before I get the flowchart and pointer out.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1150538362611409152006-06-17T10:59:00.000+01:002006-06-17T10:59:00.000+01:00You've only just been paid for the Series 1 repeat...You've only just been paid for the Series 1 repeats? So you haven't yet been paid for Series 2?SALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06504416868383259226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1150498038256953172006-06-16T23:47:00.000+01:002006-06-16T23:47:00.000+01:00>>Excellent - me and cello are trashing James's bl...>>Excellent - me and cello are trashing James's blog with smut and drunkenness.<<<BR/><BR/>And now you're talking about <A HREF="http://quinquireme.blogspot.com/2006/06/newsflash-carpentry-new-blogging.html" REL="nofollow">wood</A> on your own blog as well...<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>(well, sort of... [sighs] sorry).Occasional Poster of Commentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07780858079455768452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1150497432167850172006-06-16T23:37:00.000+01:002006-06-16T23:37:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Occasional Poster of Commentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07780858079455768452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1150496395783143062006-06-16T23:19:00.000+01:002006-06-16T23:19:00.000+01:00Screw the tax! Buy more computer stuff but not App...Screw the tax! Buy more computer stuff but not Apple this time. It doesn't seem to work for you. <BR/>I nearly bought the iBook because it was so beautiful. Luckily I got scared off by the horror stories, you know the whole armies of iBooks on their arses...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1150496040190726242006-06-16T23:14:00.000+01:002006-06-16T23:14:00.000+01:00And your point, Patch...l?My WV is fkzmn. Honest!...And your point, Patch...l?<BR/>My WV is fkzmn. Honest!cellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17061833787120469657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1150495186706289422006-06-16T22:59:00.000+01:002006-06-16T22:59:00.000+01:00Excellent - me and cello are trashing James's blog...Excellent - me and cello are trashing James's blog with smut and drunkenness.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1150494902252700052006-06-16T22:55:00.000+01:002006-06-16T22:55:00.000+01:00Help, I can't get out!Help, I can't get out!patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1150494870662643272006-06-16T22:54:00.000+01:002006-06-16T22:54:00.000+01:00How very perceptive of you. It is Friday after al...How very perceptive of you. It is Friday after all.<BR/><BR/>But I thought I had only made two errors, whereas I now see it is in fact a string of typos, barely held together by any shred of an idea.cellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17061833787120469657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1150492110308922992006-06-16T22:08:00.000+01:002006-06-16T22:08:00.000+01:00Fine, upstanding member ?Is that the sound of a ho...<I>Fine, upstanding member</I> ?<BR/><BR/>Is that the sound of a hole being dug ever deeper somewhere in West London?Occasional Poster of Commentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07780858079455768452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1150483331308336972006-06-16T19:42:00.000+01:002006-06-16T19:42:00.000+01:00Sorry James, it's my inner linguist coming out. I'...Sorry James, it's my inner linguist coming out. I'm not even a teacher!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1150482701838277732006-06-16T19:31:00.000+01:002006-06-16T19:31:00.000+01:00Err, deepest apologies to Constable Trout, who by ...Err, deepest apologies to Constable Trout, who by all accounts is a fine, upstanding member of the community. Must learn not to type before I think...patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1150482015498387382006-06-16T19:20:00.000+01:002006-06-16T19:20:00.000+01:00Oh if only comments were editable, what a world it...Oh if only comments were editable, what a world it would be.<BR/><BR/>As it is, the clear evidence that someone's had tee many martoonies must, I'm afraid, stand for all to see.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.com