tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post1330933976100272409..comments2023-08-17T11:47:11.821+01:00Comments on James and the Blue Cat: Television outlines: 'INCARNATE' part oneJames Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-24792712789031438682009-05-11T22:54:00.000+01:002009-05-11T22:54:00.000+01:00It reminds me of Neverwhere a bit. A bit. I'd watc...It reminds me of Neverwhere a bit. A bit. I'd watch it.kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04306427503749550858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-50850568757621803492009-05-11T22:43:00.000+01:002009-05-11T22:43:00.000+01:00Took me years, years I tell you, to come to terms ...Took me years, years I tell you, to come to terms with attempting to balance what "they" want, with what I want to write. And hey, I'm still not all the way there. Case in point, I had a meeting with a producer and a director once.<br />PRODUCER: The script is great. We love the script.<br />DIRECTOR: We love it.<br />PRODUCER: Oh absolutely.<br />DIRECTOR: Absolutely love it.<br />PRODUCER: The thing is, the main character's mourning for his dead friend, right.<br />ME: Yes, that's right. It's the engine that drives-<br />PRODUCER: And we thought, wouldn't it be great...<br />DIRECTOR: (GRINNING MADLY, SHAKING HIS HEAD IN DELIGHT) Listen, this is...<br />PRODUCER: ..wouldn't it be great if his dead mate came back, and started giving him advice.<br />DIRECTOR: And doing wacky stuff.<br />ME: Wacky..? What?<br />PRODUCER: Yeah, like giving him advice on relationships, and always turning up at innoportune moments.<br />DIRECTOR: (WINKING) Like when he's, you know?<br />PRODUCER: (BOUNCING UP AND DOWN WITH EXCITEMENT) Yeah? Yeah?<br />(At this point I should have thrown back my head and cackled like a mad man, and said "Oh right! Like that's never been done!" and then stormed out all flouncy and Byronic like. Instead what I did was)<br />ME: (HOLDING BACK TEARS) That sounds brilliant.<br /><br /><br />It's like my grandfather used to say "Sometimes you have to eat your own shoes to get where you're going." Or something.<br /><br />Loving Incarnate by the way. Getting the vibe straight away. Post a script now. I demand it.PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-22506233437649690392009-05-11T20:10:00.000+01:002009-05-11T20:10:00.000+01:00Lord, it's been years since I read that - I'm goin...Lord, it's been years since I read that - I'm going to have to dig it out again.<br /><br />In the meantime I came across a mention of <I>The Mad Gasser of Mattoon</I> today, who I think would make an excellent bad guy...Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09821105000840199542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-46684656121480891812009-05-11T13:51:00.000+01:002009-05-11T13:51:00.000+01:00Robert Holdstock's Mythago Wood (excellent book) w...Robert Holdstock's Mythago Wood (excellent book) would be another influence here, as the lovely Laura B has just reminded me, via email.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-44546587858463574082009-05-11T13:34:00.000+01:002009-05-11T13:34:00.000+01:00Oooh, Springheel Jack. I'm getting a Christopher F...Oooh, Springheel Jack. I'm getting a Christopher Fowler/Bryant and May vibe and it's making me feel all happy (even though I'm now back at work instead of sitting under a palm tree with a pile of books).Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09821105000840199542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-66097030238052635062009-05-11T13:18:00.000+01:002009-05-11T13:18:00.000+01:00Springheel Jack! SPRINGHEEL JACK! I saw one of tho...Springheel Jack! SPRINGHEEL JACK! I saw one of those behind my house, you know...Newfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-41864616928617360612009-05-11T11:14:00.000+01:002009-05-11T11:14:00.000+01:00Longbows! Steampunk Churches! Springheel Jack!
WH...Longbows! Steampunk Churches! Springheel Jack!<br /><br />WHY IS THIS NOT ON MY TELLYBOX.<br /><br />Have you thought about flogging this as a graphic novel idea? is that a do-able thing? Can that happen?<br /><br />Serious point: Are you not a-fearing that people will steal your ideas when you blog about them..?Bozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065257907482952779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-87669875692513645862009-05-11T11:05:00.000+01:002009-05-11T11:05:00.000+01:00Mmm, definitely a bit of LoEG in there. And Heroes...Mmm, definitely a bit of LoEG in there. And Heroes has certainly lost its sheen, but bear in mind this was May last year, when it hadn't turned shit, or, more importantly from the exec's POV, lost a lot of viewing figures.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-59091428537485572782009-05-11T10:50:00.000+01:002009-05-11T10:50:00.000+01:00Ooh, that sounds really good, in a League Of Extra...Ooh, that sounds really good, in a League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen-type way (the book, not the movie -- of course.) If the likes of Demons can get made, why not something like this? But is the ensemble superhero thing played out now? At least in the Heroes-mould? That show has lost its sheen and lost a lot of viewers. Maybe Star Trek's going to reignite space-based adventure sci-fi for 2010. Can you transplant those characters to outer space? ;-)Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05821524840819117719noreply@blogger.com