The collected works of 17.255.XXX.2
One of the great qualities of the internet is that it allows unfettered discussion and disagreement. Unlike traditional media, which is largely one-way, a blog like this one benefits from constant reader feedback. That’s why I’ve chosen to leave comments open for the majority of my posts, putting up with the inevitable comment spam and Prince of Persia casting suggestions.
And putting up with 17.255.XXX.2.
That’s not his real name, of course. He goes by Frederick Pina, The Lousy Truth, Jack, Stephen Spielberg (nice typo), Ben Davidson, Under the Blankets, Upper Class Weenie, Idea Man, Hillary Harper, Hiding Happily, Mr. Love Knuckles, Bia Tarpy, and From New York.
Over the last three months, he’s left 25 comments, all of which are dutifully recorded with his IP address. I’ve xxx’d out one section of his IP address to protect his illusion of anonymity, but savvy readers will figure out where he likely works.
“Frederick Pina” frequently complains of censorship, and although he’s using the term incorrectly, I’ll confess that I have at times deleted his less coherent thoughts from the moderation queue, largely because they’re off-topic. (My sexuality and baldness are pretty far from the blog’s stated purpose.)
“Do not feed the trolls” is the standard advice in this situation — eventually they get bored and move along. However, this commenter has been so diligent I feel it’s only fair to offer his un-abridged works, complete with their limited grasp of punctuation and spelling.
I’ll leave it to you, good readers, to decide if I’ve done right. And to possibly re-consider starting a blog of your own.
July 18, 2006 3:41:55 PM PDT
Yes ! I can’t wait ’till I get my own $55-million dollar deals. I’ll finally be able to afford my own personal John August, complete with bald head and sarcasm !
July 19, 2006 2:16:24 PM PDT
Is… Each and everyone of you are JEALOUS of J.J. Abrams. Admit it, you are all JEALOUS !!! A bunch of wanna-be screenwriters who are trying to break into the business, dream of being in J.J. shoes right now !!!
-J.O.S.E.
Jealous Ones Still Envy
July 19, 2006 4:23:48 PM PDT
There’s so much CENSORSHIP on this blog. Censorship is illegal John August. I wll have my attorneys look into this. Let freedom roam. You’re an American. If you don’t like something. Let the democracy rule on your blog.
July 20, 2006 3:38:28 AM PDT
Yes ! I can’t wait ’till I get my own $55-million dollar deals. I’ll finally be able to afford my own personal John August, complete with bald head and sarcasm !
July 21, 2006 10:05:36 PM PDT
John August,
Butt out of your own blog. We, the people, own it now !!!
HA ! HA ! HA ! HA ! HA !
p.s. Add live chat feature.
p.s.s. Also inter-national translation services whic all work simultaneoulsy and live !!
July 21, 2006 10:07:41 PM PDT
John,
I just had a fantasy. What if you were put a chain around your next, left completely nude in front of typewriter and whipped daily to produce screenplays !!!
July 22, 2006 4:34:38 PM PDT
I have a question. My writing partner and I have an argument. I wrote a comedy. The singer PRINCE has an un-flattering light cameo. My friend says you can’t use the name PRINCE even on a spec script. I feel it’s a 1st Amendment issue.
Your thoughts.
July 25, 2006 7:49:01 PM PDT
John,
I think you should make gay-porn with a mask on. Then have a contest to see who can spot you. The prize would be a film deal for the screenwriter with a major studio.
July 25, 2006 8:11:24 PM PDT
I want my prize John !
July 26, 2006 3:32:34 PM PDT
Screenwriters who are MORE talented than John August.
-David Koepp
-M. Night Shyamalan
-Charlie Kaufman
-Eric Roth
-Quentin Tarantino
-Stephen Gaghan
July 26, 2006 9:40:35 PM PDT
If a screenwriter kills someone, you can always say your characters made you do it.
July 26, 2006 11:32:42 PM PDT
Has anyone seen Lady in the Water. I saw over the weekend in New York City. Mr. Shyamalan is pure genius ! Two thumbs up !! Anyone care to disagree ??
July 26, 2006 11:34:02 PM PDT
I agree. M. Night Shyamalan is an Oscar worthy contender !! Very exciting films he writes & directs !!
July 27, 2006 7:05:49 PM PDT
What if celebrities are really just CGI shots shown on television & movies ??? What if we’re all just chasing some fantasy ??
July 28, 2006 5:26:57 PM PDT
I have a question about a movie practices which peeves me. In movies, characters have a tendercy to speak their thoghts. In real life we don’t do this, a movies should try and re-present reality. It would make it more believable. Once a character starts speaking his toughts, I’ve become aware I’m “watching” a movie, instead of being part of the “real” experience. Does this makes any sense ? Your thoughts ladies & gents !!
July 28, 2006 5:31:35 PM PDT
John,
Why don’t you have interviews of Hollywood screenwriters, their beliefs, ideas, etc. It would be aspecial feature of the month. You could charge to access that information.
July 30, 2006 6:11:02 PM PDT
BALD HEADED & GAY: THE MOVIE
Coming Soon
July 31, 2006 8:52:12 PM PDT
Why don’t you discuss the business side of Hollywood. We could use some insight to stories, such as signing with a major talent agency, politics of the movie studios, what are stars like in private, do other screenwriters have envy, how do executives treat each other ??
August 2, 2006 9:05:33 PM PDT
What happened to screenwriters of the 60’s 70’s or 80’s. Do Hollywood tells to go to hell or do they keep pumping films ? In other words, do a screenwriter’s life expires because of age ?
August 3, 2006 9:24:39 PM PDT
You’re all a bunch of members of John’s gay mafia !!
August 7, 2006 11:04:01 PM PDT
I’m sure your movie will have lead characters which are gay and bald headed. Thanks for corrupting the moral fiber of America’s youth John August. Not only gay, but bald headed too ?? Heaven help us !!
August 23, 2006 2:45:15 PM PDT
I hope and pray your movie is a bomb, so your Hollywood careers crashes and burns into a flaming, fiery, burning hell John August.
August 24, 2006 6:51:28 PM PDT
John August is weak punk.
September 14, 2006 5:51:39 PM PDT
I rarely use it. I always carry my fancy Texas Instruments calculator to relieve me from thinking too much.
September 20, 2006 7:14:06 PM PDT
Is it allowed to deliver a screenplay written on MS Word to agents or producers in Hollywood ??
September 22, 2006 11:10:31 PM PDT
Hey John, am I still on the shit list ? I want to come back onto the play-ground !!
-freddie
September 26, 2006 9:33:07 PM PDT
Go to hell bald man !!
October 11, 2006 7:37:59 PM PDT You’re such an arrogant screenwriter. We should stone you for that.
Come on fellow wanna-bes, let’s have John have it…
October 11, 2006 7:40:58 PM PDT
Let him who is with out sin cast the first word !
Articles
October 11th, 2006 at 3:06 pm
I’m tediously straight, but can I join?
Please?
October 11th, 2006 at 3:14 pm
the problem is an IP identifies a specific network device, not its user. I had a weekend guest once who used my pc to comment on blogs as ‘man in a trench coat’. maybe “Frederick Pina” is a very hospitable fellow… or maybe it’s mpd… or… fine, ockham’s razor decided the guy’s simply an ass. what can you do.
October 11th, 2006 at 3:15 pm
John,
You have done the right thing. I come here to learn from someone who has made it. I thank you for sharing you with us. You don’t have to. You could keep what you have learned to yourself and let the rest of us fall by the wayside. Less scriptwriters in your way. But you give back to us. I have learned so much. It isn’t censorship, it is giving us a place to freely express out feelings and ideas without having to step around the trash. Thank you, John.
October 11th, 2006 at 3:26 pm
I’m pretty sure he has a crush on you John. He seems fixated on you, your image and your sexual preference, which leads us to believe that he has certain thoughts concerning you more often than he probably should.
“which peeves me”
When I think of John August I don’t automatically or ever think “bald & gay guy”, I think of an industry professional who uses this site to give some very sound advice to others trying to make it in this business.
Also, it sounds like this guy is a foreigner and that English isn’t his native language. Still, there is a difference between a smart ESL person and an idiotic ESL person, and this guy belongs to the latter.
October 11th, 2006 at 3:32 pm
Yeah, I figured it out.
Let me tell you this much: I prefer oranges.
17.255.XXX.2, here’s a virtual kick in the nuts — WHACK!
October 11th, 2006 at 3:32 pm
I’d just add his ip or e-mail to the blacklist filter in wordpress and get rid of him. It’s your blog so I don’t think you need to feel guilty for blocking annoying persons.
October 11th, 2006 at 3:36 pm
John,
The guy’s obviously a homophobe.
Yeah, the link’s for you, Mr. 17.255.XXX.2. Read it while admiring yourself in the mirror.
This is the kind of guy that talks in the movie theater… He tells everyone what’s going to happen next… LOL.
This is the kind of guy that’s begging to get slapped around… Because he’ll actually like it.
Unk
October 11th, 2006 at 3:47 pm
He makes some excellent points. CAN I send a screenplay in MS Word format? And more importantly, what if actors were all digitally created? Food for thought.
October 11th, 2006 at 4:11 pm
I’d be flattered John. He clearly has plenty of free time and chooses to spend it in your website. Regardless is he’s a close facsimile of “comic book guy”, the high point of his day is waiting on baited breath to see what you’ll blog next. Okay, I do to. But I’m a better spellor. dammit!
October 11th, 2006 at 4:15 pm
You should post his email. Then we can sign him up for a bunch of gay porn sites and drive him mad!
October 11th, 2006 at 4:19 pm
You need to add a warning or disclaimer that reading all those comments may cause permanent mental damage.
October 11th, 2006 at 4:28 pm
Man, who would have thought that SJ was such a dumbass?
Just kidding. I worship the J in all his Jness.
October 11th, 2006 at 4:45 pm
You can see right around August 3 where the Haldol prescription ran out…
October 11th, 2006 at 4:48 pm
That’s just plain creepy, but on the plus side you haven’t really hit the big time till you’ve got your own stalker. Congratulations?
October 11th, 2006 at 5:51 pm
That was actually embarrassing to read. The saddest part was when he responded to his own question about M. Nights movie, “Lady in the Water”.
October 11th, 2006 at 6:07 pm
Let me just say I Feel Your Pain.
-mike, of hdforindies.com
October 11th, 2006 at 7:09 pm
Your bald lifestyle choice makes baby Jesus cry. Pray with me so that your hair might return.
October 11th, 2006 at 7:45 pm
I run a fairly popular poker blog and have had much the same experience. I now have Movable Type moderate all non-junk comments. I have to manually approve them all, thus ensuring ridiculous gargbage never shows its face. I’d imagine WordPress has a similar feature. It’s a little extra work but well worth the artistic control.
What amazes me is that I have a few people just like your guy and one of them comments multiple times a day despite the fact that his comments are never aired. He uses the same email address and nickname every time and his posts are often over 100 words in length. He spends possibly an hour a day trying to insult me, and it takes me 3 clicks to delete them all. I started automatically moderating comments months ago and he hasn’t missed a single day despite the fact that nobody, not even me, reads them. I often wonder what his life must be like to cause him to act like that and have actually given serious consideration to writing a novel about what I dream up.
October 11th, 2006 at 8:45 pm
“John August is weak punk.”
I like that one, ’cause I imagine Christopher Walken saying it. And ANYTHING the Walken says is hilarious. Other than that, yeah, thanks for getting rid of that guy. And thanks for this blog, too!
October 11th, 2006 at 9:01 pm
How’d that guy get my IP address?
October 11th, 2006 at 9:01 pm
I seriously could not finish reading the posts this person left. It is disturbing, knowing a person has no idea/grasp on the meaning of morals. Knowing that there are still people who feel that their opinion is the almighty answer and that certain beings are below them is sickening. If there is anyway for you John, to take away your post of all his comments I would be much obliged. Having his comments posted is exactly what he wanted and I just can’t stand looking at them. Thanks, just remember, with that single arrogant person, there are millions of us who look up to you and admire your work; it’s why we are here everyday, reading your posts… not his. Have a good day.
October 11th, 2006 at 9:09 pm
John,
You’re being a wee bit hypocritical here. Several months back, I criticized a troll’s illiterate ramblings on this site and you BANNED my IP address. Now, you’re calling morons out on your homepage. I’d like an apology.
October 11th, 2006 at 9:20 pm
I don’t enjoy seeing rude behavior like that. JohnAugust.com is your place and you deserve a modicum of civility from the people you’ve graciously allowed in to comment. Whenever I see something like this I feel bad for the poster- it seems like they must have a sad little existence if this is something they dedicate their time to… and it almost seems like they feel it to be creative or smartly done in some way.
They just don’t seem to get it. It’s like watching a belligerent idiot put together an IKEA closet organizer, while he is loudly insisting that it is a coffee table. Arguing with him isn’t going to help anyone since he’ll never understand that it is a closet organizer and trying to help him won’t create a usable coffee table.
So the only thing to to do is ignore him and to not let it discourage you from continuing to keep up this blog. I, and a lot of other writers, would appreciate it if you did.
He isn’t as poetically creative as one of my commenters who threatened “I’m going to send over a bunch of my friends to anally violate you until you fart baritone.â€? I won’t relay what he promised for my mother and sister. And the truly odd thing was that he was a white supremacist labeling me with the ‘N’ word… and other than some Cree blood from my mom’s mom, I am pretty pasty white. I guess that the grasp on reality is slippery for some.
October 11th, 2006 at 10:07 pm
Sometimes I doubt my own writing ability, since I’m not a professional.
Then, I read something written by someone like that guy and immediately feel better. Thanks for making my day,17.255.XXX.2. =)
October 11th, 2006 at 11:21 pm
I mean he thinks ERIC ROTH is more talented. That’s all I have to say about this Stephen Spielberg.
October 11th, 2006 at 11:26 pm
Apparently Frederick Pina spends a lot of time at his local Apple store (see article: http://tinyurl.com/z7yfm ), which explains the IP address you provided (assuming they route their web connections back to Apple HQ).
According to his website, he is from the Dominican Republic (which may explain the poor grasp of English) and he’s a enthusiastic poet who lives in New York.
October 11th, 2006 at 11:43 pm
You could just block his IP address with .htaccess (http://www.javascriptkit.com/howto/htaccess5.shtml) and stop this silliness. My own blog fortunately hasn’t received any stupid comments, but it does get a ton of spam.
October 12th, 2006 at 12:59 am
All 17.255’s anger would seem to date back to this:
http://johnaugust.com/archives/2006/of-course-grammar-matters
Where he asked a (dumb) question and got a pretty solid ribbing from everyone … Now it’s personal!
October 12th, 2006 at 1:12 am
Geek alert: Nerdy stuff here. You have been warned!
I presume that you are already using Akismet. But you could use a plugin such as this one, and get some peace. Perhaps at least for some time. It has also been said that in Wordpress, you can enter IP addresses in the comment moderation and blacklist text boxes under options->discussion to ban specific IP addresses. I haven’t tried this, but…
October 12th, 2006 at 2:01 am
That guys clearly insane — Lady in The Water sucked.
October 12th, 2006 at 2:32 am
What worries me is that I detect some promising ideas which, in the hands of someone with better communication skills (and manners), might have made for interesting conversation. If only he had been raised by humans. I despair at the thought of all the valuable contributions this individual, and others like him, could have blessed us with, and so enriched the world; but instead we see another mind squandered on a life half-lived and “out-of-balance.�
Woah. No wonder I’ve never posted on here before.
I see this as a signal/noise issue. If you want to find the nuggets of insight, you have to be vigilant and willing to filter out the static; or else you’ll lose your mind. Sometimes voices in the wilderness are out there for a reason (even the ones in infinite loops). Shut him out and don’t look back, because life’s too short and precious to waste deciphering crazy.
October 12th, 2006 at 2:33 am
Wait… John August is BALD?!?!?!?!?
I don’t think I can look at Charlie and The Chocolate Factory with the same eyes anymore.
I am hurt and betrayed.
Damn your sexy pate, John August. Damn it straight to Loompaland.
October 12th, 2006 at 3:55 am
Those postings are just scary. Really, genuinely scary.
Mr. Pina, do yourself a favor and stop writing to this blog. You may be a perfectly normal person, but your writing makes you appear to be something other than that.
Also, please look up “censorship” in a dictionary. Read it carefully, twice. Take a week off and then go back to the dictionary and read the definition of “censorship” again, carefully, twice.
October 12th, 2006 at 5:16 am
Does he realize that in California, calling someone gay is not really an insult? Also, I like my assistants bald and sarcastic. Or at least sarcastic. Worked for Grace Adler… hilarious hijinks always ensued! I wonder what he would say if we let him in on the secret that our government is a Republic run on democratic principles, and not a Democracy…
October 12th, 2006 at 5:57 am
That had to be one of the most entertaining reads in a while! Now I finally know the origin of the line, “All your base are belong to us!”
Thanks, John, and keep up the great work with your blog. So much great information and guidance for us non-bald, non-gay members of your mafia.
October 12th, 2006 at 7:00 am
Oh no! John, you’ve just pulled a Kevin Smith. Well, not really, I’m just joking. It seems like whenever anyone, anywhere gives KS a bad review he pulls it up on his website and says “TV Guide says I suck. Oh yeah? Well YOU suck!”
I know this is a different situation, and I’d never actually group you and KS together in real life. Don’t let the Internet trolls get to you. Of course they’re jealous… It’s easier than doing something themselves!
October 12th, 2006 at 7:26 am
This is a great post. All the things I want to talk about are finally On Topic!
October 12th, 2006 at 8:05 am
…but this guy really does suck…
October 12th, 2006 at 8:28 am
Keep Jack Welch in mind, “If you aren’t being criticized, you probably aren’t doing much…”
October 12th, 2006 at 8:41 am
im offended, john you should just ban that guys ip address.
October 12th, 2006 at 9:25 am
This guy would make a great reality TV writer. I mean, his creative insults alone are worthy of America’s Next Top Model. Bald and gay? Where does he get this stuff? Insulting you by pointing out completely benign things you already know you are? Genius. Please tell me someone has snatched up his creativity and given him a job.
October 12th, 2006 at 10:14 am
Eh.
Honestly, the guy seems slightly fixated, but largely harmless. Frankly, I personally find him amusing.
Allow his posts or not, it doesn’t really matter. Do what you please, John.
Thanks for all the great tips over the years. You know, this is the first time I’ve actually read the comments area. Some of the “normal” people here seem a little off themselves.
Take care.
Sincerely, Chuck
October 12th, 2006 at 10:36 am
Sounds like this guy has a crush on you! People that keep bringing up someone’s sexual preferences usually have internal issues that they need to address. Does this person need to tell the world something?
October 12th, 2006 at 11:19 am
This nut is an internet stalker.
Get the best Private Investigator money can buy. You’re looking for the next Pellicano. Hire a retired FBI agent who can help you rip aside the gutless veil of secrecy that the internet provides.
When you know who they are - file a restraining order. They have shown a pathological focus. And may try to hurt you or your family.
They are probably in this industry. File a complaint with their company. Get them fired.
Make them work in a Walmart.
No one will heed the lamentations of a gutless stalker.
October 12th, 2006 at 11:54 am
Thanks for this site! Someone on the Absolute Write board suggested it, and it has a lot of great information.
October 12th, 2006 at 12:42 pm
John -
Thanks for your blog. I love it. I read it every day.
October 12th, 2006 at 12:52 pm
Let freedom roam, people. Let freedom roam.
October 12th, 2006 at 1:15 pm
My favorite part:
Because his posts are so incredibly annoying, what we really want is for this champion of great ideas to have the ability to ramble ad nauseum on live chat!
John, if I hadn’t encountered his comments on your emails, I would have thought you made this guy up.
October 12th, 2006 at 1:41 pm
He’s clearly very jealous. And petty. I admit, his comments are usually entertaining (to us, I’m sure they’re annoying to you) in the “Oh my god, I can’t believe this guy is for real!” sense. But, yeah, block him if you can.
October 12th, 2006 at 2:00 pm
I’m sorry, I’m not as tolerant as you are. I used to work on the technical side of large website (VEGAS.com) and took flaming very seriously. Why? Because if this guy is flaming your site, he’s most likely flaming a bunch of other sites also. And, on company time.
I just talked to a person in corporate security at the company in question. They are appalled at the comments and would like the full IP address so they can determine if the person in question is an employee or writing from one of their retail outlets. If the guy is walking into a retail outlet and venting there, there is nothing they can do, of course. But if he/she is an employee, they want to know who it is.
If you are interested in stopping him from harassing you (and probably others!), please email me and I’ll send you the email address for the corporate security people.
(I couldn’t find an email address to write you directly - please delete this comment when you get it.)
October 12th, 2006 at 2:41 pm
Personally, I like the collected works approach. For one, it’s pretty entertaining to read all those posts at the same time. Second, it showcases the guy’s relative incoherence.
October 12th, 2006 at 2:49 pm
Ok I’ll try one without sarcasm because my personal brand of sarcasm always comes across as pompous assness.
That’s guy’s an unoriginal bastard. You should punch him in the face.
October 12th, 2006 at 3:14 pm
A very sad, sad person dwels behind 17.255.XXX.2.
October 12th, 2006 at 8:05 pm
I personally blame communism, and all-night diners for this fiasco.
Carry on. -M@
October 12th, 2006 at 9:08 pm
john, thank you for sharing with us. as for this guy…he is a truly classless COCKSUCKER. delete his comments. censor away. it’s cluttering my access to your insightful thoughts. again, thank you for sharing info with us. you are thee screenwriter i quote to others as the model for my career.
cheers. fuck this ahole.
October 12th, 2006 at 9:21 pm
Im sorry you have to put up with this kind of thing. Its irritating for those of us who read your blog and learn so much from your advice. But worse, it’s insulting because you have been so gracious to let us in. As someone said earlier, you don’t have to. I am in the USC grad program at the newly anointed School of Cinematic Arts (were you at the groundbreaking? I swear I saw you) and am busy preparing for a career in screenwriting. I often turn to your blog not just when I’m procrastinating (that’s Julie Goes to Hollywood which I love for different reasons), but for practical advice. There are so many of us dying to get into this elusive club. There’s no corporate ladder for us to climb, and so I think we have to gather the information about how to carve a career out of this writing life on our own. You’ve contributed so much to the next generation of storytellers just by sitting down and sharing. At the groundbreaking, Lucas talked about how the film industry typically isn’t an industry that gives back to educate future filmmakers. Your commitment to this blog and your imdb column are examples of how you continue to give back to this industry and to your fans. In closing, ignore the idiots. There are so many of them out there. PS- Do they have you lined up for the Zaki Gordon lecture series this year? Hope so.
October 12th, 2006 at 11:43 pm
Hi John, It’s not so much censorship as taking out the garbage. Thumbs up from me. The only hting that conerns me is the fact that this person may be allowed to spread their genes around. cheers Dave.
October 13th, 2006 at 5:02 am
Oh my god - you´re bald?!?
October 13th, 2006 at 5:38 am
I really wasn’t that upset with most of his comments unitl I read one or two of the most vile, “Lady in the Water” was genius? Ban him!
October 13th, 2006 at 8:02 am
Is it Craig Mazin?
October 13th, 2006 at 9:54 am
That’s why I disabled the comment section of my blog. Craig Mazin had to practically ban Josh Olson from his site and I suspect Josh Friedman will discontinue his blog.
The more popular a blog gets, the bigger the pain in the ass. I pretty much do what Chris Lockhart does over at the Inside Pitch and just write, give some advice, and hopefully it helps. I leave my e-mail address on the site and I get some really nice feedback.
It’ll get even worse if you happen to write a flop. At that point I’m sure you’ll take a pretty long break…
October 13th, 2006 at 10:52 am
I don’t know what world you live in, Kevin, but to compare the ramblings of a homophobic mad man using ten aliases with the opinionated insights of a successful screenwriter seems a tad…out of touch with reality.
October 13th, 2006 at 11:03 am
JH:
I know how much you LOVE the JO but he is a mad man. If you read over his insane, often times, completely false posts, you’d know that they sound a lot alike (it took awhile to realize he was playing a character).
Plus, 17.255.XXX.2 isn’t really a homophobe. He’s an idiot that would say anything his weird little head came up with.
October 13th, 2006 at 11:43 am
To be honest, it’s not so much that I like Olson (I don’t know the man but I have high regards for his writing) but that I don’t like you. Or rather the way you bash people out of the blue without any provocation.
October 13th, 2006 at 12:00 pm
JH:
Yeah, I really bash people! You’re definitely one of the more delusional people I’ve ever corresponded with.
Too bad you don’t like me. I wonder why that doesn’t upset me in the least…
October 13th, 2006 at 12:04 pm
First of all, I think this person is either drunk, on drugs or both. I say person but I honestly believe that more than one is leaving comments under the same IP address.
One thing for sure, whoever is leaving these rude comments is highly unappreciative and extremely jealous that not only are you a produced screenwriter but have acheived longevity, a dream all of us visiting this site on a regular basis want to achieve.
I thank you so much for taking the time to answer our questions and giving us “inside” information. This blog has been almost a mentor to me.
PS I maybe on prescription durgs but I’m was not drunk when I wrote this
October 13th, 2006 at 1:17 pm
Fellas, don’t let the negativity of Mr.17.255.XXX.2. infect you too.
Now let’s all go out for pina coladas. John’s buying.
October 13th, 2006 at 1:56 pm
17.255.XXX.2 could also be a computer at a college. It’s possible that this could be 2 or more people with one of them having some serious questions and the other a complete idiot.
Whoops, I just saw that Don said the same thing. Well…I agree with Don.
October 13th, 2006 at 2:05 pm
Dude… that dude seriously needs to chill out. Preferrably in a nice, peaceful environment tended by good men in white coats. Seriously.
I mean, I’m a regular poster at IMDb. I’m used to that sort of people. Those lifeless jerks living in their mothers’ basements thinking how 1337 they are by posting crap on various forums. But I never expected one to surface here. I mean, dude, this is John August’s pad. It’s the Internet version of a tie-and-suit-only restaurant. THE BUMS STAY OUT.
His apparent lack of taste and baldness fetish aside, the most idiotic thing he wrote was that “does grammar matter?” question. Dude, seriously. What’s next? “Do words matter?” “Does a screenplay matter?” “Can I just send 120 blank pages? I mean, they would change it anyway…”
I take pride in knowing my English grammar and spelling are very good, especially for somebody who isn’t a native speaker of the language. But that guy… he’s an insult to the human race.
Dude… Dude, seriously.
October 13th, 2006 at 10:25 pm
Is the going rate for a personal John August really $55 million? Is that street price or list price?
October 14th, 2006 at 8:17 pm
Wherever do I sign up for this bald mafia!? I have a backlog of fatwahs against the hirsute.
October 14th, 2006 at 10:24 pm
Is it Craig Mazin?
Yes. And I would have gotten away with it if it weren’t for you meddling commenters.
Why did I do it?
There are three things that piss me off in this world.
And seriously…who among you dare suggest, amidst all this self-righteous gnashing of teeth, that you WOULDN’T go see “Bald-Headed and Gay: The Movie”???
You know you would. Unfortunately, I have to rush my project through production now because there’s like three other competing movies, including “Hairless & Fabulous: The Film”.
I hear Spacey’s attached to that one…
C.
October 15th, 2006 at 8:34 am
dude, he is a classic!! anybody that dum should appear in your next screenplay!! all those free quotes and dialog!! woo wee! geting truly funny morons is hard to do!!
October 15th, 2006 at 10:50 am
If you did write this character into a story, who would believe it? Real is stranger than fiction.
This person sounds like somebody who would send letters dusted with white powder. Hey, maybe the postal authorites would be interested in a sit-down with this nut.
October 15th, 2006 at 12:40 pm
My only question is, why are you subjecting us to this loser’s comments now? You were right to remove them the first time. This guy does not warrant his own blog entry, I vote for deletion.
October 17th, 2006 at 7:47 am
John, the loser may not work for that company at all, but since that company has retail locations whose demo computers are all connected to a network that feeds back through that company’s IP, he may just be posting from some mall somewhere.
October 17th, 2006 at 5:07 pm
John, I love you for what you endure and put up with to bring us all the awesome info and opinions that you do. I’d almost certainly do the same thing were I in your shoes. Post the idiocy in one concentrated shotgun blast of insanity and hope that’s enough to shame him into oblivion.
Craig, I love you for finally advocating a movie that the underhaired and overgayed have forever been clamoring for! Hear hear!
October 18th, 2006 at 1:07 pm
Whoever or whatever this guy is…86ing this guy is most definitely the right way to go.
The gene pool sure could use a little more chlorine.
November 26th, 2006 at 2:03 pm
Joining your chorus of genuine fans, I would like to thank you for creating a site that is interesting, informative and often highly entertaining. Your site has the added bonus of seeming to appeal, by and large, to an audience in full control of their mental facilties and senses of humour.
It seems inevitable these days that some invisible, unhappy person tries to ruin the good thing for the rest of us. I suspect that in his own weird way he initailly thought that he was part of ‘the gang’ but eventually realized that his incredible lack of social skills had once again doomed him to play the part of the asshole loser. It’s true - there’s one of these guys in ever forum or live chat or user group and so on. And flamers are to be despised. As are bigots of every kind.
But unless I missed the posting in which he threatened to kill every one, next listing the home address, telephone number, credit history and pornstar name (using the 1st pet/1st street formula) of every single person that had ever posted AND then uploaded a picture of his favorite butcher knife that he has named the shiny baldwin…well, maybe a few people are over-reacting? Maybe just a tad? Yes, yes, there are scary people out there. You never know but this guy is mildly lame, easy to block out and more to be pitied than reviled. I’m not saying take him to dinner or that it’s any fun having him prance about singing the gay bald man song but truthfully I find myself more creeped out by how quickly y’all started searching under your beds for your torches. Oh shoot - now I’m being self-righteous. My apologies and sincere hope that I am still allowed to post now and again.