Comments on: If film studios developed videogames

By: Ron Gilbert

Ron Gilbert — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:38:34 +0000

I work in the video game business as a designer and writer. Have for over 20 years. Our publishers (your “studios”) give us notes all the time that don’t differ in stupidity much from these, especially #5.

By: Matisse

Matisse — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:28:37 +0000

ok so i play this game everyday at work now

By: GroovyBrent

GroovyBrent — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:03:44 +0000

"We should also discuss making it a MMORPG"

That line made my morning milk shoot out my nose. Not a bad way to start the day.

By: Lorne Black

Lorne Black — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:15:31 +0000

Rick (#25) is right. Just finished reading it. If youÂ´re interested in what horrible things can happen to a greenlit screenplay click on RickÂ´s link.

By: Madrugada Jones

Madrugada Jones — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:26:38 +0000

Hilarious. To extend your “Pretty Woman” analogy even further, you do what Julia Roberts does in “P.W.” — you navigate the weird world of studio notes to help us understand it and in so doing reveal its absurdities. Wonderful!!

By: rick

rick — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:04:37 +0000

To Dave (#21): Check out this blog written by screenwriter Terry Rossio — http://www.wordplayer.com/columns/wp47.100.Million.Mistake.html

It’s got to be the next best thing to seeing it for yourself.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:28:06 +0000

Congratulations, John, on making today’s IMDb Hit List.

By: Imdbidian

Imdbidian — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:42:39 +0000

But… Pesci retired in 1999, and only came back for DeNiro’s Good Shepherd (2006); we don’t think we can get him again. Besides, he is 65, and we are unsure that Rachel McAdams, 31, will have any chemistry with him. I mean, if we were talking Richard Gere here, I would understand…

By: CarolP

CarolP — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:49:36 +0000

lmao.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:13:43 +0000

It doesn’t matter how many times I read about screenwriters getting bad notes… I can never quite believe they’re THAT bad.

It’s kind of like when someone’s telling you about a bad movie. Or in this case, the discussion I had about a recent flop from a director who was supposed to be the next Spielberg, but is obviously not.

Me: No. It can’t be that bad. Him: It is. Me: No. Nothing is that bad. I mean, no one would possibly do that as a plot twist. Him: He did. Me: I have to see this for myself.

Then you see the movie and realize that it is THAT bad. Guess I’ll just have to wait for notes before I completely disregard the myth that everyone actually knows what they’re doing.

By: rick

rick — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:52:41 +0000

That just cracked me up on an otherwise crappy day. Thanks John.