Main Points:
1.Statistics
2.Why you should donate
3.History of ACS
LexisNexis is good for newspaper articles
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Frederick Douglass Paper
In it's early years, America enforced slavery particularly in the southern states. Many slaves spent there entire lives working hard labor for no pay. Others, such as Frederick Douglass managed to break away. In his autobiography "The Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass", he examines the evils of slavery mainly their affect on people. He states that slavery affected everyone including slaves, slave masters, and people who weren't even involved in slavery.
One negative effect of slavery is that it changes people. When Douglass was young he was being educated by his mistress. Whenever he wasn't working in the fields he was learning how to read and write. Soon after her husband found out, she stopped and suddenly grew bitter and cynical towards Douglass. She had gone from a caring woman to a mean, bitter woman.
Slavery also had a psychological effect. When reading on the History of America, he discovered that the nation that promoted slavery once fought a war based on individual freedom. This made him angry towards his slave owners and toward the country to which he lived in. There were other times where Douglass was suicidal and thought he would never get out. Slavery had driven him to insanity and hatred.
Conflict was also created by slavery. Abolisionists in the North sought to end slavery. However, the South resisted and often riots would break out. Douglass, an abolisionist himself believed that if something would not be done soon, an even bigger conflict would break out. People who were fighting against slavery were in danger due to the unpopularity of what they were attempting. Slave owners saw abolisionists as terrorists due to the belief that what they were doing was right.
Overall as Douglass would explain, slavery was the one true evil in that it changed people, affected them psychologically, and created conflict.
One negative effect of slavery is that it changes people. When Douglass was young he was being educated by his mistress. Whenever he wasn't working in the fields he was learning how to read and write. Soon after her husband found out, she stopped and suddenly grew bitter and cynical towards Douglass. She had gone from a caring woman to a mean, bitter woman.
Slavery also had a psychological effect. When reading on the History of America, he discovered that the nation that promoted slavery once fought a war based on individual freedom. This made him angry towards his slave owners and toward the country to which he lived in. There were other times where Douglass was suicidal and thought he would never get out. Slavery had driven him to insanity and hatred.
Conflict was also created by slavery. Abolisionists in the North sought to end slavery. However, the South resisted and often riots would break out. Douglass, an abolisionist himself believed that if something would not be done soon, an even bigger conflict would break out. People who were fighting against slavery were in danger due to the unpopularity of what they were attempting. Slave owners saw abolisionists as terrorists due to the belief that what they were doing was right.
Overall as Douglass would explain, slavery was the one true evil in that it changed people, affected them psychologically, and created conflict.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
no u
Research has shown that those who fail to achieve an education usually devolve into a life of crime and immorality. Hsun Tzu was an ancient chinese philosopher and disciple of Confucius. A strong believer in education, Hsun Tzu uses metaphors and natural images to make his argument that through rigorous training and study man can overcome his inherent evil and become a gentlemen. An example of his beliefs is in his writing entitled “Encouraging Learning”. Here are some examples from the text, itself.
An example of a metaphor used by Hsun Tzu is a piece of wood. The piece of wood as straight as a plumb line may be bent into a circle as round as a compass. Once this has happened it may never be straighten again as the bending process has made it that way; this in such to the education of a young man. Once the man is educated he cannot be “uneducated” and thus has achieved knowledge. Another metaphor would be a piece of metal. If metal is placed against the grindstone it can be sharpen, just as if the gentlemen studies wisely and each day examines himself, his wisdom will become clear and his conduct will be without fault.
An example of natural images would be ice and water. When froozen water becomes ice and thus ice is more frozen than water. The same logic can apply to a gentlemen and child. The child, with an education can grow to be a gentlemen and thus the gentlemen is more knowledgeable than the child just as the ice is cooler than the water. One other comparison can be made to a crab. A crab has six legs and two pincers, but unless they can find an empty hole dug by a snake or a water serpent, they have no place to lodge just as if the human doesn’t have the proper education, they tend to not be able to find a place of their own in the world and usually devolve into a “lesser quality” of life in order to try and achieve what they want.
As a piece of wood can be bent, a piece of metal can be sharpen, water becomes ice, and a crab finds its place, a human with an education can be successful, knowledgeable, and live a proper life. Through his uses of metaphors and natural images such as the ones above, Hsun Tzu is able to get his point across that through rigorous training and study man can overcome his inherent evil to become a lively and successful gentlemen. The studies have shown that without such an education must humans have no direction in life and nowhere to go and thus are usually forced…by their own will…to devolve into crime and immorality. However, they can avoid this through a proper education and support.
An example of a metaphor used by Hsun Tzu is a piece of wood. The piece of wood as straight as a plumb line may be bent into a circle as round as a compass. Once this has happened it may never be straighten again as the bending process has made it that way; this in such to the education of a young man. Once the man is educated he cannot be “uneducated” and thus has achieved knowledge. Another metaphor would be a piece of metal. If metal is placed against the grindstone it can be sharpen, just as if the gentlemen studies wisely and each day examines himself, his wisdom will become clear and his conduct will be without fault.
An example of natural images would be ice and water. When froozen water becomes ice and thus ice is more frozen than water. The same logic can apply to a gentlemen and child. The child, with an education can grow to be a gentlemen and thus the gentlemen is more knowledgeable than the child just as the ice is cooler than the water. One other comparison can be made to a crab. A crab has six legs and two pincers, but unless they can find an empty hole dug by a snake or a water serpent, they have no place to lodge just as if the human doesn’t have the proper education, they tend to not be able to find a place of their own in the world and usually devolve into a “lesser quality” of life in order to try and achieve what they want.
As a piece of wood can be bent, a piece of metal can be sharpen, water becomes ice, and a crab finds its place, a human with an education can be successful, knowledgeable, and live a proper life. Through his uses of metaphors and natural images such as the ones above, Hsun Tzu is able to get his point across that through rigorous training and study man can overcome his inherent evil to become a lively and successful gentlemen. The studies have shown that without such an education must humans have no direction in life and nowhere to go and thus are usually forced…by their own will…to devolve into crime and immorality. However, they can avoid this through a proper education and support.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Hsun Tzu Essay
Hsun Tzu was a Chinese philosopher and disciple of Confucius. When Confucius died, his followers split into two groups. One such group believed that the rites that Confucius advocated could produce virtue and rectitude because humans possessed these qualities. However, the 2nd group, to which Hsun Tzu was a part of, believed that the Confucius program of rites and observances were necessary because humans were inherently evil. Overall, I agree with what Hsun Tzu is saying.
With a strong belief in education, Hsun Tzu believed that only by rigorous training and devoted study could change human nature. Most people enter the world with the belief of only themselves and thus need education to learn more of life. Without such education, the human being does not know what it needs to know in order to go through life properly. The human only knows itself and cares for itself the most. Through education they can learn unselfishness and discipline among other things.
Hsun Tzu saw the education of a child in the same manner as sharpening a piece of wood or sharpening a piece of metal with a stone. If such was done correctly, the piece of wood would become straight and the metal to be sharp just as the child would become a gentlemen. However, if such goes wrong the wood is rendered useless, the metal is dull, and the child faces a long, vigorous task ahead of trying to get through life without the benefit of a proper education. To get his point across, Hsun Tzu published various essays.
One such essay states that learning should never cease. The meaning of the such statement is that you’re never too young to learn nor are you too old. Learning begins at birth and doesn’t stop until your final day. No one ever fulfills complete knowledge of the world, but they attempt to learn whatever they can to get through life with knowledge and dignity.
Overall, without and education and life training, a child cannot succeed in the world in the best way possible. While they do learn throughout their entire life, they may not exactly “learn” in the most.
With a strong belief in education, Hsun Tzu believed that only by rigorous training and devoted study could change human nature. Most people enter the world with the belief of only themselves and thus need education to learn more of life. Without such education, the human being does not know what it needs to know in order to go through life properly. The human only knows itself and cares for itself the most. Through education they can learn unselfishness and discipline among other things.
Hsun Tzu saw the education of a child in the same manner as sharpening a piece of wood or sharpening a piece of metal with a stone. If such was done correctly, the piece of wood would become straight and the metal to be sharp just as the child would become a gentlemen. However, if such goes wrong the wood is rendered useless, the metal is dull, and the child faces a long, vigorous task ahead of trying to get through life without the benefit of a proper education. To get his point across, Hsun Tzu published various essays.
One such essay states that learning should never cease. The meaning of the such statement is that you’re never too young to learn nor are you too old. Learning begins at birth and doesn’t stop until your final day. No one ever fulfills complete knowledge of the world, but they attempt to learn whatever they can to get through life with knowledge and dignity.
Overall, without and education and life training, a child cannot succeed in the world in the best way possible. While they do learn throughout their entire life, they may not exactly “learn” in the most.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Mass Comm Speech
The article I have selected is from April 22, 1991. The contents of this article revolve around the retirement of Johnny Carson, the Host of The Tonight Show. Carson would end his run on The Tonight Show in 1993 and was proceeded by Jay Leno, who in 2009 left and was replaced by Conan O'Brien. This article is significant to me because one of the things I've always wanted to do in my youth was to have my own TV show. I've strived for this by taking Theater in High School and by writing various comedic stories and such. I hope to one day be able to get into Hollywood and to have my own television show mainly because if theres one thing I like to do it is to entertain others whether it is through my stories, my movies, or even just by having a conversation. Maybe sometime down the road I'll become the host of the Tonight Show just as Carson did in '62, Leno in '93, and O'Brien in '09.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Robber Sketch
(We find 3 men in a car discussing a robbery)
Ross:Alright, we're here.
Erik:So whats the plan?
Ross:We infiltrate the house
Erik:How so?
Ross:I will knock on the door and divert the ladies attention
Erik:So what do we do?
Ross:I want you to sneak through the back door.
Drew:What about me?
Ross:I want you to climb on the roof
Drew:But I don't want to climb on the roof
Ross:Why?
Drew:I'm afraid of heights
Ross:Fine, Erik you climb it
Erik:No
Ross:Why not?
Erik:How is he going to sneak in?
Drew:Whats that supposed to mean?
Erik:Look at you
(Drew looks down)
Drew:Whats the problem?
Erik:You take up the backseat practically. If you try to sneak in you'll cause an earthquake
Drew:No I won't I've done it before
Erik:When?
Drew:Um...when we robbed um...that one lady
Erik:The deaf one?
Drew:Yeah her
Erik:Your moron she was deaf, of course it worked.
Ross:Guys, relax...can't we just stick to my plan?
Drew:Why can't I be the smooth talker?
Erik:Theres nothing smooth about you except your stomach. Besides, I should be the smooth talker, no lady can resist this charm.
Ross:Look I am not climbing that?
Erik:And why's that?
Ross:Because...its my plan ok! I drove you guys here and I will be the reason that we get rich.
Drew:But its my car
Erik:Its my gas money
Ross:It was my idea!
Erik:I say we take a vote. Who here thinks Ross should climb it?
(Erik and Drew raise their hands)
Erik:Its settled, your climbing.
Ross:That does it, I'm turning this car around
Drew:Ross, don't be like David.
Ross:Are you implying I'm crazy?
Erik:You came up with the idea of Drew climbing a roof.
Ross:Ok thats just one bad idea.
Drew:You also said I could sneak my way through the house
Ross:You agreed to that!
Erik:But it was your idea.
Ross:You know what? Scrap that idea. Heres what we're going to do. No sneaking in...no roof climbing. We're going to salesmen.
Drew:What are we selling?
Ross:I don't know, I'll think of something. But anyhow, what we do is we lure her to the car, knock her unconscious, then we rob the place.
Erik:Thats fine and all, but she'll remember our faces.
Ross:Not precisely, theres a certain method where if you knock someone unconscious they forget what they were doing prior to that. She'll think its all a dream and she won't memorize our faces.
Drew:What if you don't do it right and she does?
Ross:Well, we can come up with code names
Erik:Code names?
Ross:Yes, we don't use our real names we use code names. I will be Chester, Erik is Lester, and Drew you're Hester.
Drew:But I don't want to be Hester.
Ross:Why not?
Drew:Its a girls name
Erik:So is Drew
Drew:How so?
Erik:Drew Barrymore is a girl
Drew:That has yet to be proven
Ross:*sigh* Can you come up with anything better?
Drew:How bout Fester?
Ross:Fester is not a real name
Drew:Yes it is, the Addams Family, I can be your Uncle Fester.
Ross:Drew, no one in this modern world is named Fester.
Drew:Thats by choice.
Ross:Its not believable we're going with Hester.
Erik:He can be a female
Drew:But I don't want to be a girl!
Ross:He's right, you have the hair style and you have the build.
Erik:You'd make an ugly one though
Drew:You watch your mouth
Erik:Why you never seem to watch yours
Ross:Guys, can we just stop arguing?
Erik:He's right, we need to get this done.
Drew:Yeah
Ross:No more words out of either of you. Drew, you will be a girl, its settled.
Drew:I still don't like it
Ross:You will when we're rich.
Drew:So who exactly am I?
Ross:You can be Erik's mother
Erik:You calling my mom ugly?
Drew:You calling me ugly?
Ross:No he's just playing your mother
Erik:He looks nothing like her
Ross:Not your mother, Lester's mother
Erik:Whose Lester?
Ross:Your Lester
Erik:Oh, who is he?
Ross:Hester, have you been paying attention?
Erik:I always do
Ross:Okay you're mother and son
Drew:I don't like that
Ross(annoyed):Why?
Drew:He's older than I am
Ross:Does that matter?
Drew:Yes, he looks older.
Ross:Fine, you're his sister
Erik:Are you calling my sister ugly?
Ross:No, again, he's playing your sister
Erik(to Drew):Why are you playing with my sister?
Drew:Who doesn't?
Erik:Why I oughta!
(He goes to attack Drew but Ross holds him back.)
Ross:Look, he's just playing Hester who is Lester's sister. We're wasting time. Lets just do this?
Drew:I have a suggestion
Ross:What?
Drew:I can't be his sister
Ross:Why not?
Drew:Its not appealing
Ross:What do you mean?
Drew:When you're selling something you're trying to appeal
Ross:Whats wrong with a brother and sister group selling something, its cute
Drew:If we were 10, but in our 20's thats kinda weird.
Ross:Fine, you're not his sister...you're his girlfriend
Erik:No, absolutely not
Drew:I agree
Ross:Look a couple is more appealing, so therefore it will work. She'll find it adorable and she'll fall right into trap.
Erik:I'm not going to be his boyfriend
Ross:You won't be, Lester will be
Drew:I don't want to date Lester
Ross:Your not, you're dating "Lester"
Drew:But I don't want to date him.
Ross:You're not dating Lester! You're dating whose pretending to be Lester!
Drew:Why would he do that?
Ross:Because that is his codename
Drew:What's Lester's codename?
Ross:He's not here!
Drew:Why is Lester not here?
Erik:Yeah, why isn't he?
Ross:Why does this matter? We're just trying to rob this place.
Drew:Why are we robbing this place?
Ross:I don't know, I just came here to rob this place and run. I wasn't expecting the Spanish Inquisition.
Erik:Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition
Ross:Shut up! Can we just get through with this?
Erik:I'm not going to be Drew's boyfriend and thats final.
Ross:Fine! You won't be, He'll be my girlfriend and thats final!
Drew:But...
Ross:SHUT UP DREW!
Drew(defeated and scared):...ok
Ross:Good, I'm going to be Erik's brother, and you, Drew are my girlfriend.
Erik:What's our company called?
Ross:Um...how about Bester's
Drew:Is that even a word?
Ross:It is now
Erik:But what are we selling?
Ross:Thats the problem hmm...
(There is a pause as all three sniff the air)
Ross:What is that funky smell?
Erik:I'm not sure
(They turn to look at Drew. Drew stares back, smiles and points a finger up, he then reaches into his pocket and pulls out a peach)
Drew:It was my lunch 2 weeks ago
Erik:Throw it out!
Drew:But thats the waste of a good peach
Ross:Its already wasted!
Drew:Fine
(He throws it out the car window)
Erik:Pick that up
Drew:Why should I?
Erik:You're polluting
Drew:How is that polluting?
Ross:Guys, can we just do this?
Drew:Can I get something from the trunk first?
Ross:Sure
(He goes into the trunk and comes back with another peach)
Ross:Did you just get that out of the trunk?
Drew:Yeah, why?
Ross:How many do you got back there?
Drew:I bought 5 pounds worth in a crate.
Ross:Thats it! We'll be peach salesmen!
Erik:Brilliant! We'll lure her here and knock her unconscious. Nobody can resist a peach!
Ross:Lets do it!
(Later on we find them at the front door)
Ross:Everybody remember their names?
(Erik and Drew nod their heads)
Ross:Good lets get this done
(He rings the bell and a girl answers)
Girl:Yes?
Ross:Good evening ma'am I am Hester Pester and this is my girlfriend Chester Pester and my brother Lester Pester and we represent Bester's Peaches. We're not the best, we're the bester if not then my name isn't Lester.
Girl:I thought your name was Hester?
Ross:No I said Chester
Girl:I thought she was Chester?
Drew(messing up female voice):No I'm Fester
Erik:You idiot, you're Hester and I'm Chester
Girl:But he said he was Chester and so was she?
Erik:He lied
Ross:Why would I lie?
Erik:Why wouldn't you?
Drew:Boys please stop you're upsett(slipping into masculine)ing me!
Girl:Is that facial hair on her?
Ross:You know what? Forget this
(He shoves her against a wall)
Ross:Listen here, my friends are going to rob you and if you tell the cops we will do something very bad.
Drew:Now Ross thats no way to treat a lady.
Ross:Shut up Drew!
Erik:He's got a point Ross
Ross:Erik! I'm warning you(turning to girl). Now listen, you will let us rob this place or we'll rob you of your life. Make your pick
(We cut til later where we see the guys putting a bunch of stuff in the car)
Drew:You see Ross, it worked out.
Ross:Shut up Drew
Erik:Is that the valuables?
Ross:Yup, money too.
Erik:Lets get ready to go then
(Erik gets back in the passenger side and Drew in the back. Ross gets in the driver's side and starts the car...which doesn't start)
Erik:Whats the problem?
Ross:I think the batteries dead
Drew:Did you turn the car off when we parked?
Ross...I think I waited til after.
Drew:Lets not panic, maybe she'll jump start our car
Erik:Theres no car here besides ours.
Ross:Look, we can just push the car to the nearest gas station. Thats only about a few miles.
Drew:Can this day get any worse?
(A police siren is heard)
Ross:Alright new plan you see...
The End
Ross:Alright, we're here.
Erik:So whats the plan?
Ross:We infiltrate the house
Erik:How so?
Ross:I will knock on the door and divert the ladies attention
Erik:So what do we do?
Ross:I want you to sneak through the back door.
Drew:What about me?
Ross:I want you to climb on the roof
Drew:But I don't want to climb on the roof
Ross:Why?
Drew:I'm afraid of heights
Ross:Fine, Erik you climb it
Erik:No
Ross:Why not?
Erik:How is he going to sneak in?
Drew:Whats that supposed to mean?
Erik:Look at you
(Drew looks down)
Drew:Whats the problem?
Erik:You take up the backseat practically. If you try to sneak in you'll cause an earthquake
Drew:No I won't I've done it before
Erik:When?
Drew:Um...when we robbed um...that one lady
Erik:The deaf one?
Drew:Yeah her
Erik:Your moron she was deaf, of course it worked.
Ross:Guys, relax...can't we just stick to my plan?
Drew:Why can't I be the smooth talker?
Erik:Theres nothing smooth about you except your stomach. Besides, I should be the smooth talker, no lady can resist this charm.
Ross:Look I am not climbing that?
Erik:And why's that?
Ross:Because...its my plan ok! I drove you guys here and I will be the reason that we get rich.
Drew:But its my car
Erik:Its my gas money
Ross:It was my idea!
Erik:I say we take a vote. Who here thinks Ross should climb it?
(Erik and Drew raise their hands)
Erik:Its settled, your climbing.
Ross:That does it, I'm turning this car around
Drew:Ross, don't be like David.
Ross:Are you implying I'm crazy?
Erik:You came up with the idea of Drew climbing a roof.
Ross:Ok thats just one bad idea.
Drew:You also said I could sneak my way through the house
Ross:You agreed to that!
Erik:But it was your idea.
Ross:You know what? Scrap that idea. Heres what we're going to do. No sneaking in...no roof climbing. We're going to salesmen.
Drew:What are we selling?
Ross:I don't know, I'll think of something. But anyhow, what we do is we lure her to the car, knock her unconscious, then we rob the place.
Erik:Thats fine and all, but she'll remember our faces.
Ross:Not precisely, theres a certain method where if you knock someone unconscious they forget what they were doing prior to that. She'll think its all a dream and she won't memorize our faces.
Drew:What if you don't do it right and she does?
Ross:Well, we can come up with code names
Erik:Code names?
Ross:Yes, we don't use our real names we use code names. I will be Chester, Erik is Lester, and Drew you're Hester.
Drew:But I don't want to be Hester.
Ross:Why not?
Drew:Its a girls name
Erik:So is Drew
Drew:How so?
Erik:Drew Barrymore is a girl
Drew:That has yet to be proven
Ross:*sigh* Can you come up with anything better?
Drew:How bout Fester?
Ross:Fester is not a real name
Drew:Yes it is, the Addams Family, I can be your Uncle Fester.
Ross:Drew, no one in this modern world is named Fester.
Drew:Thats by choice.
Ross:Its not believable we're going with Hester.
Erik:He can be a female
Drew:But I don't want to be a girl!
Ross:He's right, you have the hair style and you have the build.
Erik:You'd make an ugly one though
Drew:You watch your mouth
Erik:Why you never seem to watch yours
Ross:Guys, can we just stop arguing?
Erik:He's right, we need to get this done.
Drew:Yeah
Ross:No more words out of either of you. Drew, you will be a girl, its settled.
Drew:I still don't like it
Ross:You will when we're rich.
Drew:So who exactly am I?
Ross:You can be Erik's mother
Erik:You calling my mom ugly?
Drew:You calling me ugly?
Ross:No he's just playing your mother
Erik:He looks nothing like her
Ross:Not your mother, Lester's mother
Erik:Whose Lester?
Ross:Your Lester
Erik:Oh, who is he?
Ross:Hester, have you been paying attention?
Erik:I always do
Ross:Okay you're mother and son
Drew:I don't like that
Ross(annoyed):Why?
Drew:He's older than I am
Ross:Does that matter?
Drew:Yes, he looks older.
Ross:Fine, you're his sister
Erik:Are you calling my sister ugly?
Ross:No, again, he's playing your sister
Erik(to Drew):Why are you playing with my sister?
Drew:Who doesn't?
Erik:Why I oughta!
(He goes to attack Drew but Ross holds him back.)
Ross:Look, he's just playing Hester who is Lester's sister. We're wasting time. Lets just do this?
Drew:I have a suggestion
Ross:What?
Drew:I can't be his sister
Ross:Why not?
Drew:Its not appealing
Ross:What do you mean?
Drew:When you're selling something you're trying to appeal
Ross:Whats wrong with a brother and sister group selling something, its cute
Drew:If we were 10, but in our 20's thats kinda weird.
Ross:Fine, you're not his sister...you're his girlfriend
Erik:No, absolutely not
Drew:I agree
Ross:Look a couple is more appealing, so therefore it will work. She'll find it adorable and she'll fall right into trap.
Erik:I'm not going to be his boyfriend
Ross:You won't be, Lester will be
Drew:I don't want to date Lester
Ross:Your not, you're dating "Lester"
Drew:But I don't want to date him.
Ross:You're not dating Lester! You're dating whose pretending to be Lester!
Drew:Why would he do that?
Ross:Because that is his codename
Drew:What's Lester's codename?
Ross:He's not here!
Drew:Why is Lester not here?
Erik:Yeah, why isn't he?
Ross:Why does this matter? We're just trying to rob this place.
Drew:Why are we robbing this place?
Ross:I don't know, I just came here to rob this place and run. I wasn't expecting the Spanish Inquisition.
Erik:Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition
Ross:Shut up! Can we just get through with this?
Erik:I'm not going to be Drew's boyfriend and thats final.
Ross:Fine! You won't be, He'll be my girlfriend and thats final!
Drew:But...
Ross:SHUT UP DREW!
Drew(defeated and scared):...ok
Ross:Good, I'm going to be Erik's brother, and you, Drew are my girlfriend.
Erik:What's our company called?
Ross:Um...how about Bester's
Drew:Is that even a word?
Ross:It is now
Erik:But what are we selling?
Ross:Thats the problem hmm...
(There is a pause as all three sniff the air)
Ross:What is that funky smell?
Erik:I'm not sure
(They turn to look at Drew. Drew stares back, smiles and points a finger up, he then reaches into his pocket and pulls out a peach)
Drew:It was my lunch 2 weeks ago
Erik:Throw it out!
Drew:But thats the waste of a good peach
Ross:Its already wasted!
Drew:Fine
(He throws it out the car window)
Erik:Pick that up
Drew:Why should I?
Erik:You're polluting
Drew:How is that polluting?
Ross:Guys, can we just do this?
Drew:Can I get something from the trunk first?
Ross:Sure
(He goes into the trunk and comes back with another peach)
Ross:Did you just get that out of the trunk?
Drew:Yeah, why?
Ross:How many do you got back there?
Drew:I bought 5 pounds worth in a crate.
Ross:Thats it! We'll be peach salesmen!
Erik:Brilliant! We'll lure her here and knock her unconscious. Nobody can resist a peach!
Ross:Lets do it!
(Later on we find them at the front door)
Ross:Everybody remember their names?
(Erik and Drew nod their heads)
Ross:Good lets get this done
(He rings the bell and a girl answers)
Girl:Yes?
Ross:Good evening ma'am I am Hester Pester and this is my girlfriend Chester Pester and my brother Lester Pester and we represent Bester's Peaches. We're not the best, we're the bester if not then my name isn't Lester.
Girl:I thought your name was Hester?
Ross:No I said Chester
Girl:I thought she was Chester?
Drew(messing up female voice):No I'm Fester
Erik:You idiot, you're Hester and I'm Chester
Girl:But he said he was Chester and so was she?
Erik:He lied
Ross:Why would I lie?
Erik:Why wouldn't you?
Drew:Boys please stop you're upsett(slipping into masculine)ing me!
Girl:Is that facial hair on her?
Ross:You know what? Forget this
(He shoves her against a wall)
Ross:Listen here, my friends are going to rob you and if you tell the cops we will do something very bad.
Drew:Now Ross thats no way to treat a lady.
Ross:Shut up Drew!
Erik:He's got a point Ross
Ross:Erik! I'm warning you(turning to girl). Now listen, you will let us rob this place or we'll rob you of your life. Make your pick
(We cut til later where we see the guys putting a bunch of stuff in the car)
Drew:You see Ross, it worked out.
Ross:Shut up Drew
Erik:Is that the valuables?
Ross:Yup, money too.
Erik:Lets get ready to go then
(Erik gets back in the passenger side and Drew in the back. Ross gets in the driver's side and starts the car...which doesn't start)
Erik:Whats the problem?
Ross:I think the batteries dead
Drew:Did you turn the car off when we parked?
Ross...I think I waited til after.
Drew:Lets not panic, maybe she'll jump start our car
Erik:Theres no car here besides ours.
Ross:Look, we can just push the car to the nearest gas station. Thats only about a few miles.
Drew:Can this day get any worse?
(A police siren is heard)
Ross:Alright new plan you see...
The End
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Blue Avenger in..."Deus Ex Machina"
Prelude:
(We are shown a newscast)
News Anchor:Hello and welcome to B.S. News. This is Sandra Zullivan. Our lead story tonight is a remarkable one. Mass murderer/Hitman Zack Skier was captured today by none other than the Blue Avenger. Skier was on the list for Top 10 Most Wanted criminals by the FBI for his work he did as an assassin for the Corelli Crime Family. He has taken the lives of many before he met his fate when he was taken down the the savior of Capital City, the Blue Avenger. In other news…
(We fade out sound wise and see a hand with a remote in it turning the TV off)
Mysterious Hand:Hmm…
(Titles)
Scene 1:
(We find Timmy Grey sitting at a desk typing. Liz Orange walks over)
Timmy:Oh hey Liz, back from Forks?
Liz:Yep, the story is being printed in tomorrow’s edition.
Timmy:That’s good, hey, have you seen Joe?
Liz:No I haven’t, why?
Timmy:He claims that he got some pictures from the Blue Avenger capturing Skier.
Liz:He’s always covering him, they should’ve sent him to Forks instead.
(Out of nowhere, John White enters)
John(angry):He’ll be finding himself in the unemployment line soon if he doesn’t get his act together. He’s been late for the last time.
Timmy:This is his only time that I recall.
John:Once is enough. Keep defending him and you’ll find yourself with him in line.
Timmy:But I never defend him.
John:Like I said, once is enough.
(Bassford enters)
Bassford (dead tired):Sorry I’m late, Mr. White.
John:Sorry isn’t good enough, you’re fired!
Bassford:But sir, I even said I would be late!
John:For what reason?
Bassford:To finish developing the pictures!
John:Hmm…you’re hired…
Bassford (relieved):Shoo….
John (laughing):I’m kidding; you’re fired!
Liz:Now Mr. White this is…
John:Mutiny! You’re fired!
Timmy:Sir, in all seriousness you're being a...
John:Traitor! You’re fired!
(His cell phone rings)
John:Hello? Yes? You’re mother is coming over? You’re fired! (He shuts his phone, ending the call.) Oops I mean…(opening up the phone and putting the phone up to his ear) Honey? Blast it! (He sighs). Alright all 3 of you are hired but are on special assignment. Timmy, I want you to write a romantic letter to my wife in my name.
Timmy:Yes sir.
John:Liz, you know what kind of flowers girls like, go buy me some.
Liz:Alright.
John:Bassford!
Bassford:Yes?
John:You seem to eat a lot, help me go pick out a cake for my wife. You should know whats best.
Bassford (slightly offended):Yes sir.
John:Now go do what I say, or you’re all fired!
(They all get to work as Bassford exits with John)
End Scene 1
Scene 2
(We see a car pulling to a stop sign. We find John and Bassford sitting in a car)
Bassford:So...how about the stock market?
John (giving him a grim look):Don’t even mention it…
Bassford:Sorry…
(John looks both ways and tries to turn but the car suddenly shuts down)
Bassford:Problem?
John:Yeah, the darn thing won’t go.
Bassford:It might be the engine, I’ll go check it out.
(Bassford goes to check the engine. After a few seconds he returns to the car and sits in the passenger seat)
Bassford:Not a…
(He looks over to see that White has vanished but the seatbelt is still attached)
Bassford(confused):…problem.
End Scene 2
Scene 3
(We find John White tied up on the ground. He awakens and looks up to see a dark shadow figure standing over him)
White:Who are you? What do you want?
Deus Ex Machina:My name is Deus Ex Machina and I want you John White.
White:Ma’am plenty of women want me but at the moment I have only one at home and if she found out your scheme then you’d be in for a world of pain.
Deus Ex Machina:Oh, Mr. White the pain she may infect on me is nothing near the pain you cause to others and myself.
White:Look lady, I know that I can be a heart breaker, but you have to get over yourself and just why do they call you Deux Ex Machina?
(He is attacked by The Blue Avenger and he screams in pain as The Blue Avenger punches and kicks him.)
End Scene 3
Scene 4
(We find Timmy Grey and Liz Orange back at the office.)
Timmy:Say Liz, is this spelled right?
Liz:I believe its e y e s not I apostrophe s.
Timmy (realizing the error of his ways):Oh I see
(He goes to erase it and Bassford runs in out of breath)
Liz:Woah, what's up with you?
Bassford (out of breath):Have you seen Mr. White?
Liz:No, he was with you.
Bassford:He vanished.
Timmy:How did he vanish?
Bassford:I don’t know, one minute he was there and next he was gone.
Liz:That is weird.
Timmy:Maybe he just had to go to the bathroom?
Bassford:Maybe.
Liz:Oh well lets just watch TV.
(Bassford sits down and begins watching with them. Sounds of random whatever is played. Suddenly it is cut off and we are shown a shot of the TV. On it we see Deus Ex Machina.)
Deus Ex Machina:We interrupt this broadcast to bring you a very important announcement from station owner John White.
(We show a shot of White on the ground tied up over an open fire like a hog being roasted.)
White:For the love of god, get me out of here!
(We cut back to Deus Ex Machina)
Deus Ex Machina:You heard the man, this is a message to anyone working for the J.W. Post or the J.W. Media Group, I am demanding a pay of 1 billion dollars for White’s return. If this is not granted, then further damage will be caused to anyone who supports him. More damage than he has done to others and myself. You have til midnight. Any words, Mr. White?
(We go back to White)
White:Its not worth it, trust me! Jane, if you hear this you’re hired and I love you. If anyone pays this terrorist, then you’re fired! Oh, and Bassford’s fired too.
(We go back to Liz, Timmy, and Joe looking uninterested)
Timmy:Hmm…say Liz, is this spelled right?
Liz:I think so.
Bassford:Guys, can’t you see Mr. White needs our help!
Liz (not paying attention):I think you missed a comma there
Bassford: Fine, I guess I'll call.
Liz:I think that’s a fragment.
(Bassford shruggs his shoulders and exits)
End Scene 4
Scene 5
(We find Bassford in his home on a computer)
Bassford (in head):White couldn’t have gone too far. The good news is he had his cell phone with him. If I enter the number into the GPS Tracker I can find him. Searching, searching, bingo! Washington Forest, well its superhero time.
(We cut to The Blue Avenger entering the forest. He enters and walks around. Behind him we see Deus Ex Machina. He turns around but she has vanished. She keeps appearing behind him but as he turns, she vanishes. This happens a few times.)
Bassford:Alright mystery psychotic lady, where is John White?
(She appears behind him)
Deus Ex Machina:It’s the Blue Avenger. Sorry to meet like this they call me Deus Ex Machina.
Blue Avenger (turning around):Why do they call you that?
(He gets hit in the back of the head by an unknown assailant knocking him down and unconscious.)
End Scene 5
Scene 6
(We find The Blue Avenger tied up with John White)
Blue Avenger:Woah, what happened?
John:I ask the same to you, who is that psycho you’re with?
Bassford:I’m with? I’m here to save you.
John:You have a good way of showing it.
(Deus Ex Machina enters)
Deus Ex Machina:Boys boys, relax you’ll work yourself up.
Blue Avenger:Ok, how exactly did I get knocked out?
(Out of nowhere The Green Jacket enters)
Green Jacket:Zhat would be from me. (evil laugh)
Blue Avenger (shocked):It can’t be, you you you you’re dead. I remember, the car hit you.
Deus Ex Machina:You’re correct, the Green Jacket is dead. What I have here is merely a recreation. You see I have a special power. I can create anyone and anything in my head to be on this world. In a few hours it’ll be irrelevant, you both will be gone. Its sad to see you go Blue Avenger. I used to think you were a great guy, but seeing you help scum like John White makes me want to see you suffer the same fate he will.
Bassford:What exactly are you fighting for anyways?
Deus Ex Machina:He should know.
(Bassford looks at White)
John:To be honest, I don’t know what I did.
Deus Ex Machina:Mr. White and you, Blue Avenger are about to feel a little green…Good bye boys.
(She turns to walk away)
The Green Jacket:I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time (evil laugh). Any last words Blue Avenger and John White?
Blue Avenger:Better make this quick.
Green Jacket:Oh I will.(evil laugh)
(He aims and fires a laser at John White but Bassford turns his mask toward the beam reflecting it off the mask, past The Green Jacket and hitting Deus Ex Machina turning her into a watermelon. Suddenly, the ropes disappear and The Green Jacket, completely dumbfounded turns from where she was toward the Blue Avenger who is standing up again.)
Bassford:Ah, I told you once but you seem to have forgotten, so I’ll tell you again…I fight for truth(head butt), justice(punches him in the stomach), and all that is blue(he pushes him over with his finger and the Green Jacket disappears.)
(John White walks up to him)
John:This doesn’t change anything. But I am a businessman so what do you take for a request.
Blue Avenger:That you give Joe E. Bassford his job back.
John:Fine the bum is hired.
Bassford:Good, now I am off for there are more people to save. Goodbye, Mr. White!
(He runs off. John gets on his cellphone)
John:Hello, yeah Timmy, tomorrow’s headline “Blue Avenger abuses Woman”. Yeah, alright bye. Now how do I get out of here? (sigh)
End Scene 6
Scene 7
(It is the next day, we find Liz, Timmy, John, and Joe watching TV at the office)
News Anchor:On the lighter side of things in the world, J.W. Media Group and J.W. Post owner John White managed to pull out a miraculous escape yesterday when in a sudden twist of deus ex machina, the evil villainess magically disappeared. We caught up with White.
White:It was amazing, she had me down and out but the Blue Avenger showed up and he made things worse. He actually struck her, the sick cruel man, he then said, "I came to watch you die!" but I said, "I don’t die, I just multiply." Suddenly, I got the strength and broke the ropes, entered the pit of danger and told the Blue Avenger, “Feeling blue, cause I’m red hot baby!” then he ran off scared like the coward he is. Yeah that’s all true.
Timmy:Gee Mr. White, it went down exactly like that?
John:Exactly, the Blue Avenger is a coward and a menace and he showed his true color that day and that was yellow.
(He stands in front of everyone in a “powerful” stance with his arms folded while everyone else rolls there eyes.)
John:Alright, say anyone have some extra space or something at their place?
Timmy:I do, why?
John:Well my mother-in-law is over tonight and that’s never fun.
Timmy:Alright, come with me.
(Timmy and John exit)
Bassford:Wow, Mr. White sure is brave.
Liz:Please, you actually bought that? I’ve been covering the Blue Avenger, he would never back down from anyone especially Mr. White. Just don’t tell Mr. White I said that. Alright I’m going home, goodnight Joe.
Bassford:Goodnight Liz
(She leaves)
Bassford (in head):Well some things have gone right, I guess. Deus Ex Machina is gone, the Green Jacket isn’t real and Skier is behind bars.
(He stands with a satisfied look on his face)
News Anchor:We have late breaking news. Authorities have confirmed that recently arrested mass murderer/hitman Zack Skier has escaped from prison.
(Bassford gets a long face)
Bassford:This job doesn’t pay enough
End Scene 7
Epilogue:
(We find Zack Skier entering the room. From his side a light is flashed on him blinding him and setting him back a few steps.)
Mr. Grun:Ah Mr. Skier, it’s a pleasure to see you.
Skier:Alright, who are you and what do you want from me?
Mr. Grun:I want you to take out the blue man himself.
Skier (smiling):No problem, you want it messy or a nice cleaning?
Mr. Grun:Any way works with me.
Skier:How much money we talkin here?
Mr. Grun:Oh Mr. Skier, where we're going with this, you won't need money.
Skier:What's that supposed to mean?
(He is hit in the back in the head by Torgo, knocking him unconscious.)
Torgo:I am Torgo, I take care of the place while the master is away...
The End
(We are shown a newscast)
News Anchor:Hello and welcome to B.S. News. This is Sandra Zullivan. Our lead story tonight is a remarkable one. Mass murderer/Hitman Zack Skier was captured today by none other than the Blue Avenger. Skier was on the list for Top 10 Most Wanted criminals by the FBI for his work he did as an assassin for the Corelli Crime Family. He has taken the lives of many before he met his fate when he was taken down the the savior of Capital City, the Blue Avenger. In other news…
(We fade out sound wise and see a hand with a remote in it turning the TV off)
Mysterious Hand:Hmm…
(Titles)
Scene 1:
(We find Timmy Grey sitting at a desk typing. Liz Orange walks over)
Timmy:Oh hey Liz, back from Forks?
Liz:Yep, the story is being printed in tomorrow’s edition.
Timmy:That’s good, hey, have you seen Joe?
Liz:No I haven’t, why?
Timmy:He claims that he got some pictures from the Blue Avenger capturing Skier.
Liz:He’s always covering him, they should’ve sent him to Forks instead.
(Out of nowhere, John White enters)
John(angry):He’ll be finding himself in the unemployment line soon if he doesn’t get his act together. He’s been late for the last time.
Timmy:This is his only time that I recall.
John:Once is enough. Keep defending him and you’ll find yourself with him in line.
Timmy:But I never defend him.
John:Like I said, once is enough.
(Bassford enters)
Bassford (dead tired):Sorry I’m late, Mr. White.
John:Sorry isn’t good enough, you’re fired!
Bassford:But sir, I even said I would be late!
John:For what reason?
Bassford:To finish developing the pictures!
John:Hmm…you’re hired…
Bassford (relieved):Shoo….
John (laughing):I’m kidding; you’re fired!
Liz:Now Mr. White this is…
John:Mutiny! You’re fired!
Timmy:Sir, in all seriousness you're being a...
John:Traitor! You’re fired!
(His cell phone rings)
John:Hello? Yes? You’re mother is coming over? You’re fired! (He shuts his phone, ending the call.) Oops I mean…(opening up the phone and putting the phone up to his ear) Honey? Blast it! (He sighs). Alright all 3 of you are hired but are on special assignment. Timmy, I want you to write a romantic letter to my wife in my name.
Timmy:Yes sir.
John:Liz, you know what kind of flowers girls like, go buy me some.
Liz:Alright.
John:Bassford!
Bassford:Yes?
John:You seem to eat a lot, help me go pick out a cake for my wife. You should know whats best.
Bassford (slightly offended):Yes sir.
John:Now go do what I say, or you’re all fired!
(They all get to work as Bassford exits with John)
End Scene 1
Scene 2
(We see a car pulling to a stop sign. We find John and Bassford sitting in a car)
Bassford:So...how about the stock market?
John (giving him a grim look):Don’t even mention it…
Bassford:Sorry…
(John looks both ways and tries to turn but the car suddenly shuts down)
Bassford:Problem?
John:Yeah, the darn thing won’t go.
Bassford:It might be the engine, I’ll go check it out.
(Bassford goes to check the engine. After a few seconds he returns to the car and sits in the passenger seat)
Bassford:Not a…
(He looks over to see that White has vanished but the seatbelt is still attached)
Bassford(confused):…problem.
End Scene 2
Scene 3
(We find John White tied up on the ground. He awakens and looks up to see a dark shadow figure standing over him)
White:Who are you? What do you want?
Deus Ex Machina:My name is Deus Ex Machina and I want you John White.
White:Ma’am plenty of women want me but at the moment I have only one at home and if she found out your scheme then you’d be in for a world of pain.
Deus Ex Machina:Oh, Mr. White the pain she may infect on me is nothing near the pain you cause to others and myself.
White:Look lady, I know that I can be a heart breaker, but you have to get over yourself and just why do they call you Deux Ex Machina?
(He is attacked by The Blue Avenger and he screams in pain as The Blue Avenger punches and kicks him.)
End Scene 3
Scene 4
(We find Timmy Grey and Liz Orange back at the office.)
Timmy:Say Liz, is this spelled right?
Liz:I believe its e y e s not I apostrophe s.
Timmy (realizing the error of his ways):Oh I see
(He goes to erase it and Bassford runs in out of breath)
Liz:Woah, what's up with you?
Bassford (out of breath):Have you seen Mr. White?
Liz:No, he was with you.
Bassford:He vanished.
Timmy:How did he vanish?
Bassford:I don’t know, one minute he was there and next he was gone.
Liz:That is weird.
Timmy:Maybe he just had to go to the bathroom?
Bassford:Maybe.
Liz:Oh well lets just watch TV.
(Bassford sits down and begins watching with them. Sounds of random whatever is played. Suddenly it is cut off and we are shown a shot of the TV. On it we see Deus Ex Machina.)
Deus Ex Machina:We interrupt this broadcast to bring you a very important announcement from station owner John White.
(We show a shot of White on the ground tied up over an open fire like a hog being roasted.)
White:For the love of god, get me out of here!
(We cut back to Deus Ex Machina)
Deus Ex Machina:You heard the man, this is a message to anyone working for the J.W. Post or the J.W. Media Group, I am demanding a pay of 1 billion dollars for White’s return. If this is not granted, then further damage will be caused to anyone who supports him. More damage than he has done to others and myself. You have til midnight. Any words, Mr. White?
(We go back to White)
White:Its not worth it, trust me! Jane, if you hear this you’re hired and I love you. If anyone pays this terrorist, then you’re fired! Oh, and Bassford’s fired too.
(We go back to Liz, Timmy, and Joe looking uninterested)
Timmy:Hmm…say Liz, is this spelled right?
Liz:I think so.
Bassford:Guys, can’t you see Mr. White needs our help!
Liz (not paying attention):I think you missed a comma there
Bassford: Fine, I guess I'll call.
Liz:I think that’s a fragment.
(Bassford shruggs his shoulders and exits)
End Scene 4
Scene 5
(We find Bassford in his home on a computer)
Bassford (in head):White couldn’t have gone too far. The good news is he had his cell phone with him. If I enter the number into the GPS Tracker I can find him. Searching, searching, bingo! Washington Forest, well its superhero time.
(We cut to The Blue Avenger entering the forest. He enters and walks around. Behind him we see Deus Ex Machina. He turns around but she has vanished. She keeps appearing behind him but as he turns, she vanishes. This happens a few times.)
Bassford:Alright mystery psychotic lady, where is John White?
(She appears behind him)
Deus Ex Machina:It’s the Blue Avenger. Sorry to meet like this they call me Deus Ex Machina.
Blue Avenger (turning around):Why do they call you that?
(He gets hit in the back of the head by an unknown assailant knocking him down and unconscious.)
End Scene 5
Scene 6
(We find The Blue Avenger tied up with John White)
Blue Avenger:Woah, what happened?
John:I ask the same to you, who is that psycho you’re with?
Bassford:I’m with? I’m here to save you.
John:You have a good way of showing it.
(Deus Ex Machina enters)
Deus Ex Machina:Boys boys, relax you’ll work yourself up.
Blue Avenger:Ok, how exactly did I get knocked out?
(Out of nowhere The Green Jacket enters)
Green Jacket:Zhat would be from me. (evil laugh)
Blue Avenger (shocked):It can’t be, you you you you’re dead. I remember, the car hit you.
Deus Ex Machina:You’re correct, the Green Jacket is dead. What I have here is merely a recreation. You see I have a special power. I can create anyone and anything in my head to be on this world. In a few hours it’ll be irrelevant, you both will be gone. Its sad to see you go Blue Avenger. I used to think you were a great guy, but seeing you help scum like John White makes me want to see you suffer the same fate he will.
Bassford:What exactly are you fighting for anyways?
Deus Ex Machina:He should know.
(Bassford looks at White)
John:To be honest, I don’t know what I did.
Deus Ex Machina:Mr. White and you, Blue Avenger are about to feel a little green…Good bye boys.
(She turns to walk away)
The Green Jacket:I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time (evil laugh). Any last words Blue Avenger and John White?
Blue Avenger:Better make this quick.
Green Jacket:Oh I will.(evil laugh)
(He aims and fires a laser at John White but Bassford turns his mask toward the beam reflecting it off the mask, past The Green Jacket and hitting Deus Ex Machina turning her into a watermelon. Suddenly, the ropes disappear and The Green Jacket, completely dumbfounded turns from where she was toward the Blue Avenger who is standing up again.)
Bassford:Ah, I told you once but you seem to have forgotten, so I’ll tell you again…I fight for truth(head butt), justice(punches him in the stomach), and all that is blue(he pushes him over with his finger and the Green Jacket disappears.)
(John White walks up to him)
John:This doesn’t change anything. But I am a businessman so what do you take for a request.
Blue Avenger:That you give Joe E. Bassford his job back.
John:Fine the bum is hired.
Bassford:Good, now I am off for there are more people to save. Goodbye, Mr. White!
(He runs off. John gets on his cellphone)
John:Hello, yeah Timmy, tomorrow’s headline “Blue Avenger abuses Woman”. Yeah, alright bye. Now how do I get out of here? (sigh)
End Scene 6
Scene 7
(It is the next day, we find Liz, Timmy, John, and Joe watching TV at the office)
News Anchor:On the lighter side of things in the world, J.W. Media Group and J.W. Post owner John White managed to pull out a miraculous escape yesterday when in a sudden twist of deus ex machina, the evil villainess magically disappeared. We caught up with White.
White:It was amazing, she had me down and out but the Blue Avenger showed up and he made things worse. He actually struck her, the sick cruel man, he then said, "I came to watch you die!" but I said, "I don’t die, I just multiply." Suddenly, I got the strength and broke the ropes, entered the pit of danger and told the Blue Avenger, “Feeling blue, cause I’m red hot baby!” then he ran off scared like the coward he is. Yeah that’s all true.
Timmy:Gee Mr. White, it went down exactly like that?
John:Exactly, the Blue Avenger is a coward and a menace and he showed his true color that day and that was yellow.
(He stands in front of everyone in a “powerful” stance with his arms folded while everyone else rolls there eyes.)
John:Alright, say anyone have some extra space or something at their place?
Timmy:I do, why?
John:Well my mother-in-law is over tonight and that’s never fun.
Timmy:Alright, come with me.
(Timmy and John exit)
Bassford:Wow, Mr. White sure is brave.
Liz:Please, you actually bought that? I’ve been covering the Blue Avenger, he would never back down from anyone especially Mr. White. Just don’t tell Mr. White I said that. Alright I’m going home, goodnight Joe.
Bassford:Goodnight Liz
(She leaves)
Bassford (in head):Well some things have gone right, I guess. Deus Ex Machina is gone, the Green Jacket isn’t real and Skier is behind bars.
(He stands with a satisfied look on his face)
News Anchor:We have late breaking news. Authorities have confirmed that recently arrested mass murderer/hitman Zack Skier has escaped from prison.
(Bassford gets a long face)
Bassford:This job doesn’t pay enough
End Scene 7
Epilogue:
(We find Zack Skier entering the room. From his side a light is flashed on him blinding him and setting him back a few steps.)
Mr. Grun:Ah Mr. Skier, it’s a pleasure to see you.
Skier:Alright, who are you and what do you want from me?
Mr. Grun:I want you to take out the blue man himself.
Skier (smiling):No problem, you want it messy or a nice cleaning?
Mr. Grun:Any way works with me.
Skier:How much money we talkin here?
Mr. Grun:Oh Mr. Skier, where we're going with this, you won't need money.
Skier:What's that supposed to mean?
(He is hit in the back in the head by Torgo, knocking him unconscious.)
Torgo:I am Torgo, I take care of the place while the master is away...
The End
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Drama Notes
Pre-1890's:
1910's:
1920's:
- It was a period of experimentation, started with puppetry in ancient egypt. They used lights to project shadows.
- Everything was born out of magic lantern effect.
- Creates sense of persistence of vision
- Edward Murray, creator of Cinema?
- Created a camera with a frame rate of 30fps
- Added motor to it
- Paris became center of cinematography
- Led to creation of CinemaScope
1910's:
1920's:
- Henry King and Alfred Hitchcock make their marks directorially
- Alan Crossland
- The Jazz Singer becomes first musical
- F.W. Murneau is widely considered best of the time period
- Charlie Chaplin, Douglass Fairbanks
- First sound films released
- Most films do not survive because they were flammable
- Warner Brothers creates Vitaphone to record sound
- In 1929, they still gave the oscars to a silent films
- "The Golden Age of Hollywood"
- First drive-in theatre
- Talkies become popular
- Double-channel soundtrack
- Three Color Technicolor
- Flowers and Trees becomes first animated film.
- Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind
- "Damn" causes scandal in Hollywood in GWTW
- Snow White becomes first feature length animated film
- Clark Gable, Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney actors
- George Cooper, Jack Conway directors
- It Happened One Night sweeps Oscars
- Mr.Smith Goes to Washington
- Gangster and Horror are popular
- Charlie Chaplins continues making silent films
- The Marx Brothers and Buster Keaton dominate comedy
- Most studios die during depression
- Real world plotlines during depression
- Charlie Chaplin surrenders in and makes first talkie(The Great Dictator)
- '40's feature star-studded extravaganzas
- Clark Gable, James Stewart, James Cagney, Bette Davis, Mickey Rooney, Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman actors
- Frank Capra directors
- Most plots take place during wartime
- A lot of wartime propaganda
- Casablanca
- Humphrey Bogart
- Film Noir
- Drive-Ins popular featuring films that have anti-establishment themes
- Eva Gardner, John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, and Audrey Hepburn, James Dean actors
- TV causes decline in film attendance
- Bigger Screens, 3-D's and other gimmicks attempt to bring in audience.
- Cinerama pioneers I-Max
- Epics based on Greeks, Romans, and biblical stories
- Sexuality in films becomes more significant
- Anti-Communist films
- Adult themes become more apparent in film
- Wizard of Oz(TV Version), Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Gentlemen Prefer Blonds
- Alfred Hitchcock, John Ford, and Orson Welles directors
- Lawrence in Arabia, The Great Escape, In the Heat of the Night, To Kill a Mockingbird, 2001:A Space Odyssey, Bond films
- Julie Andrews, Audrey Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, John Wayne
- First multiplex opens in 1963 in Kansas City
- Brian DePalma's Greetings becomes first X-Rated film
- The rating system is established
- Psycho creates the slasher genre
- Pornography becomes popular
- Sex and Violence becomes popular as seen in film posters
- Tickets cost 2.50
- Jaws, Star Wars
- VHS released
- Hollywood studios no longer directly controlled productions
- Independent studios and agents were in charge of everything
- On-location filming at rented production locations
- Actors also directed, produced, and wrote their films.
- New directors create new style of art
- Look and sound surpasses plots
- Halloween changes horror
- Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather and The Godfather Part II are highly successful
- Less experimental, more orginal
- Teenage aim
- The Brat Pack
- The Breakfast Club, Fast Times at Ridgemont High,
- Useless Sequels
- Film's favor Reagan's type presidency
- Average film cost is around 53 million
- 5 dollar films
- More artistic, eccentric film
- Indy's compete with Hollywood
- VCR's owned by everyone
- 1997, first DVD made, better quality and durability.
- Special effects reach new levels
- Dreamworks is filmed in 1994
- Forrest Gump, Fight Club, Clerks, A Few Good Men
- Al Pacino, Mike Myers, Brad Pitt
Monday, May 11, 2009
Q and A
1. Go back and reread the description of the house, the elms, etc in the beginning of the
play. How does his description match a traditional Greek play? How is it different?
It matches it because it describes things. It is different for the lack of chorus.
2. Each of the following characters suffers from definitive moments of HUBRIS. How
do each manage to overcome their HUBRIS? Abbie, Eben, and Cabot
Cabot overcomes it by dropping Abbie and Eben at the end.
Abbie overcomes it by killing her son.
Eben overcomes it by taking responsibility for his son’s death.
3. While this play is certainly not a modernization of one Greek play, it is a combination
of many. What traits and qualities of characters from Greek plays that you have read
(hint...especially a play you might have recently read...) do each of the three primary
character possess? In other words, compare the three characters in this play to
characters in classic Greek plays, and explain your answers.
Eben is to Oedipus because it is his blindness to his situation that leads to his son’s death and wife’s arrest.
Cabot is Creon because he re-enters Eben’s life and triggers the events that follows by bringing reality to him.
Abbie as Oedipus’ Mother because she dupes Eben just like how Oedipus’ mother duped him.
4. What does Eben's MAW represent? Consider what role she plays in the actions of
Eben and Abbie?
A Guardian Angel type of character
5. Why did Eben choose to have a relationship with Abbie when he all along suspected
that nothing good could possibly come from it?
It was another thing his father had. He wanted to take something that meant a lot to his father(Abbie) just like how his father took something from him(his mother).
6. Cabot is so fond of saying that "God is hard." What does he mean by that, and how
does this relate to the classic Greek plays?
Cabot means that God is a harsh God that is tough and takes nothing from anybody and punishes the soft/wicked in the eyes of Cabot and rewards people like him. How does this relate to greek plays? The Gods were always part of the fate of the person. If said-person wasn’t serving the Gods in greek theatre, they were met with a cruel fate.
BONUS: What does Californ-i-a represent, and why did Cabot want to go there, only to later say that he didn't want to go there?
Californi-a represents this new promise for a better life for Cabot. He wanted to get away from the hell he was living in to a pleasurable heaven. He changes his mind upon seeing that it would make no difference.
play. How does his description match a traditional Greek play? How is it different?
It matches it because it describes things. It is different for the lack of chorus.
2. Each of the following characters suffers from definitive moments of HUBRIS. How
do each manage to overcome their HUBRIS? Abbie, Eben, and Cabot
Cabot overcomes it by dropping Abbie and Eben at the end.
Abbie overcomes it by killing her son.
Eben overcomes it by taking responsibility for his son’s death.
3. While this play is certainly not a modernization of one Greek play, it is a combination
of many. What traits and qualities of characters from Greek plays that you have read
(hint...especially a play you might have recently read...) do each of the three primary
character possess? In other words, compare the three characters in this play to
characters in classic Greek plays, and explain your answers.
Eben is to Oedipus because it is his blindness to his situation that leads to his son’s death and wife’s arrest.
Cabot is Creon because he re-enters Eben’s life and triggers the events that follows by bringing reality to him.
Abbie as Oedipus’ Mother because she dupes Eben just like how Oedipus’ mother duped him.
4. What does Eben's MAW represent? Consider what role she plays in the actions of
Eben and Abbie?
A Guardian Angel type of character
5. Why did Eben choose to have a relationship with Abbie when he all along suspected
that nothing good could possibly come from it?
It was another thing his father had. He wanted to take something that meant a lot to his father(Abbie) just like how his father took something from him(his mother).
6. Cabot is so fond of saying that "God is hard." What does he mean by that, and how
does this relate to the classic Greek plays?
Cabot means that God is a harsh God that is tough and takes nothing from anybody and punishes the soft/wicked in the eyes of Cabot and rewards people like him. How does this relate to greek plays? The Gods were always part of the fate of the person. If said-person wasn’t serving the Gods in greek theatre, they were met with a cruel fate.
BONUS: What does Californ-i-a represent, and why did Cabot want to go there, only to later say that he didn't want to go there?
Californi-a represents this new promise for a better life for Cabot. He wanted to get away from the hell he was living in to a pleasurable heaven. He changes his mind upon seeing that it would make no difference.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
script
it isn't much, but I was hoping you guys you put your own stuff in it. Good luck and I hope to be back tomorrow
(BS News Logo)
Narrator:Hello America and welcome to BS News. I am your host Jack Downey. Tonight we bring to you the story of Sue O’Doyle, a 36 year old man who has been stuck in a game of freeze tag for 20 years. For that we take you to our Ace Reporter Roger “Chip” Calloway.
Chip(narration over shots at the school):Boonsboro High School…it’s a small little school located in Western Maryland. It is here where people come to waste away. 20 years ago, there was a boy named Sue. Sue was a big boy who made a living off of pushing around smaller people and feeding on pizza. However, one day this all came to an end. Sue was challenged by a group of individuals to a game of “freeze tag”.
The young men would play the game and a little into the battle, Sue was tagged…no one would “untag” him. He has been stuck in the same spot in the same pose since. Today we will get some answers.
(We cut to a shot of Chip in an open area where we find Sue frozen)
Chip:Mr. O’Doyle, its been 20 years since this game was played, when will you stop this and return to reality?
Sue:…
(Tyler improvises questions all answered by “…”)
Chip:To find out more about O’Doyle we went right to the the source, his mother. Who everyday since the game ended comes to this location to have breakfast and dinner with her son(we show a shot of a table in the field with the mother sitting down and feeding Sue).
Mrs.O’Doyle:When I found out he was stuck in this, I was devastated, but now I feel closer to my son. Our conversations are better and he is finally eating healthier.
(BS News Logo)
Narrator:Hello America and welcome to BS News. I am your host Jack Downey. Tonight we bring to you the story of Sue O’Doyle, a 36 year old man who has been stuck in a game of freeze tag for 20 years. For that we take you to our Ace Reporter Roger “Chip” Calloway.
Chip(narration over shots at the school):Boonsboro High School…it’s a small little school located in Western Maryland. It is here where people come to waste away. 20 years ago, there was a boy named Sue. Sue was a big boy who made a living off of pushing around smaller people and feeding on pizza. However, one day this all came to an end. Sue was challenged by a group of individuals to a game of “freeze tag”.
The young men would play the game and a little into the battle, Sue was tagged…no one would “untag” him. He has been stuck in the same spot in the same pose since. Today we will get some answers.
(We cut to a shot of Chip in an open area where we find Sue frozen)
Chip:Mr. O’Doyle, its been 20 years since this game was played, when will you stop this and return to reality?
Sue:…
(Tyler improvises questions all answered by “…”)
Chip:To find out more about O’Doyle we went right to the the source, his mother. Who everyday since the game ended comes to this location to have breakfast and dinner with her son(we show a shot of a table in the field with the mother sitting down and feeding Sue).
Mrs.O’Doyle:When I found out he was stuck in this, I was devastated, but now I feel closer to my son. Our conversations are better and he is finally eating healthier.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Chariots of Fire Theme
www.emp3world.com/mp3/38443/Vangelis/%20Chariots%20Of%20Fire%20(main%20theme)
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Tests
Type of Tests:
1.Forcing the patient to watch the Scary/Epic/Date/Disaster/Super Hero Movie
2.Random questions about the subject
a.What color is your socks?
b.What is your sign?
c.Who named you?
d.What time is it?
e.Was it rainy or snowy the day you were born?
f.Why are you trying to kill me?
3.Smashing each of his toes and fingers to see how loud he would scream
4.Asking "Is it safe?" at random times
5.Having him run on a tread mill at the highest time
1.Forcing the patient to watch the Scary/Epic/Date/Disaster/Super Hero Movie
2.Random questions about the subject
a.What color is your socks?
b.What is your sign?
c.Who named you?
d.What time is it?
e.Was it rainy or snowy the day you were born?
f.Why are you trying to kill me?
3.Smashing each of his toes and fingers to see how loud he would scream
4.Asking "Is it safe?" at random times
5.Having him run on a tread mill at the highest time
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Cinematography Computer Types
Motherboard:Foxconn ELA LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard 170 Dollars
CPU:Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz 12MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor 283 Dollars
RAM:G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory 45 Dollars
Total:498 Dollars
CPU:Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz 12MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor 283 Dollars
RAM:G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory 45 Dollars
Total:498 Dollars
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Terms
Hard Drive-storage that records data
CPU-Central Processing Unit
RAM-Random Access Memory
Optical Disc Drive-disk drive that uses laser light or electromagnetic waves for CDs and DVDs
Motherboard-The source of communications of components
Heat sink-absorbs and dissapates heat from another object using thermal contact
CPU-Central Processing Unit
RAM-Random Access Memory
Optical Disc Drive-disk drive that uses laser light or electromagnetic waves for CDs and DVDs
Motherboard-The source of communications of components
Heat sink-absorbs and dissapates heat from another object using thermal contact
Friday, January 16, 2009
Yes I know
Yes, I do know that wrestling is pre-determined, but I really don't care because I can't think of any other major sporting event to write here. I'd do Olympics, but research would take too long.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Frankenstein
In the 19th century, motion pictures came to its invention. By the end of the decade film making was in full force. Whereas nine films were made in 1892, a total of 1068 were made in 1898. Early films depicted random scenes such as a blacksmith working and people boxing. By the end of the decade though, many people sought to make “full movies” with more substance to them. So it was no surprise in 1910 when famed inventor Thomas Edison’s Film Company wanted to make an adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.The result was a 16 minute film telling of young Frankenstein graduating from college with dreams of creating the perfect human being. He figures out the method of doing this and as a result, he creates the monster. However, the monster is far from perfect in Frankenstein’s eyes for it is a hideous beast. Upon seeing the monster, Frankenstein faints and is later found by one of his servants.
He returns home heartbroken after the events but recovers quickly and marries his love. One night, however, the Monster returns. Angered over lack of attention given to him by Frankenstein, he attacks everyone else. Upon seeing his reflection in the mirror, the monster is horrified at his own site and vanishes into the night.
The Monster’s leave is short-lived, however, as he returns searching for Frankenstein only to find Frankenstein’s wife-to-be. She screams and escapes only to faint at his feet. The two have a confrontation but the Monster is too strong for Frankenstein, defeats him and leaves again. Afterwards it is revealed that the monster is not real but something in the mind of Frankenstein, himself. The film, itself was immediately lost after its release never seen again until the late-1970’s.
Fans of the novel would have to wait another 21 years before the next version of the hit novel would be made. In 1931, Universal Studios released Frankenstein with Boris Karloff as The Monster. However, when comparing this to the novel, the differences are extraordinary. That is because this was based off the 1920’s play version of the story. Unlike the 1910 version, the Monster is very much real and this movie spawns a series.
The Universal Studios Frankenstein series featured 8 films with the monster. 1935’s Bride of Frankenstein was most famous for it depicts the Monster as sympathetic character who is misunderstood but he understands people’s feelings towards him. The Monster even speaks in the film. At the end, however, upon being rejected by The Bride created for him, he commits suicide killing him, his wife, and a professor that had created the bride.
In 1939, the Son of Frankenstein was released where the son of the scientist Henry Frankenstein, re-creates the monster. However, in 1943, Universal hit a new standard when they released Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man. In this film, the Monster is very much alive and gets into a confrontation with Larry Talbot; a werewolf from 1941’s The Wolf Man. This film would lead to 1944’s House of Frankenstein, where Count Dracula is introduced. The three wouldn’t actually battle until 1945’s House of Dracula, where The Wolf Man and Dracula both battle it out seeking a cure for their respective conditions.
By the end of that film, it was realized that the series was no longer profitable. So they called for one more film to end it. This film would be Abbott and Costello Meets Frankenstein. In this film, comedians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello play baggage clerks who wind up reviving Dracula, who seeks to re-create The Monster and continue his feud with The Wolf Man. At the end of the film, Abbott and Costello escape and kill The Monster by lighting him on fire.
It wouldn’t be long before someone wanted another “Frankenstein Film”. In 1956, Hammer Productions began work on The Curse of Frankenstein, an attempt to tell a different version of the story, but just like the other films, it was not true to the original novel. This version is told in a flashback as Baron Victor Frankenstein awaits execution for murder. Frankenstein tells of his youth and an experiment where he brought a dead dog back to life. He becomes obsessed with creating “the perfect human being” and so he kills a science professor and uses his brain for the monster. However, the experiment goes wrong and the monster is psychotic and violent due to damage on the brain prior to the murder.
The monster escapes only to be murdered by a sidekick of Frankenstein’s and buried in the woods. It is later revealed that Frankenstein impregnated his maid and she wants to get married. When he refuses, she threatens to tell the police about his experiments. Fearing scandal, Frankenstein goes out and revives the monster and orders it to kill her. The Monster does this, escapes and is killed again by being shot into boiling acid. The film ends with Frankenstein pleading his innocence only to be executed.
The success of The Curse of Frankenstein would lead to a new series from Hammer Horror where in the next film, The Revenge of Frankenstein, the Baron escapes and attempts to re-create the monster. This film would be just as successful and lead to the films, The Evil of Frankenstein, Frankenstein Created Woman, Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, The Horror of Frankenstein, and Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell. However, with the failures of the latter two, the series would come to an end again. In 1992, Kenneth Braughn (Mr. I like to do adaptations and nothing else because I’m unoriginal) and TriStar Pictures began work on a new adaptation. This one, titled Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, follows the original story of the Baron Victor Frankenstein being found on in the arctic dying and recounting how he came to be in his current condition and telling on the Monster. Despite the all-star cast featuring Robert DeNiro, Kenneth Braughn, Helena Bonham Carter, and John Cleese, and praise for its close relationship to the novel, the film flopped not even making half it’s budget total of 45 million dollars.
A majority of adaptations of Frankenstein tells a bizarre variation of the story rather than the ones that are based on the novel. Frankenstein 1970 tells depicts Frankenstein as an ex-Nazi scientist who is hired by a Television crew to create a monster based off an atomic reactor only for it to go insane. Frankenstein Unbound depicts a scientist traveling back in time where he meets Mary Shelley, Baron Victor Frankenstein, Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, and finds himself in the grasp of the monster, himself. In 1999, Universal released Alvin and the Chipmunk’s Meet Frankenstein utilizes the famous singing brothers and portraying Frankenstein, himself as a mad scientist running a theme park. However, the most bizarre (and hilarious) would have to be Mel Brook’s 1974 classic, Young Frankenstein.
In this film, Frederick Frankenstein (or Fronk-en-steen as he prefers) is a lecturer who frowns on any mention of his grandfather Victor, who created the monster many years ago. He discovers that he has inherited his family estate in Transylvania and reports there immediately. He meets some bizarre people at the house and stumbles upon his grandfather’s journals saying “How he did it”. He and Igor, one of the people living there, decides to perfect his grandfather’s experiment and so digs up a body of a recently executed man and just as his grandfather did, put in a brain and use a lightning strike to revive it.
However, much to their misfortune, Igor uses the wrong brain taking the “abnormal” one and the monster lives. A knock at the door reveals an inspector and when he returns from seeing the inspector, Frankenstein finds the monster is gone. I will stop there because this is probably one of the funniest movies you’ll ever see and thus I do not want to spoil it. Here is one of the more classical scenes from the movie.
(Show Putting on the Ritz)
Young Frankenstein is widely known for being the most successful variation making up to 43 times its budget. Nowadays, however, many sees the Frankenstein as being non-profitable and thus no major studio has touched it. However, due to the legacy of the book and the adaptations of the book, the Monster and its maker will live on in the hearts and minds of many forever as a story telling of man, his dilemma, and the theory of life.
He returns home heartbroken after the events but recovers quickly and marries his love. One night, however, the Monster returns. Angered over lack of attention given to him by Frankenstein, he attacks everyone else. Upon seeing his reflection in the mirror, the monster is horrified at his own site and vanishes into the night.
The Monster’s leave is short-lived, however, as he returns searching for Frankenstein only to find Frankenstein’s wife-to-be. She screams and escapes only to faint at his feet. The two have a confrontation but the Monster is too strong for Frankenstein, defeats him and leaves again. Afterwards it is revealed that the monster is not real but something in the mind of Frankenstein, himself. The film, itself was immediately lost after its release never seen again until the late-1970’s.
Fans of the novel would have to wait another 21 years before the next version of the hit novel would be made. In 1931, Universal Studios released Frankenstein with Boris Karloff as The Monster. However, when comparing this to the novel, the differences are extraordinary. That is because this was based off the 1920’s play version of the story. Unlike the 1910 version, the Monster is very much real and this movie spawns a series.
The Universal Studios Frankenstein series featured 8 films with the monster. 1935’s Bride of Frankenstein was most famous for it depicts the Monster as sympathetic character who is misunderstood but he understands people’s feelings towards him. The Monster even speaks in the film. At the end, however, upon being rejected by The Bride created for him, he commits suicide killing him, his wife, and a professor that had created the bride.
In 1939, the Son of Frankenstein was released where the son of the scientist Henry Frankenstein, re-creates the monster. However, in 1943, Universal hit a new standard when they released Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man. In this film, the Monster is very much alive and gets into a confrontation with Larry Talbot; a werewolf from 1941’s The Wolf Man. This film would lead to 1944’s House of Frankenstein, where Count Dracula is introduced. The three wouldn’t actually battle until 1945’s House of Dracula, where The Wolf Man and Dracula both battle it out seeking a cure for their respective conditions.
By the end of that film, it was realized that the series was no longer profitable. So they called for one more film to end it. This film would be Abbott and Costello Meets Frankenstein. In this film, comedians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello play baggage clerks who wind up reviving Dracula, who seeks to re-create The Monster and continue his feud with The Wolf Man. At the end of the film, Abbott and Costello escape and kill The Monster by lighting him on fire.
It wouldn’t be long before someone wanted another “Frankenstein Film”. In 1956, Hammer Productions began work on The Curse of Frankenstein, an attempt to tell a different version of the story, but just like the other films, it was not true to the original novel. This version is told in a flashback as Baron Victor Frankenstein awaits execution for murder. Frankenstein tells of his youth and an experiment where he brought a dead dog back to life. He becomes obsessed with creating “the perfect human being” and so he kills a science professor and uses his brain for the monster. However, the experiment goes wrong and the monster is psychotic and violent due to damage on the brain prior to the murder.
The monster escapes only to be murdered by a sidekick of Frankenstein’s and buried in the woods. It is later revealed that Frankenstein impregnated his maid and she wants to get married. When he refuses, she threatens to tell the police about his experiments. Fearing scandal, Frankenstein goes out and revives the monster and orders it to kill her. The Monster does this, escapes and is killed again by being shot into boiling acid. The film ends with Frankenstein pleading his innocence only to be executed.
The success of The Curse of Frankenstein would lead to a new series from Hammer Horror where in the next film, The Revenge of Frankenstein, the Baron escapes and attempts to re-create the monster. This film would be just as successful and lead to the films, The Evil of Frankenstein, Frankenstein Created Woman, Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, The Horror of Frankenstein, and Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell. However, with the failures of the latter two, the series would come to an end again. In 1992, Kenneth Braughn (Mr. I like to do adaptations and nothing else because I’m unoriginal) and TriStar Pictures began work on a new adaptation. This one, titled Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, follows the original story of the Baron Victor Frankenstein being found on in the arctic dying and recounting how he came to be in his current condition and telling on the Monster. Despite the all-star cast featuring Robert DeNiro, Kenneth Braughn, Helena Bonham Carter, and John Cleese, and praise for its close relationship to the novel, the film flopped not even making half it’s budget total of 45 million dollars.
A majority of adaptations of Frankenstein tells a bizarre variation of the story rather than the ones that are based on the novel. Frankenstein 1970 tells depicts Frankenstein as an ex-Nazi scientist who is hired by a Television crew to create a monster based off an atomic reactor only for it to go insane. Frankenstein Unbound depicts a scientist traveling back in time where he meets Mary Shelley, Baron Victor Frankenstein, Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, and finds himself in the grasp of the monster, himself. In 1999, Universal released Alvin and the Chipmunk’s Meet Frankenstein utilizes the famous singing brothers and portraying Frankenstein, himself as a mad scientist running a theme park. However, the most bizarre (and hilarious) would have to be Mel Brook’s 1974 classic, Young Frankenstein.
In this film, Frederick Frankenstein (or Fronk-en-steen as he prefers) is a lecturer who frowns on any mention of his grandfather Victor, who created the monster many years ago. He discovers that he has inherited his family estate in Transylvania and reports there immediately. He meets some bizarre people at the house and stumbles upon his grandfather’s journals saying “How he did it”. He and Igor, one of the people living there, decides to perfect his grandfather’s experiment and so digs up a body of a recently executed man and just as his grandfather did, put in a brain and use a lightning strike to revive it.
However, much to their misfortune, Igor uses the wrong brain taking the “abnormal” one and the monster lives. A knock at the door reveals an inspector and when he returns from seeing the inspector, Frankenstein finds the monster is gone. I will stop there because this is probably one of the funniest movies you’ll ever see and thus I do not want to spoil it. Here is one of the more classical scenes from the movie.
(Show Putting on the Ritz)
Young Frankenstein is widely known for being the most successful variation making up to 43 times its budget. Nowadays, however, many sees the Frankenstein as being non-profitable and thus no major studio has touched it. However, due to the legacy of the book and the adaptations of the book, the Monster and its maker will live on in the hearts and minds of many forever as a story telling of man, his dilemma, and the theory of life.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Story Revisions
Blue Denim:
- The first part of Scene 4 is posted twice
How could Ernie have told Lillian if Ernie had after school detention?
Since I’m erasing the Ernie part I might as well revise Arthur’s last line in Scene 4.
I never changed the original story, so basically change 37 years to 42. Initially it took place in 1963, however, I moved it back to 1958.
“when did IT hit you”
MAGGARDY NOT HAGGARDY(Ernie Scene 6)
You not we(Arthur Scene 6)
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