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  • DROP DEAD FRED...I give up.

    Of all the stupid franchises to remake....this one? I just *gnashes teeth*

    What's the point? What's the damn point of writing for months and months if Hollywood's just going to remake the same garbage again and again and again. This is BULL****!

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    Re: DROP DEAD FRED...I give up.

    Did Hollywood invite you to invest your time?

    Not being churlish, but the whole remake thing seems to be the new paradigm. Happy days for those already in the system, but looks like the doors to the city are now locked unless you know or are related to someone that has a key.

    Thing is, Hollywood isn't the only place to get films made. It's just the only place that throws lottery-level amounts of money at random scripts that it rarely gets around to filming. So which is more important... the dream of nailing six figures or the more rational goal of just getting your script filmed?

    So if it's Hollywood or nothing, re-examine your approach. Spec an adaptation of an old movie or get a graphic novel adaptation published.

    Hell, figure it out. The old way isn't working as well as it used to... so figure out a new way before everyone else does.
    "Forget it, Jake. It's Hollywood."

    My YouTube channel.

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    • #3
      Re: DROP DEAD FRED...I give up.

      This thread seems like a pointless remake of LIMAMA's Drop Dead Hollywood thread...
      "Only nothing is impossible."
      - Grant Morrison

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      • #4
        Re: DROP DEAD FRED...I give up.

        Good premise. Mediocre execution.

        Don't most of us usually agree that's the kind of film that should be remade?

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        • #5
          Re: DROP DEAD FRED...I give up.

          Missed April Fool's Day by 28 days.
          "I ask every producer I meet if they need TV specs they say yeah. They all want a 40 inch display that's 1080p and 120Hz. So, I quit my job at the West Hollywood Best Buy."
          - Screenwriting Friend

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          • #6
            Re: DROP DEAD FRED...I give up.

            Originally posted by TheKeenGuy View Post
            Good premise. Mediocre execution.

            Don't most of us usually agree that's the kind of film that should be remade?

            Good point.
            "A screenwriter is much like being a fire hydrant with a bunch of dogs lined up around it.- -Frank Miller

            "A real writer doesn't just want to write; a real writer has to write." -Alan Moore

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            • #7
              Re: DROP DEAD FRED...I give up.

              I can't believe you just called Drop Dead Fred garbage. For shame.

              Hmmm...phoebe cates.
              "I dub thee: Sir Non Sequitur." - sc111

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                Re: DROP DEAD FRED...I give up.

                Originally posted by TheKeenGuy View Post
                Good premise. Mediocre execution.

                Don't most of us usually agree that's the kind of film that should be remade?
                Well, based on that, I can see.

                But don't let that rationale get out too far. I don't wish to see a remake of BAPS no matter what the reason.
                "I ask every producer I meet if they need TV specs they say yeah. They all want a 40 inch display that's 1080p and 120Hz. So, I quit my job at the West Hollywood Best Buy."
                - Screenwriting Friend

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                • #9
                  Re: DROP DEAD FRED...I give up.

                  This doesn't change the number of available screenwriting jobs at all. All it means is you work your ass off on that spec, and they don't buy it... they hire you to write the remake of PRINCESS CARABOO. (Actually, that was probably the most likely scenario anyway - most specs lead to assignments, not sales.)

                  But if you don't write that great spec, nothing happens.

                  - Bill (thinks Cates doesn't look good naked)
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                  • #10
                    Re: DROP DEAD FRED...I give up.

                    My remake of Death Bed. The Bed That Eats People is coming along swimmingly.

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                    • #11
                      Re: DROP DEAD FRED...I give up.

                      Originally posted by wcmartell View Post
                      - Bill (thinks Cates doesn't look good naked)
                      -Roscoegino (thinks Bill has never watched Fast Times On Ridgemont High)
                      "I ask every producer I meet if they need TV specs they say yeah. They all want a 40 inch display that's 1080p and 120Hz. So, I quit my job at the West Hollywood Best Buy."
                      - Screenwriting Friend

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                      • #12
                        Re: DROP DEAD FRED...I give up.

                        Originally posted by roscoegino View Post
                        -Roscoegino (thinks Bill has never watched Fast Times On Ridgemont High)
                        There's always Google images:-

                        http://www.uknet.net/showcase/Signed...tes1.sized.jpg

                        http://gamesnet.vo.llnwd.net/o1/game...10828_main.jpg

                        http://img100.vnchannel.net/200807/i...ebecates_l.jpg

                        http://mt.hockeybird.com/images/bird...ates-white.jpg

                        http://www.anticoemoderno.it/Antico/...20Paradise.jpg

                        I'd say she has what it takes... Probably still has too..

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                        • #13
                          Re: DROP DEAD FRED...I give up.

                          You know, I never saw this movie but I always thought it was a great title. Bring on the remake!
                          Script Reviews - 5 a week! http://scriptshadow.blogspot.com/

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                          • #14
                            Re: DROP DEAD FRED...I give up.

                            Maybe they should start doing mash-ups, like Drop Dead Freddy Got Fingered.
                            "Forget it, Jake. It's Hollywood."

                            My YouTube channel.

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                            • #15
                              Re: DROP DEAD FRED...I give up.

                              Drop Deap Right Said Fred?

                              I'm too sexy for this thread.
                              "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."
                              -Maya Angelou

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