So one of my all time favorite pieces of entertainment, Doctor Who, starts in a few weeks and numerous rumors and teasers have been circulating/released by the writers. So I decided to talk a bit about my thoughts on these teasers and the new trailer.
Spoilers ahead.
At the end of the last season the TARDIS(Time and Relative Dimension in Space, do keep up) was hijacked and blown up by a person with mysterious(and creepy as heck) voice who said "Silence Will Fall" Steven Moffat(the head writer, obviously, how could you ever think any different?) made the clever decision to not just end it there. He continued it on to the next season(the one which starts in a few weeks). All of us Whovians have been speculating for almost a year as to who the voice is.
Another question is, of course, who is River Song(I can't tell you who she is, because no one knows who she is! Geez!) Is she the Doctor's wife?(lame) Is she the Doctor's mother?(less lame but really, really creepy) Is she Amy Pond in another form(lesser lame) Is she the TARDIS(really really odd) Now the cast and writers, in a Q&A yesterday, basically said that the first three are untrue(I assume, they made fun of them and basically said that they were crazy. But who knows? We are in the middle of a massive BBC conspiracy. Trust No One).
Then, last week, it came out that the Neil Gaiman penned episode will be titled The Doctor's Wife. And its description is that a woman(who is not River Song, this has been confirmed) knocks on the TARDIS door. She has a new face but is not new to the Doctor at all. So this raises anticipation for the series to begin even higher.
And then, and then. A few days ago Moffat announced that in the first episode one of the leads will die. He said, "We're not lying, we're not cheating: one of those four people is going to die! When I came up with this heart-wrenching twist, I thought 'We'll kill off one of the leads in the season opener.' It lures you in."
Now we have been promised a death before(CURSE YOU RTD!!!) and were cheated(CURSE YOU RTD!!!) but I trust Moffat more than numerous family members and friends right now so I believe him.
But this raises an issue. In the trailer for the new series we see three of the leads(Amy, The Doctor, and Rory) in other episodes. So this leaves River Song but we've already seen how she dies(Timey Whimey stuff) and it's in a library.
I will now, because I am a nerd with too much time on my hands, dissect the trailer for the new series, second for second.
1: Doctor in Chains, with a beard. A female voice says "this is the doctor's..." The Doctor's what?! Tell me!!!
2. "Darkest Hour" Ohhhh Okay, that makes sense.
3. Shipyard in the future. The Doctor's standing next to a women, who isn't Amy or River song. Could this be his wife? the voice continues "He will rise higher..." Is the Doctor a drug addict? that would be an interesting twist.
4. "Than ever before and then fall" So he's climbing a ladder, okay Mr. Moffat where are you going with this?
5. Someone in the dark, in a cloak leading a horse drawn carriage while a gaslamp flickers. I HAVE IT!! Oh this is so awesome! Neil Gaiman's episode....is the long awaited sequel to his masterpiece Neverwhere! Oh My God It'll be so epic, so, so epic. Seriously, Matt Smith beating up angels? Best. Thing Ever! "So Far" The voice says, so it's a high ladder.
6. weird creepy eye. Very creepy eye. It looks pained. Why are you so sad, eye?
7. Weird Creepy Paper Mache doll thing. I don't like this thing, it scares me. Make it go away.
8. Astronaut raising his hand to reach out to us. Where are you going Astronaut man? Don't leave us!
9. "This is the day he finds out" the voice continues "who I am" we see river song kissing the doctor, full on the mouth. This might be why Moffat made fun of the Mother theory. The voice is revealed to be River Song.
10. The doctor is coming into focus and saying gibberish.
11. Still gibberish. It sounds like "Hey, bye, bye, gum" Where is the Gum going Doctor? Where is it going?!!
12. Space thingy.
13. TARDIS flies out of the space thingy, what an intriguing twist, well played sir, well played.
14. Doctor opens TARDIS doors dramatically. Matt Smith is seriously awesome, anyway...
15. "Okay" says Amy. What's okay, why wouldn't things be okay, WHAT IS GOING ON?!!!
16. Amy comes into focus, looking worried, "Where are we" she asks, trying to stay calm.
17. Doctor looks, astonished at the TARDIS console. Where are we Doctor, Where have you taken us?!!!
18. "Where We've never ever been" The Doctor replies, shocked. Bermuda! We've never been there, and I hear it's nice, Snow Cones on me!!
19. Moon Colony thingy. Looks like Bespin, why does it look like Bespin?
20. A gunshot rings out and the Doctor's cowboy hat flies off. All Right, Partner, This Means War.
21. Creepy people standing. Two of them have weird helmety things and spears. It's Aquaman and his minions!! Run IN FEAR!!!
22. The Doctor is wearing a space helment "look how" He says....What A cliffhanger!!! All those reviewers were right!!
23. "this stuff is" the doctor finishes looking like a happy schoolboy.
24. TARDIS console is blowing up. Doctor and Rory are blown backwards.
25. River Song is dancing...WITH A LASER!! She's in a tank top, spinning around, with a red lasery thing. What the heck is up with that?
26. Big Ship, a real ship, must be from the Pirate Episode(yes there is a Pirate episode, Yay!)
27. Quick shot of people screaming(must be the Silents from the First Episode, Somebody said they resemble with the famous painting The Scream) and then some dude with a beard looking worried. Must be from the Pirate Episode(there's some famous guy with a beard in that episode apparently)
28. Porcelain Dolls on the war path, this might get ugly.
29. Door flies open and we see, with creppy light behind it.....A DOLLHOUSE!!! OH MY HEAVENS IT"S A FREAKING DOLL HOUSE!!! THIS IS SO FREAKING EPIC!!!! OH MY GOD!!!!!!
30. Kid Looking Scared. A deep voice says "Fear Me" Okay mate, I will.
31. Doctor looking disdainful, the deep voice continues "I've killed hundreds of Time Lords" Okay mate, now I really fear you.
32. The Doctor still looks disdainful.
33. "Fear me" The Doctor replies, but....Your' Hair's so funny....
34. "I've Killed All of them" Okay now, I do fear you, despite the hair.
35. Doctor being blown off a ladder....This must be when he falls so far.
36. Blue light being shot at Amy and Rory.
37. Creepy doll thing(there seem to be a lot of those) this one is a ventrilquist's dummy, which are innately scary(no joke, and the monkey wind up things that clap cymbals are like the scariest things ever)
38. (the big one, the whole reason I'm doing this) Rory is in...THE 10TH DOCTOR'S TARDIS!!! Yes it is clearly the TARDIS used by David Tennant. And someone is regenerating. Why is Rory in the 10th Doctor's TARDIS? I have no idea....BUT I WANT TO FIND OUT!!!!
39. An eye being pressed to a whole and The Doctor dressed as a sad clown(which by the way ARE FREAKING TERRIFYING)
40. Pirate guy reaching out to touch a mermaid's bubble
41. Mermaid looks unhappy/cruel. Don't trust her, Pirate Guy!!!
42. Minotaur staring into the camera. I like Minotaurs.
43. Hot sandy place. Probably Utah.
44. Amy running, and she glances back behind her....what is she running from?!
45. We don't see because we cut to The Doctor pretending to be a Jedi with his sonic screwdriver.
46. Child's eye looking through a crack in the door.
47. Amy jumping up, she's swinging something....WHAT IS IT?
48. A gun! The Doctor yells no as Amy screams
49. And fires!!
50. "I've been running" The Doctor says, SPOILER!! There will be running in Doctor Who, shocker I know.
51. "My Whole Life" The Doctor continues.
52. Doctor looks shocked and worried. "Now it's time for me to stop." He finishes. No more running in Doctor Who? How can this be?
So there we are....thoughts?
I'll post later with mine. By later I mean a few days or so.
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Action The Pilot part 1
Here is a little sitcom that I have been working on. Think Friends(which was very influential on the writing of this) mixed with Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip(which I used as a basis for the formatting of the script, thank you Mr Sorkin)
Action
The Pilot
Teaser
Int. Soundstage – Early Evening
We are in a room where one man(the attacked) is sitting at a table, counting money, laughing quietly to himself. Another man(the attacker) bursts in.
Attacker
YOU!
He runs toward the other man and grabs him, knocking over the chair. He slams the other man up against the wall.
Attacked(condescending)
Why, Patrick, I never took you for a violent man.
The Attacker throws the Attacked across the room, and he slams into the table knocking it over. The Attacker walks over to the Attacked, kneels down and flips out two knives holding them near to the Attacked's face.
Attacker(smiling coldly)
What about now?
The Attacker laughs and moves closer to the Attacked and blocks him from our view. The Music swells and the John's voice cuts in and the music stops.
John Seymour(VO)
And, Cut! All right people that is a wrap, See you all Monday.
The Attacker stands up and the Attacked stands up as well. They slap each other on the back and walk off. The camera pulls back to reveal that we are on a movie set and John Seymour is sitting in the director's chair. John is a twenty something director who is unassuming and likable. John stands up and runs his hand through his hair. He glances at his watch and begins to gather up his papers. Megan Rare, a woman in her early twenties, comes up behind him, holding papers.
Megan
Big date tonight?
John(jumping)
Oh! Hey, Megan. What did you say?
Megan
I asked if you had a big date tonight.
John
No, no I do not have a big date tonight, or tomorrow, or ever, really. Why do you cont. ask, you interested? (He smiles and raises his eyebrows, letting us know that it is a joke)
Megan(also laughing)
No, I just saw you glance at your watch for the fifth time
in about half an hour. I assumed that you must have something
important tonight.
John
Yeah, you see, I have been working on this film project
with some friends, and we sent the script to this studio guy
we know and he's supposed to call us tonight to tell us
what he thought, and if we're lucky he'll give us the go ahead
to do it. I was going to direct, it would be my first feature
film, and I really, really like the script my friend wrote.
Megan
Who's your friend? Have I heard of him?
John
Depends, how many underground gay plays have you seen?
Megan
Underground gay plays?
John
Yes.
Megan(sarcastically)
My favorite style of entertainment, no weekend would be complete without it.
Both Laugh
John
Should I take that as a no?
Megan
Not necessarily, I have a bunch of gay friends who love theater,
so it is entirely possible that they have told me about him
or dragged me to one of his plays, who is he?
John
Michael Forster.
Beat while Megan tries to remember if she has heard of him
John
Nothing?
Cont. Megan
Not a thing, sorry.
John
It's ok, he's very, very underground right now.
Megan
Maybe the movie will be his big break.
John
That's what I'm hoping, because he is really good.
I mean frighteningly good. (he checks his watch again)
Crap! Sorry, but I need to go.
Megan
Go, just tell me Monday what happens.
John
Of Course, bye.
Megan
Bye.
John runs off and we
cut to:
The Apartment-night
Michael and Harry(a mid twenties man who is Michael and John's roomate) are sitting around a table, staring at a phone.
Harry
God Almighty, Why won't it freaking ring?!
Michael
Harry?
Harry
Yeah?
Michael
You have nothing to do with this film.
Harry
So?
Michael
So? So, why are you freaking out while
cont. I, the writer of the script in question,
am staying totally calm?
Beat
Harry
You're heavily drugged?
Michael
No, that's not it.
Harry
You are a robot and have no emotions?
Michael
No, still not there.
Harry
You are calm person and I am not?
Michael(sarcastically)
Got it in three.
Harry laughs and walks over to the refrigerator.
Harry
Want something to drink, Mike?
Michael
Yes very much so. I would like about twenty shots of Whiskey.
Harry(looking in the fridge)
Hmmm, Seems we are fresh out of highly alcoholic beverages
Michael
And on the night we most need them too.
Harry
You know what they say, alcohol is like
a girlfriend...
Michael
Who says that?
Harry
People.
Michael
What 'people'?
Cont. Harry
Just People! Can I finish, please?
Michael
I'm not sure, the setup “Alcohol is like a girlfriend”
Is not exactly promising.
Beat
Michael(cont)
Oh, what the hell, go on.
Harry(with dignity)
As I was saying. Alcohol is like a girlfriend
there when you don't need it
but in your time of need it runs off
with the bassist from some piece-of-crap
sellout hard rock band leaving you there,
alcohol-less
Beat
Michael
Still screwed up over Stephenie?
Harry
No, I've all but forgotten about her.
Beat
Harry
Stephenie who?
Beat
Michael
Please God tell me that there is something
intoxicating in this apartment
Harry
We have some really, really old apple juice.
Beat
Michael
What in God's name does that possibly have
to do with what we are talking about?
Harry
Cont. Maybe it fermented.
Beat
Michael
It's worth a shot, give it here.
Harry laughs and tosses the juice to Michael who opens it and pours it into a glass. The door opens and John comes in.
John(breathless)
Have they called yet?
Michael
No, and we have no alcohol in this apartment,
So I am drinking old apple juice in the vain hope
that is has fermented and turned into ale.
John
You know you shouldn't turn
to alcohol to solve you problems.
Michael
I'm not, I am turning to alcohol to
forget that I have any problems.
Beat
John
Fair enough, pass it here.
John sits down next to Michael and Michael pours him a glass of apple juice. Harry walks forward and accepts a glass from Michael.
Harry
Ah, I remember the wild keg parties
I went to in high school. We would have to find
this guy to bring us apple juice.
John
Funny, When I was in high school I used to fake an id
and then walk into a grocery store to buy apple juice.
Michael
For the love of God, please stop.
Harry is ready to answer when, suddenly, the phone rings. They all stare at it for a moment and then all dive for the phone. John gets there first and answers it.
Cont. John(on the phone)
Hello? Ah, yes, Mr Roberts, this is John. How are you?
Michael
Drop the pleasantries, drop the freaking pleasantries.
John(on phone)
Me? Oh, I am very well, Mr Roberts, thank you for asking.
Michael
(To Harry)
Kill me, kill me now.
John(on phone)
So Mr. Roberts, what did you think of
that script we sent you? Uh-hu, uh-hu,
as, well, of course that was only an early draft...
Michael
What the? Oh God, I knew it wasn't ready,
please Harry, just shoot me in the head.
John(on the phone)
Well, that is very good news, sir.
I will start casting right away and
I will also get Mike on those rewrites.
Thank you very much. (hangs up the phone)
Michael(disbelievingly)
We got it?
John
Like a bad boy rock star gets dates with actresses.
All are in shock until Harry says.
Harry
Well this calls from cerebration,
pomegranate juice anyone?
They all stare at him as we fast cut to
Main Titles
Action
The Pilot
Teaser
Int. Soundstage – Early Evening
We are in a room where one man(the attacked) is sitting at a table, counting money, laughing quietly to himself. Another man(the attacker) bursts in.
Attacker
YOU!
He runs toward the other man and grabs him, knocking over the chair. He slams the other man up against the wall.
Attacked(condescending)
Why, Patrick, I never took you for a violent man.
The Attacker throws the Attacked across the room, and he slams into the table knocking it over. The Attacker walks over to the Attacked, kneels down and flips out two knives holding them near to the Attacked's face.
Attacker(smiling coldly)
What about now?
The Attacker laughs and moves closer to the Attacked and blocks him from our view. The Music swells and the John's voice cuts in and the music stops.
John Seymour(VO)
And, Cut! All right people that is a wrap, See you all Monday.
The Attacker stands up and the Attacked stands up as well. They slap each other on the back and walk off. The camera pulls back to reveal that we are on a movie set and John Seymour is sitting in the director's chair. John is a twenty something director who is unassuming and likable. John stands up and runs his hand through his hair. He glances at his watch and begins to gather up his papers. Megan Rare, a woman in her early twenties, comes up behind him, holding papers.
Megan
Big date tonight?
John(jumping)
Oh! Hey, Megan. What did you say?
Megan
I asked if you had a big date tonight.
John
No, no I do not have a big date tonight, or tomorrow, or ever, really. Why do you cont. ask, you interested? (He smiles and raises his eyebrows, letting us know that it is a joke)
Megan(also laughing)
No, I just saw you glance at your watch for the fifth time
in about half an hour. I assumed that you must have something
important tonight.
John
Yeah, you see, I have been working on this film project
with some friends, and we sent the script to this studio guy
we know and he's supposed to call us tonight to tell us
what he thought, and if we're lucky he'll give us the go ahead
to do it. I was going to direct, it would be my first feature
film, and I really, really like the script my friend wrote.
Megan
Who's your friend? Have I heard of him?
John
Depends, how many underground gay plays have you seen?
Megan
Underground gay plays?
John
Yes.
Megan(sarcastically)
My favorite style of entertainment, no weekend would be complete without it.
Both Laugh
John
Should I take that as a no?
Megan
Not necessarily, I have a bunch of gay friends who love theater,
so it is entirely possible that they have told me about him
or dragged me to one of his plays, who is he?
John
Michael Forster.
Beat while Megan tries to remember if she has heard of him
John
Nothing?
Cont. Megan
Not a thing, sorry.
John
It's ok, he's very, very underground right now.
Megan
Maybe the movie will be his big break.
John
That's what I'm hoping, because he is really good.
I mean frighteningly good. (he checks his watch again)
Crap! Sorry, but I need to go.
Megan
Go, just tell me Monday what happens.
John
Of Course, bye.
Megan
Bye.
John runs off and we
cut to:
The Apartment-night
Michael and Harry(a mid twenties man who is Michael and John's roomate) are sitting around a table, staring at a phone.
Harry
God Almighty, Why won't it freaking ring?!
Michael
Harry?
Harry
Yeah?
Michael
You have nothing to do with this film.
Harry
So?
Michael
So? So, why are you freaking out while
cont. I, the writer of the script in question,
am staying totally calm?
Beat
Harry
You're heavily drugged?
Michael
No, that's not it.
Harry
You are a robot and have no emotions?
Michael
No, still not there.
Harry
You are calm person and I am not?
Michael(sarcastically)
Got it in three.
Harry laughs and walks over to the refrigerator.
Harry
Want something to drink, Mike?
Michael
Yes very much so. I would like about twenty shots of Whiskey.
Harry(looking in the fridge)
Hmmm, Seems we are fresh out of highly alcoholic beverages
Michael
And on the night we most need them too.
Harry
You know what they say, alcohol is like
a girlfriend...
Michael
Who says that?
Harry
People.
Michael
What 'people'?
Cont. Harry
Just People! Can I finish, please?
Michael
I'm not sure, the setup “Alcohol is like a girlfriend”
Is not exactly promising.
Beat
Michael(cont)
Oh, what the hell, go on.
Harry(with dignity)
As I was saying. Alcohol is like a girlfriend
there when you don't need it
but in your time of need it runs off
with the bassist from some piece-of-crap
sellout hard rock band leaving you there,
alcohol-less
Beat
Michael
Still screwed up over Stephenie?
Harry
No, I've all but forgotten about her.
Beat
Harry
Stephenie who?
Beat
Michael
Please God tell me that there is something
intoxicating in this apartment
Harry
We have some really, really old apple juice.
Beat
Michael
What in God's name does that possibly have
to do with what we are talking about?
Harry
Cont. Maybe it fermented.
Beat
Michael
It's worth a shot, give it here.
Harry laughs and tosses the juice to Michael who opens it and pours it into a glass. The door opens and John comes in.
John(breathless)
Have they called yet?
Michael
No, and we have no alcohol in this apartment,
So I am drinking old apple juice in the vain hope
that is has fermented and turned into ale.
John
You know you shouldn't turn
to alcohol to solve you problems.
Michael
I'm not, I am turning to alcohol to
forget that I have any problems.
Beat
John
Fair enough, pass it here.
John sits down next to Michael and Michael pours him a glass of apple juice. Harry walks forward and accepts a glass from Michael.
Harry
Ah, I remember the wild keg parties
I went to in high school. We would have to find
this guy to bring us apple juice.
John
Funny, When I was in high school I used to fake an id
and then walk into a grocery store to buy apple juice.
Michael
For the love of God, please stop.
Harry is ready to answer when, suddenly, the phone rings. They all stare at it for a moment and then all dive for the phone. John gets there first and answers it.
Cont. John(on the phone)
Hello? Ah, yes, Mr Roberts, this is John. How are you?
Michael
Drop the pleasantries, drop the freaking pleasantries.
John(on phone)
Me? Oh, I am very well, Mr Roberts, thank you for asking.
Michael
(To Harry)
Kill me, kill me now.
John(on phone)
So Mr. Roberts, what did you think of
that script we sent you? Uh-hu, uh-hu,
as, well, of course that was only an early draft...
Michael
What the? Oh God, I knew it wasn't ready,
please Harry, just shoot me in the head.
John(on the phone)
Well, that is very good news, sir.
I will start casting right away and
I will also get Mike on those rewrites.
Thank you very much. (hangs up the phone)
Michael(disbelievingly)
We got it?
John
Like a bad boy rock star gets dates with actresses.
All are in shock until Harry says.
Harry
Well this calls from cerebration,
pomegranate juice anyone?
They all stare at him as we fast cut to
Main Titles
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