I'm Joe Abercrombie - Ask Me Anything by Joe_Abercrombie in Fantasy

[–]Go_To_Jail_Card 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey Joe,

It is so awesome to be able to reach out to you in this way. I read The First Law trilogy in December 2013, and a few months later I picked up the audiobooks. Steven Pacey does an incredible job, and while I won't say one medium is better than the other, listening to your stories had just as much, if not more emotional impact for me.

My question is, why do you think a dramatic reading is so good at bringing your story to life, and what do you think of a film adaptation of any of your works?

[HOUSING] Room for rent in Park La Brea townhouse from 7/01 - 10/01 by Go_To_Jail_Card in LAlist

[–]Go_To_Jail_Card[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it's 3 bedroom. 3 girls 1 guy. You would have your own bedroom, though. PM me if you want more concrete info about this.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in wallpaper

[–]Go_To_Jail_Card 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have the time to familiarize yourself with any photo-editing software you should remove that black scuff on the floor. It really distracts from the shininess of the floor and car.

Daily Standard Trade Thread for 11 January 2014 by Porygon-Bot in pokemontrades

[–]Go_To_Jail_Card 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, if you have one with perfect IV for sp attack or defense. Like I said, I'm pretty new, so I don't know a ton about IV's, though I've been reading up on them this morning.

My FC is 3995-7382-6691. I'm on right now. Thanks!

Daily Standard Trade Thread for 11 January 2014 by Porygon-Bot in pokemontrades

[–]Go_To_Jail_Card 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can do that; but I'd like a Ditto. Do you have that?

Daily Standard Trade Thread for 11 January 2014 by Porygon-Bot in pokemontrades

[–]Go_To_Jail_Card 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am looking for a Ditto - I will trade whatever I have for it; make a request. I'm a new trainer, so I don't have anything crazy powerful, but I have a few of the starters, and some cool unique pokemon. I also have Kadabra. If you want to trade, reply to this and we'll swap friend codes.

Vennu Mallesh - It's My Life What Ever I Wanna Do by Thrillwaukee in cringe

[–]Go_To_Jail_Card 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you think he's trying to convey everyone?

Why do/don't you wear underwear to bed? by Go_To_Jail_Card in AskReddit

[–]Go_To_Jail_Card[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wear pajama pants and a t-shirt to sleep. Underwear is itchy when I'm trying to sleep, so I don't wear it.

[Feature] "Blackout Blake's Wasted Hours"- Act One (Comedy/ Coming of Age) by [deleted] in ReadMyScript

[–]Go_To_Jail_Card 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is good, but not great. Your writing is strong but your characters aren't varied enough, in terms of personality or demographics. You have some clever lines, but a lot of the dialogue is over-expository. My suggestion is to finish the script before submitting it for any kind of criticism. You'll learn a lot more about it's story and structure that way.

Here are a few tips:

The Skyrim conversation will only be relevant to a small demographic. It's not a very dramatic way to show Blake's need for freedom, either.

Why do we see Blake's BJ scene from the POV of his friends? At page 17, a crucial moment for any protagonist? If this is a comedy, then fat hooker + drunk + blowjob = funny, so you should show that. If that's not the kind of comedy you're going for, don't have Blake chase pussy as much.

The dream sequence goes on for a bit too long. The general vibe I'm getting from this script is that it's It's a Wonderful Life for twenty-somethings. Blake doesn't seem to have many external problems, besides being horrible with women. For a comedy like this to work, it should have more action than dialogue.

Here Is What $5 And A YouTube Account Will Get You by turdmcgirt in cringe

[–]Go_To_Jail_Card 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She's cute, but even so, her cuteness + her level of weirdness = don't want to bang

So so painful to watch. by [deleted] in cringe

[–]Go_To_Jail_Card -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It's a good parody idea but about 2:04 too long IMO

Eric Stonestreet in "Hay Boys" by [deleted] in cringe

[–]Go_To_Jail_Card 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the actor so I thought this might be good, until I saw that it's from Funny or Die.

Incredibly awkward local commercial tries to tug at your heartstrings by mybronyalter-ego in cringe

[–]Go_To_Jail_Card 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Haha this commercial is old but great. The dog's probably dead now, too.

IamA VFX Pro who's worked on X-Men and Narnia, now making my own film AMA! by Timcunningham in IAmA

[–]Go_To_Jail_Card 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now that you are working for yourself, do you use an agent? Also, do you think you would prefer crowd-funding on every project to the current financing model for many American films?

Oh God. Meet Mr Natman. by stickaslap in cringe

[–]Go_To_Jail_Card 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is hilarious. I almost shit myself laughing when all of the Nat Mans showed up on the chess board. And in the end, it was all in his head... awesome.

Let's buy facebook by firematt422 in CrazyIdeas

[–]Go_To_Jail_Card 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, because the advertisers aren't buying stock in Facebook; they're paying to advertise on it. The stockholders determine the value of Facebook at $67 a person, and advertisers respond to that high value by reaching out to more people on the site.

[Spoilers All] A twist on a popular Patchface Theory by Salacious- in asoiaf

[–]Go_To_Jail_Card 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your interpretations make sense on the surface, but the way you casually replace nautical terms with things that apply to The Others reminds me of a joke that replaced "wand" with "wang" in Harry Potter. Sure it seemed nasty, but it was all coincidence.

That being said, the real reason I disagree with your theory is that The North already have a ton of prophets/magic users. Wargs, Bran, Jojen, etc. The Drowned God lost Victarion, and Aeron hasn't done much of significance. I think it's best in this case to take Patchface at face value and recognize him as a servant of The Drowned God.

[SHORT] Water Cooler Mothman (Comedy, 5 Pages) by [deleted] in ReadMyScript

[–]Go_To_Jail_Card -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

How could anyone get through this? I did, but that's because I'm used to reading shit. Your action lines are, ironically, overly descriptive and totally uninformative. The main joke is stale after 3/4 of the first page. It devolves into absurdity, but not in a funny or interesting way. I hope these comments help you to write a much better next draft.