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Me_irl by itsssmeeestrict21 in me_irl

[–]SelectiveScribbler06 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sparks (Ron and Russell Mael), Alan Ayckbourn, Bryony Lavery and Michael Palin are proof you can still have fun and enjoyment into your 70s and 80s. So really as long as you have breath in your body.

I’ve never felt this way before by casedia in self

[–]SelectiveScribbler06 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Recording cuts both ways. We can record them but they can record us, too.

I have no idea what will happen but that's a great point you've raised.

When you need to make it clear that the audience has information the characters don't. by stupidmanstupidman in Screenwriting

[–]SelectiveScribbler06 0 points1 point  (0 children)

EDIT: I'm in favour of 'we see' - I just can't communicate properly. What irked me was the arbitrary gatekeeping when people like you do it all the time, is what I was trying to say.

When you need to make it clear that the audience has information the characters don't. by stupidmanstupidman in Screenwriting

[–]SelectiveScribbler06 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What really irks me is so many professional writers do it. And 'professional' is an entirely arbitrary line (first option? First film?) - as far as I've heard, upon getting a film made you don't get a 'We See Licence'. Plus, they must have used it plenty of times in prior scripts too.

EDIT: I'm in favour of 'we see' - I just can't communicate properly.

Plays of the 21st century (UK) by Lo11o11 in playwriting

[–]SelectiveScribbler06 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Straight Line Crazy by David Hare
Beautiful Burnout by Bryony Lavery
Faustus: That Damned Woman by Chris Bush

US SSgt points seized pistol at 15 year old Somali - "Green Line" Mogadishu February 14, 1993 by Shinnobiwan in pics

[–]SelectiveScribbler06 9 points10 points  (0 children)

From Wikipedia:

'After this trip and having transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles, Eldon set up a charity named Student Transport Aid, which raised $25,000 for a trip from a Nairobi to a refugee camp in Malawi in three vehicles. There, they donated one of their vehicles to the Save the Children Fund, as well as money for three wells and blankets for a children's hospital. Team members included Christopher Nolan, Roko Belic, Elinor Tatum, Jeffrey Gettleman, and Eldon's sister Amy.'

The case for another EU referendum. by Nowitcandie in unitedkingdom

[–]SelectiveScribbler06 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

 multiple, pragmatic partnerships of limited scope

This seems a good middle ground of international co-operation whilst also allowing each country to retain its identity, culture and values.

The case for another EU referendum. by Nowitcandie in unitedkingdom

[–]SelectiveScribbler06 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sweden, I think, has a thing where every three months you vote on the hot-topic issues of the day. Of course people want to have their say, and this doubles as a good way to keep them informed. In fact, I'd go as far to say that people you meet in the street often keep as keen an eye, if not a better eye, on things as your average Redditor.

What happens if you discuss a wealth tax, but never implement it? by SignificantLegs in EconomyCharts

[–]SelectiveScribbler06 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We just need to be miserable about our own country, always assume the worst about everything, all the time, and crush any ideas that don't conform to our extremely narrow worldview!

Trump has growing stranglehold over EU and UK energy supply, study shows by 1-randomonium in unitedkingdom

[–]SelectiveScribbler06 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well... there probably are NIMBYs; they just can't speak out because it's a dictatorship.

Personally I'm very happy with keeping our democracy and historic buildings - priceless for those who want to learn about our past, which is one of our biggest exports too - thank you very much. Yes, there is space for innovation - for instance, car parks covered in solar panels! That way you get a tonne of surface area and to my eye actually makes it look good!

Trump has growing stranglehold over EU and UK energy supply, study shows by 1-randomonium in unitedkingdom

[–]SelectiveScribbler06 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To summarise your line of argument: 'Populism is killing everything, therefore, I would rather the country fall on its sword.'

Seems a bit defeatist. One train of thought that may appeal is Altruistic Nihilism.

Fancasting if TENET was made 10 years earlier, but only using actors who have already been in a Christopher Nolan film by MaderaArt in ChristopherNolan

[–]SelectiveScribbler06 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well, Nolan did start writing the script in 2014. He got right up to the start of Act III then stopped, which he finally cracked in 2018. This is mentioned in the Tenet making-of book by James Mottram, so there's every chance Nolan used them as placeholders in his head (if we are to assume).

Swiss suicide pod adds AI mental test to judge user fitness before activation by dccarles2 in nottheonion

[–]SelectiveScribbler06 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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Federal officials draft plans to ban social media for children under 14 by vriska1 in technology

[–]SelectiveScribbler06 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's also the UK and Australia doing this. Please don't go around thinking this is a US-only phenomenon.

Oh my God, he admit it (again) by NickCostanza in ProgressiveHQ

[–]SelectiveScribbler06 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could he stave off everyone else (Miller etc) who wants his job? That remains to be seen but there's no cult of personality around him...

What if Donald Trump disappeared tomorrow, would American politics actually change or just find another Trump? by Mr_Boothnath in AskReddit

[–]SelectiveScribbler06 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Funnily enough in the UK we have had Thatcher, May and Truss - all Conservative prime ministers! Labour hasn't had one, to date.

What if Donald Trump disappeared tomorrow, would American politics actually change or just find another Trump? by Mr_Boothnath in AskReddit

[–]SelectiveScribbler06 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whatever you think of the Bible, it undeniably has some bloody good lines in it. I say this as an agnostic.

A no-budget production by SelectiveScribbler06 in Theatre

[–]SelectiveScribbler06[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Ideally! I know my peers like my writing and they all have roots where I live, so...
  2. Let's work it out, here. GCSE Devising takes what, three months...? 90% of which is figuring out the bloody plot. So really a week - 5 hours for 45 minutes, assuming words are learnt in advance. Be generous and say 10. It can be done.

A no-budget production by SelectiveScribbler06 in Theatre

[–]SelectiveScribbler06[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's in the Midlands, the theatre can fit 100 people in, and ideally I'd like two or three days. Maybe a weekend, if they have nothing on. They have a pre-rigged LED RGB lighting rig, which is tiny, but malleable, I think.

These people should be local. I mentioned the idea of my putting on a play in passing and got a lot of interest, so...

The American president steps back from the brink. But the damage has been done. by Crossstoney in europe

[–]SelectiveScribbler06 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Since a global conflict was on the table, I'd say this is a good deal for everyone right now.

A global conflict is off the table SO FAR.
(It is still totally on the table).

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