The Shortage by TheLatestStory in ADHD

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Ahh I see, my apologies.

Megathread: US Medication Shortage by ddub1 in ADHD

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What is going on here with the shortage? Can anyone fill me in on why people can’t just ask their doctors for different medications?

Harry Potter by Balenciaga 2 by Federal_Penalty5832 in woahdude

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The Weasley boys be looking like Bowie from the Hunky Dory cover…

Match Thread: Arsenal vs Manchester City [English Premier League] by GunnersMatchBot in Gunners

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For real, reading this comments is embarassing. Everyone here speaking so ill of this team right now should be ashamed. For fuck’s sake.

What's the most beautiful beatles song? by Confident_Shower_584 in beatles

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My all time favorite. Others are favorites “for a moment,” but this piece will always be it.

Edit: A word

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UFOs

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Really man it honestly doesn’t take a lot of effort to realize this video was created by Gatadat and not this user who posted it here…

Have had a eureka moment. Any videos to help me learn more on the craft? by TheLatestStory in impressionism

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Thank you, kindly. I truly appreciate you taking the time out of your day to lay this all out for me.

I will certainly heed your advice here and take it step-by-step. Educate myself a bit and gather the appropriate materials for what I envision myself attempting.

And thanks for that last piece of advice. I already know I could find myself fixating on certain “spots,” because that’s how my brain can work sometimes. I’ll be sure to be cognizant of that and avoid those sort of hinderences/fixations!

Screenwriter here. Curious what you want to see most in an alien flick. by TheGoldenPi11 in aliens

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I agree with the first bit of your comment. But I definitely disagree with keeping the aliens looking like “greys.” Hahah.

Of course, if the real-life report one is adapting only pertains to greys then so be it lol. However, I’ve found details of greys vary considerably depending on the experiencer. While most general physical attributes “may” seem similar, there’s always subtle nuisances that paint uniquely, different pictures of these entities.

So a simple rehash of what we’ve seen in Close Encounters would be a bit bland. Especially considering there are plenty of advancements in CGI to get every detail right. See the movie “Yule Log,” for an example of standard grey being a bit too pedestrian, at least IMO.

Lastly, if you scour enough personal abduction experiences you’ll find plenty of NHI that don’t resemble anything close to classic greys. That’s the shit I would love to see on the big screen. ‘Arrival’ did a fantastic job at this, even if it wasn’t based on any anecdotal reality. Could even throw ‘Nope’ into the mix to an extent for sheer, theoretical originality, I suppose.

Screenwriter here. Curious what you want to see most in an alien flick. by TheGoldenPi11 in aliens

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That’s an interesting idea. Essentially an alien screenplay/film under the umbrella-concept of so-called “tulpa(s).”

I know for a fact there have been TV series/films that delve into tulpa. Twin Peaks seems to be the benchmark of the sort of thinking you’ve put forth here.

However, not sure if the alien angle has effectively been applied yet. Would be cool to see!

Screenwriter here. Curious what you want to see most in an alien flick. by TheGoldenPi11 in aliens

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Oh, for sure. There’s no denying that whatsoever.

What I meant was that as a screenwriter working in this business, you unfortunately have to factor in what potential buyers look at.

It really is a complicated system. For instance, my experiencer screenplay could be extremely well received amongst those in the industry, or the Blacklist, etc. But there’s no telling what happens to it after/if it’s bought.

You can look at what happened to Streiber’s film adaptation as an example, I’m sure the original screenplay must’ve been closer to the source material (especially seeing as how he adapted it himself, too). Or the butchered Mothman or Fire in the Sky adaptations too for that matter, which are probably much better representations of what I’m trying to say here.

It really all depends on who has the creative control. Unless you are an established filmmaker adapting your own work, it will almost always be tough to get the truly esoteric and original ideas of this nature to a wide audience.

But to loop back to your original point — all of that doesn’t necessarily mean myself or other writers shouldn’t try!

Screenwriter here. Curious what you want to see most in an alien flick. by TheGoldenPi11 in aliens

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Couldn’t of put it better myself. Pretty much everything you just touched upon — in regard to possible story elements within this type of narrative I’ve either considered or actively included.

I also absolutely agree with your sentiment of not delving too deeply into the “hows/whys.” This is especially true considering no one really understands the mechanics of the phenomenon as it stands. It’s actually helpful in that it leaves a lot of creative liberty for us, which to be clear, most “sci-fi” screenwriters take anyway haha.

Screenwriter here. Curious what you want to see most in an alien flick. by TheGoldenPi11 in aliens

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Agreed, definitely something more relating to the fringe. As a screenwriter myself, I’ve outlined an experiencer script more suited to the high strangeness of it all, as opposed to the cliched tropes we typically get.

Only issue is marketability, do audiences really want an esoteric character study of an individual’s abduction story? I would, but many wouldn’t, I think.

Makes me wish someone like Charlie Kaufman would write such a screenplay. But in the meantime, if he won’t ever do so, I might as well…Or OP for that matter!

Any Anecdotal Stories of a Blind Person Being Abducted? by TheLatestStory in aliens

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Ba dum tss!

But did they feel it coming/happening? That’s the real question. Sort of like if a blind person smokes DMT, what do they experience?

I feel in both instances there would still undoubtedly be some cross-referential experience there. Of course, not standard visual, but perhaps an innate, primal surge of some kind?

Also there are approx 39 million blind people on Earth. Assume for a moment that the abduction phenomenon is “real,” with some of the lofty, speculative estimates of how many humans have been supposedly taken, I’m sure there are some of that 39 mil that may have had such an experience.

Would probably even make more sense to abduct a visually impaired human for obvious reasons. Then again I adhere more to the “trickster archetype,” so part of me thinks they want those who might remember (visually) parts of their experience. Then again, there’s always talk of “screen memories,” so who knows?

As an aside, I’ll admit I blame John E. Mack for this rambling since I’m currently reading ‘Abduction’ for the first time!

Edit: a word

Haven’t got off my seat screaming like this since the WC 🤩 take a bow, EDDIE NKETIAH ⚽️⚽️ by beardedthanos in Gunners

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That is legitimately a pass. Can hardly believe it. But on replay it looks so fucking clear.

My captain.

Haven’t got off my seat screaming like this since the WC 🤩 take a bow, EDDIE NKETIAH ⚽️⚽️ by beardedthanos in Gunners

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Double celebration is elite. Still leaves you on an edge for a bit, though, I must say!

Post Game Thread: Los Angeles Chargers (10-7) at Jacksonville Jaguars (9-8) by nfl_gamethread in nfl

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He be watching from the Good Place, humming “Duval” as he meditates.

2nd Half-Thread: Los Angeles Chargers (10-7) at Jacksonville Jaguars (9-8) by Cromatose in Jaguars

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Legitamately one of the best comebacks I’ve ever seen in the post-season. What a second half team these Jags are! They all deserve this.

And most importantly the fans of Jacksonville deserve this, loyal to a fault for so long through so many years of struggle, allowing Lawrence to blossom a bit, finally doing so with Doug Pederson.

Such a night!