Comments on: Go Big or Go Home http://www.justeffing.com/2009/11/06/go-big-or-go-home/ Fearless Writing for the Passionate Screenwriter. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:34:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Phoe http://www.justeffing.com/2009/11/06/go-big-or-go-home/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Phoe Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:48:23 +0000 http://www.justeffing.com/?p=355#comment-234 Hey Anthony Peterson, But , house , mortgage? Most writers like to rent bachelor apartment? Some upcoming screenwriters get by with $12,000,00 per year. And their rent is 200 per month and the eat vegies and watch all their movies on Youtube. Why did you get house. As a screenwriter, isn't getting married, giving birth and by a house prohibitive. Hey Anthony Peterson,

But , house , mortgage?
Most writers like to rent bachelor apartment?
Some upcoming screenwriters get by with $12,000,00 per year.
And their rent is 200 per month and the eat vegies and watch all their movies on Youtube.
Why did you get house.
As a screenwriter, isn’t getting married, giving birth and by a house prohibitive.

]]> By: Neil John Brimelow http://www.justeffing.com/2009/11/06/go-big-or-go-home/comment-page-1/#comment-233 Neil John Brimelow Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:04:17 +0000 http://www.justeffing.com/?p=355#comment-233 Great article. A friend of mine once remarked his dislike for the first "Star Trek: Next Generation" movie: "Generations." He said that besides just being a crappy movie, it simply felt like an overly long, and very bad episode of ST: TNG. Trek was redeemed with the next movie, "First Contact," which really did ramp up everything and felt like a movie, and not just like a souped up episode. Television is "where it's at" right now for quality entertainment. Movies this year (so far) have been an utter cess pool of crap. Even basic cable shows like "Psych," "Monk," and "Burn Notice" have been consistently better written, and more entertaining than most movie fare of late. Some of the other cable shows like "Sons of Anarchy," "Dexter," "Breaking Bad," "Mad Men," are consistently BETTER than most movies today. Funniest thing I've seen this year was "Peep Show" Season 6 from England. The party episode alone was funnier (by far) than any theatrical comedy released this year. Great article. A friend of mine once remarked his dislike for the first “Star Trek: Next Generation” movie: “Generations.” He said that besides just being a crappy movie, it simply felt like an overly long, and very bad episode of ST: TNG.

Trek was redeemed with the next movie, “First Contact,” which really did ramp up everything and felt like a movie, and not just like a souped up episode.

Television is “where it’s at” right now for quality entertainment. Movies this year (so far) have been an utter cess pool of crap.

Even basic cable shows like “Psych,” “Monk,” and “Burn Notice” have been consistently better written, and more entertaining than most movie fare of late.

Some of the other cable shows like “Sons of Anarchy,” “Dexter,” “Breaking Bad,” “Mad Men,” are consistently BETTER than most movies today.

Funniest thing I’ve seen this year was “Peep Show” Season 6 from England. The party episode alone was funnier (by far) than any theatrical comedy released this year.

]]> By: Anthony Peterson http://www.justeffing.com/2009/11/06/go-big-or-go-home/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Anthony Peterson Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:21:28 +0000 http://www.justeffing.com/?p=355#comment-232 Yep - I felt that way watching "Mao's Last Dancer". Nice story, very moving, but not worth $15 to see it on the big screen. I wish I waited and watch it on DVD for $5. Call me tight, but no one else is going to pay my mortgage. Yep – I felt that way watching “Mao’s Last Dancer”. Nice story, very moving, but not worth $15 to see it on the big screen. I wish I waited and watch it on DVD for $5. Call me tight, but no one else is going to pay my mortgage.

]]> By: Phoe http://www.justeffing.com/2009/11/06/go-big-or-go-home/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Phoe Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:47:47 +0000 http://www.justeffing.com/?p=355#comment-231 Julie, I heard some pitches lately. And I tell them. Not cinematic enough. I told them to read books on film directors and/or screenwriters who shook cinema by being cinematic. Think - QUENTIN TARANTINO MARTIN SCORSESE JOEL AND ETHAN COEN DAVID LYNCH And yes, all of them are screenwriters (and directors!) Julie,
I heard some pitches lately. And I tell them. Not cinematic enough. I told them to read books on film directors and/or screenwriters who shook cinema by being cinematic.

Think -
QUENTIN TARANTINO
MARTIN SCORSESE
JOEL AND ETHAN COEN
DAVID LYNCH

And yes, all of them are screenwriters (and directors!)

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