My God. It's like looking directly into the GLORIOUS WHITE LIGHT OF SCREENWRITING WISDOM!
It's actually a comfort to have @okbjgm.bsky.social and @josemolinatv.bsky.social go in-depth on the dire state of things, and they also somehow manage to end the episode on a cliffhanger!
look, we spent decades shitting on lucas for adding rontos and dewbacks... but my six year old loved it all, from the schtickier robot slapstick to ol' obi's jedi mind trick ("what? how did he do THAT?"). i can't imagine a greater compliment than i can pay uncle george. (2/5)
javier grillo-marxuach
John Rogers
my memories of the original survived and remain my principal inception into "that ancient religion". (5/5)
my six year old son REQUESTED that we watch "a new hope" tonight. we watched the first thirty minutes. it was magical. he loves all the old school - and cgi stuff - and it's fine. his little golden book knowledge of the lore has deepened his appreciation of the original and it's introductions. (1/5)
there will come a time when the lure of filthy lucre will put the original one the screen of our choosing in the near future. i hope it holds up. the future of star wars may not belong to george but the past is now well in his hands, and that is what i believe he would have wanted. (3/5)
With recent news about Doctor Who I think scriptwriting teachers have a new exercise: Imagine you are a production company and write a pitch for taking over the next series. I think Javi Grillo-Maxrouch's library of pitches would be a great place to start:
hey world, let me reiterate, this is a dark time in showbiz: a time that screams for voices of calm, clarity and understanding amid the confusion. sadly, you get us! LISTEN! RATE! REVIEW! SUBSCRIBE! #screenwriting #screenwriter #tv #tvwriting #tvwriter #writer
