Quote: chipolata @ December 3 2008, 1:52 PM GMTYou scared me saying that, Marc. Only there's a girl here called Lucy I really fancy and I thought, "Why would I send a girl I want to impress one of my scripts?"
Have you tried my 'fancy a pint of lager and a bag of nuts line?' with her, it's a winner.
Mind you.... you don;t work with Mike do you?
Wish I'd never f**k**g mentioned it now. Damn my need for advice occasionally.
Quote: zooo @ December 3 2008, 1:50 PM GMTI have never once got the Countdown conundrum.
But I get the one in the Radio Times every week.Explain that, conundrum fans.
The only quiz I can get is the Sun's mental arithmatic one.
I can do all 3 in under 30 seconds each.
But I can't do Sudoku or Crosswords at all.
Quote: Marc P @ December 3 2008, 1:59 PM GMTHave you tried my 'fancy a pint of lager and a bag of nuts line?' with her, it's a winner.
Not with her. She's very, very, very intelligent (as well as being super hot). That cheeky commoner routine wouldn't go down well.
Quote: Mike Dan-Carter @ December 3 2008, 2:04 PM GMTWish I'd never f**k**g mentioned it now. Damn my need for advice occasionally.
Pish and nonsense. I like it. It's become your USP. 
Quote: chipolata @ December 3 2008, 2:08 PM GMTNot with her. She's very, very, very intelligent (as well as being super hot). That cheeky commoner routine wouldn't go down well.
Well admittedly it originally had the word son in and was Frank talking to Ricky.
Quote: chipolata @ December 3 2008, 2:08 PM GMTPish and nonsense. I like it. It's become your USP.
Huh?
Mike, surely it would be relatively easy, if we put our minds to it, to appropriate the personal details of any industry person in this way.
If that person has not put their details on public display, then presumably there's a reason for that.
You describe this as an 'opportunity', but it's really nothing of the kind.
I would leave it, totally.
However, you may be one of those people with more 'balls' than sense who get lucky, so what the f**k do I know.
I'm just gonna send something, whether it be a script, or a letter first. It's not an arrestable offence so what's the worst that can happen. If he does read it (which I know is unlikely) and thinks it's shit then fair enough, I'll improve it or work on something else. If he doesn't respond then no problem, it's just cost me the price of a stamp. If he reads and likes it then bonus.
Without wishing to hijack the thread, as I've just gone over 600 postings, is it time for me yet to start some self-indulgent, self-aggrandising thread about the fact that I've achieved this 'milestone'?
I know this is the kind of thing that goes down here sometimes.
I ask merely for information.
Quote: Mike Dan-Carter @ December 3 2008, 2:12 PM GMTHuh?
I think he means your Unique Selling Point.
I suppose the worst that could happen is you get a reputation in the industry as a weirdo stalky-type person. But that might not happen.
Quote: Graham Bandage @ December 3 2008, 2:26 PM GMTI suppose the worst that could happen is you get a reputation in the industry as a weirdo stalky-type person. But that might not happen.
But even if it does, who cares. It'll be Mike's problem. The impudent young fool!
Send it and sign it "Sootyj".... then if he thinks it's shite, you are all set. If he likes it, you can correct the error later.
...Besides, I hear Jimmy Savile is a nice bloke.
Talking of Jimmy Saville, I recently watched the Louis Theroux documentary on him. Jimmy came across as a bit of a twat.
Quote: Mike Dan-Carter @ December 3 2008, 2:41 PM GMTTalking of Jimmy Saville, I recently watched the Louis Theroux documentary on him. Jimmy came across as a bit of a twat.
A very rich and succesful twat, mind.
If you're going to write to him, remember to include your email address, he might be more likely to reply using that.
The other point to consider is that he might not want to touch unsolicited material even with someone else's barge pole, lest he get accused of nicking it somewhere down the line.
