Considering the amount of time writers spend praying I'm surprised there's no blossoming religions for screenwriters. Even successful writers are worried about ratings. Any suggestions about how this would work? The God of spellcheck, very popular in days of you're. I mean your. Yore.
We'd need a version of the Lord's Prayer too.
St Jude. The patron saint of lost causes.
Although not what the original post was after, I like writers that write about religion, such as Graham Greene and Evelyn Waugh. It's a shame there haven't been any sitcoms that have dealt with religion in such an interesting way.
Quote: Griff @ June 26 2009, 11:12 AM BST
At least you didn't go for a Derek Nimmo vehicle.
Quote: chipolata @ June 26 2009, 11:10 AM BSTAlthough not what the original post was after, I like writers that write about religion, such as Graham Greene and Evelyn Waugh. It's a shame there haven't been any sitcoms that have dealt with religion in such an interesting way.
I take it you don't mean things like Father Ted or The Vicar of Dibley...
Quote: Stan Doubt @ June 26 2009, 10:15 AM BSTConsidering the amount of time writers spend praying I'm surprised there's no blossoming religions for screenwriters. Even successful writers are worried about ratings. Any suggestions about how this would work? The God of spellcheck, very popular in days of you're. I mean your. Yore.
We'd need a version of the Lord's Prayer too.
How about...
The Comedy Writer's Prayer
Our Father
Who art in telly land
Thompson be thine name
Thy corporation come
Thy will be done
On digital as well as terrestrial.
Give us this day our daily commission,
And forgive us our crappy jokes
As we forgive other writers that steal them.
And lead us not into writing gags for Christmas crackers
But deliver us from poverty,
For thine is the license fee,
The power of the story, for ever and ever
Amen.
Quote: Griff @ June 26 2009, 11:12 AM BST
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I'm a Tarvuist.
Loving the avatar Stan!
I suppose we could invent our on religion then make some very stupid celebs stump up our costs. It worked for Scientology.
Quote: RubyMae - Glamourous Snowdrop at Large @ June 26 2009, 2:27 PM BSTLoving the avatar Stan!
I suppose we could invent our on religion then make some very stupid celebs stump up our costs. It worked for Scientology.
A religion started by a writer, who not only persuaded people to give him money, but more remarkably, to read his awful novels.
Exactly. We know it works so let's try it ourselves!
Quote: Timbo @ June 26 2009, 6:49 PM BSTA religion started by a writer, who not only persuaded people to give him money, but more remarkably, to read his awful novels.
ENTER MARC P
Quote: Geoff Mutton @ June 27 2009, 9:16 PM BSTENTER MARC P
Apparently this is the title of his next book.
Quote: don rushmore @ June 27 2009, 9:22 PM BSTApparently this is the title of his next book.
That's a bit below the belt. One point deducted for low blows.
Quote: don rushmore @ June 27 2009, 9:22 PM BSTApparently this is the title of his next book.
'GOD AWFUL'
