The Impersonation: Version Three

VERSION THREE.
EXT. LOCAL REGATTA. MORNING.

A regatta; boats and spectators are seen scattered along the riverbank. DOUG is standing by a boat, eating a sandwich. RUFUS approaches him.

RUFUS:
Doug!

DOUG:
Hello Rufus.

RUFUS:
Listen, mate; have you seen my Judas Iscariot impersionation?

DOUG:
Erm –

RUFUS (winks):
Have a look at this.

DOUG suddenly finds himself standing before a shifty-looking JUDAS (RUFUS). Two men dressed as Roman LEGIONARIES wander into shot. JUDAS glances in the direction of the LEGIONARIES, winks, then rubs his nose so as to surreptitiously jab an accusatory finger in DOUG's direction. As the LEGIONARIES move towards a confused DOUG, a bag of silver is thrown to JUDAS from OOV. JUDAS catches the bag and scuttles away. Cut to a pained, sweaty DOUG nailed to a cross on the riverbank as the races continue.

FIN.

This one is good, I didn't like the other 2. The amazing impersonation is a really old TV gag, mainly because it's so easy to do.

This ones good because Rufus takes on the characteristics of Judas and it affectd Doug.

Bloody hell sootyj... not another "you've done better"... it's 3-1 to you now.

Hey c'mon I say it as I see it.

3 is very good, the other 2 have real potential but I think need a little extra twist.

You know something to tie the observer characters into the action.

Oo what Sootyj sez.

Quote: sootyj @ September 5 2008, 3:13 PM BST

Hey c'mon I say it as I see it.

3 is very good, the other 2 have real potential but I think need a little extra twist.

You know something to tie the observer characters into the action.

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I'm messing. Thanks for the feedback... I shall think about a way to spice 'em up.

I do like this one, but like sooty says: it needs a better twist at the end.

This should be the second in the three and then sketch three needs to have some major, unexpected plot twist in there.

Dan

Quote: swerytd @ September 5 2008, 3:31 PM BST

I do like this one, but like sooty says: it needs a better twist at the end.

This should be the second in the three and then sketch three needs to have some major, unexpected plot twist in there.

Dan

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If crucifying the protagonist doesn't cut it...

What about a really unconvincing impersonation?

I've read the whole triligy (or is it trilogy?) and, at the beginning of each one, Doug is eating a sandwich.

I conclude that:

a) Doug is a sandwich addict.

or

b) Doug must be a fat bastard after all those sandwiches.

or

c) I'm reading a bit too much into this sandwich thing.

Quote: Tommy Power @ September 5 2008, 3:49 PM BST

If crucifying the protagonist doesn't cut it...

What about a really unconvincing impersonation?

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Yeah, like:

DOUG: Not very convincing. The real Judus earnt five pieces of silver. You only had three in that bag.

Are you part of the Worthing sandwich patrol? Do you have a uniform?

No, the Worthing sandwich patrol are those bloody seagulls.

Never leave a sandwich unattended.

Wow. Such controversy over a continuity device. Ta Mikey.

Gulls are bloody fearless, and quite magnificent.

Aparently the RSPB wants us to eat their eggs to keep their population down.

The best of the three and wasn't it 30 pieces of silver? Where's Google when you need it?

That the observers were tied into the end was a class moment but go with Swertyd's idea and subvert the ending but don't do a crap impression as that was what I expected I the first one and others would perhaps expect to.

The best of the three and wasn't it 30 pieces of silver?

Bugger. I think it was.

That's that joke buggered then.