Comments on: Hollywood insider webcomic: Don't Forget to Validate Your Parking http://boingboing.net/2008/01/17/hollywood-insider-we.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: historyman68 http://boingboing.net/2008/01/17/hollywood-insider-we.html#comment-107795 historyman68 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-107795 Writing webcomics online isn't exactly the same as being paid to write movies and screenplays. For one thing, one's online... oh, I see. Writing webcomics online isn’t exactly the same as being paid to write movies and screenplays. For one thing, one’s online… oh, I see.

]]> By: License Farm http://boingboing.net/2008/01/17/hollywood-insider-we.html#comment-107288 License Farm Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-107288 Two other great comics about going through the Hollywood rigamarole are <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fortune-Glory-Hollywood-Comic-Story/dp/1929998066/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b" target="_blank">Fortune & Glory</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Total-Sell-Brian-Michael-Bendis/dp/1582402876/ref=pd_bbs_sr_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200586361&sr=8-5" target="_blank">Total Sell-Out</a> by Brian Michael Bendis (<i>Avengers<i>, <i>Powers</i>, <i>Ultimate Spider-Man</i>, about half the books Marvel publishes nowadays). At various points his and Marc Andreyko's graphic novel <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Torso-True-Crime-Graphic-Novel/dp/1582406979/ref=pd_sim_b_img_4" target="_blank">Torso</a>, about Eliot Ness in the days after Prohibition tracking one of the earliest American serial killers, has been optioned for film, and it's yet to be realized because of Tinsel Town's lunacy. Two other great comics about going through the Hollywood rigamarole are Fortune & Glory and Total Sell-Out by Brian Michael Bendis (Avengers, Powers, Ultimate Spider-Man, about half the books Marvel publishes nowadays). At various points his and Marc Andreyko’s graphic novel Torso, about Eliot Ness in the days after Prohibition tracking one of the earliest American serial killers, has been optioned for film, and it’s yet to be realized because of Tinsel Town’s lunacy.

]]> By: historyman68 http://boingboing.net/2008/01/17/hollywood-insider-we.html#comment-107804 historyman68 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-107804 Not to get all technical, but one big difference between this and My Fighting Technique is that this is a lot more character-driven, whereas MFTIU is more of a Op-Ed/Gag-based strip. The main similarity seems to be that it is clip-art based, and that it is based around one particular topic, such that it may appeal to more than just a webcomic audience. Um, hm. Didn't mean to sound like a know-it-all right there. Not to get all technical, but one big difference between this and My Fighting Technique is that this is a lot more character-driven, whereas MFTIU is more of a Op-Ed/Gag-based strip. The main similarity seems to be that it is clip-art based, and that it is based around one particular topic, such that it may appeal to more than just a webcomic audience.

Um, hm. Didn’t mean to sound like a know-it-all right there.

]]> By: jomama123 http://boingboing.net/2008/01/17/hollywood-insider-we.html#comment-107299 jomama123 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-107299 Check out my <a href="http://www.myspace.com/detroitcrazy">WGA strike comics</a> and more comics at <a href="http://www.scene4.com/html/elliotfeldman0108.html">Scene4 Magazine</a>. Elliot Check out my WGA strike comics and more comics at Scene4 Magazine. Elliot

]]> By: serafinapekkala http://boingboing.net/2008/01/17/hollywood-insider-we.html#comment-107888 serafinapekkala Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-107888 This is great. Reminds me of "The TV Set," a movie by Hollywood baby Jake Kasdan about the whole writer-trapped-in-LA lifestyle, with Sigourney Weaver as the crazy loathsome network president. Good stuff. This is great. Reminds me of “The TV Set,” a movie by Hollywood baby Jake Kasdan about the whole writer-trapped-in-LA lifestyle, with Sigourney Weaver as the crazy loathsome network president. Good stuff.

]]> By: markhgn http://boingboing.net/2008/01/17/hollywood-insider-we.html#comment-107156 markhgn Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-107156 If you like this then check out 'Conversations with my Agent' by Rob Long (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Conversations-My-Agent-Rob-Long/dp/0452277132/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200569009&sr=8-1">Amazon US</a> or <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Conversations-My-Agent-Rob-Long/dp/0452277132/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=gateway&qid=1200569076&sr=8-1">Amazon UK</a>). If you like this then check out ‘Conversations with my Agent’ by Rob Long (Amazon US or Amazon UK).

]]> By: Jeff http://boingboing.net/2008/01/17/hollywood-insider-we.html#comment-107170 Jeff Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-107170 Is there any good reason to be a TV/movie writer? I understand the draw, but no one ever says, "Gosh this is a great way to make a living." Or maybe they do and I'm not reading that. Jeff Is there any good reason to be a TV/movie writer? I understand the draw, but no one ever says, “Gosh this is a great way to make a living.” Or maybe they do and I’m not reading that.

Jeff

]]> By: Jillybeanies http://boingboing.net/2008/01/17/hollywood-insider-we.html#comment-108716 Jillybeanies Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-108716 I don't think I'd call this guy a "Hollywood Screenwriter". He's never actually written anything. Funny comics though. He should work on that. I don’t think I’d call this guy a “Hollywood Screenwriter”. He’s never actually written anything. Funny comics though. He should work on that.

]]> By: WTF Pancakes http://boingboing.net/2008/01/17/hollywood-insider-we.html#comment-107198 WTF Pancakes Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-107198 <u>Filing</u> technique, love. Filing technique, love.

]]> By: OM http://boingboing.net/2008/01/17/hollywood-insider-we.html#comment-107462 OM Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-107462 ...You know, if the writers can go out and find other writing gigs during the strike, then the studios should be able to hire scabs with impunity. Fair's fair, right? …You know, if the writers can go out and find other writing gigs during the strike, then the studios should be able to hire scabs with impunity. Fair’s fair, right?

]]> By: twig http://boingboing.net/2008/01/17/hollywood-insider-we.html#comment-107217 twig Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-107217 two different books, pancakes. two different books, pancakes.

]]> By: Xiguli http://boingboing.net/2008/01/17/hollywood-insider-we.html#comment-107502 Xiguli Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-107502 <a href="http://www.amazon.com/First-Time-I-Got-Paid/dp/B000C4T2T4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200600176&sr=8-1">The First Time I Got Paid for It</a> is a fun look at various views on writing for movies and television. This guy is funny. (Why can I not escape The Pina Colada song, wherever I go?) "Last night I snorted meth off a dead tranny's ass behind Circus of Books and and then rammed my car into an In & Out. Write an article about me." The First Time I Got Paid for It is a fun look at various views on writing for movies and television.

This guy is funny. (Why can I not escape The Pina Colada song, wherever I go?) “Last night I snorted meth off a dead tranny’s ass behind Circus of Books and and then rammed my car into an In & Out. Write an article about me.”

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