Volleyball 2004 - Commentary

Kahrey · Post by **Kahrey** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 11:31 pm

i know....ive been feeling guilty....

its just so hard. and i dont know what the ones on half that would be written as really. i feel quite lost in that area.

Post by **Ghost** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 8:54 am

Kahrey,
I think one your top three posts was your â€œCheesy Romanceâ€

felonius · Post by **felonius** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 9:13 am

Kahrey - I agree with His Honour that your "Cheesy Romance" was one of your best...dream up some more ridiculous situations like that and you'll be styling.

Ghost - I don't know why you keep going on about "not being a writer" - you had me laughing hard at the WWF demon scenario...

Perhaps you vill conzider stepping down from ze podium und getting muddy in ze trenches mit us vonce more, ja?

mrdude · Post by **mrdude** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 1:32 pm

felonius wrote:Just as a footnote guys: stop copping out on those genre switches!

Refer to the list of examples Brad and I posted earlier in this thread if you're stuck - there's lots and lots of possibilities. Try something new!

but I'm scared.

felonius · Post by **felonius** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 1:43 pm

"Fortune favours the bold," mon amie. Give it a shot.

It's about having fun. Writing can be a wonderfully cathartic experience - sometimes stuff you didn't know was inside you comes bubbling on up and says, "Hey, DIG ME!!!"

Anything goes.

Post by **Ghost** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 2:19 pm

Felonius, this is not a challenge

just another example, but I think you could pull this off. A 1970â€™s Kung Fu Theater movie with long Chinese dialogs with very short English translations.
For example:
[quote]An elderly man enters his room to find a younger man going through his private papers:

â€œAh - young master, you have shown your true colors. You are a thief and a liar, you have no sense on honorâ€

Kahrey · Post by **Kahrey** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 7:59 pm

ill try to experiment a little more....step outside the comfort bounds....

Aunflin · Post by **Aunflin** » Sat Jun 05, 2004 7:49 am

I finally got caught back up on Volleyball. Good job everyone!

Mrdude: I especially enjoyed your comedy post. It had me laughing out loud

Now, let me think of something...

Kahrey · Post by **Kahrey** » Sat Jun 05, 2004 7:45 pm

lol, mrdude!! love the duct tape idea!

Aunflin · Post by **Aunflin** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 9:39 am

Mrdude: Other than the fact that spelling seems to elude you...you're pretty good!

p.s. I liked the duct tape, too!

Post by **KiltanneN** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 12:43 pm

Aunflin wrote:Mrdude: Other than the fact that spelling seems to elude you...

Hey - don't blame him too much - he did agree to use a spell checker when & if I got around to installing one...

kilt

Aunflin · Post by **Aunflin** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 1:07 pm

I know, kilty

I was just giving Mrdude a hard time...

mrdude · Post by **mrdude** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 2:20 pm

Aunflin wrote:I know, kilty I was just giving Mrdude a hard time...

He loves me really somewhere down in the balck pit of his

... I mean heart

Post by **Darb** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 10:23 am

I'm looking forward to getting caught up soon ... I'm a bit swamped ATM

Post by **Darb** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 9:31 am

Nice one, MrDude ... very Kingian

Post by **Ghost** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 9:36 am

Very good, mrdude

Really funny, even with the spelling errors.

Current: mrdude â€“ Post +1 (obvious), Originality +1 (absurdity), Entertaining +1 (I just want my heart backâ€¦), Continuity +1 (smooth) Rule Breaker â€“0 (no rule breaking) TOTAL: 4

Overall Scoring
felonius P: 14 O: 14 E: 13 C: 12 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 53
Kahrey P: 12 O: 6 E: 12 C: 11 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 41
Brad_H P: 11 O: 11 E: 11 C: 10 RB: -2 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 41
Aunflin P: 8 O: 5 E: 8 C: 8 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 29
Mrdude P: 4 O: 1 E: 4 C: 4 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 13
Ghost P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 1 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 4
friendforlife P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 0 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 3

Weekly Sherlock Winner
mrdude 7

Kahrey 6
felonius 4

Genres used so far:

Animation: Japanese Anime, Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic the Gathering
Comedy: Comedy, Slapstick/Odd Couple, Absurdity
Children: Children
Drama: Drama
Fantasy: Fantasy, Modern,
Horror: Horror, Gothic
Literature: Watership Down, Good Omens
Modern: Modern Day, Urban Contemporary, Young adult
Movie: 1950â€™s B-Movie Monster Flick, Beach Party (Full Moon),
Mystery: Hardy Boys,
Poetry: an Epic Poem, AD&D Filk, Haiku Duel, Sonnet, Prophecy
Romance: Romance, Vomit-Inducing, Cheesy
Sci-fi: Sort Of, Alien Encounter, Biotech Thriller, Drama
Spy: Anachronistic Private Eye, Spy (Secret life of Robert Mitty),
Television: Twin Peaks, TV Cooking Show, Soap Opera "As the IBDoF Turns"
Other: Stream-of-Consciousness, Screen Play Script, Flashbacks, Epistolary

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are solely those of Judge Roy Bean and not those of the administrator, any moderators, or of the IDBOF (but they should be).

Post by **Ghost** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 9:48 am

Excellent Brad and mrdude

What a change from hilariously funny

to pretty damn scary

.

Current: Brad_H Post +1 (obvious), Originality +1 (Gay Superheroes), Entertaining +1 (change costumes againâ€¦), Continuity +1 (smooth) Rule Breaker â€“0 (no rule breaking) TOTAL: 4

Current: mrdude â€“ Post +1 (obvious), Originality +1 (Stephen King), Entertaining +1 (Bum, bum, bailey, O! â€¦), Continuity +1 (smooth) Rule Breaker â€“0 (no rule breaking) TOTAL: 4

Overall Scoring
felonius P: 14 O: 14 E: 13 C: 12 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 53
Brad_H P: 12 O: 12 E: 12 C: 11 RB: -2 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 45
Kahrey P: 12 O: 6 E: 12 C: 11 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 41
Aunflin P: 8 O: 5 E: 8 C: 8 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 29
Mrdude P: 5 O: 2 E: 5 C: 5 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 17
Ghost P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 1 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 4
friendforlife P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 0 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 3

Genres used so far:

Animation: Japanese Anime, Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic the Gathering
Comedy: Comedy, Slapstick/Odd Couple, Absurdity,
Children: Children
Drama: Drama
Fantasy: Fantasy, Modern,
Horror: Horror, Gothic, S. King
Literature: Watership Down, Good Omens
Modern: Modern Day, Urban Contemporary, Young adult
Movie: 1950â€™s B-Movie Monster Flick, Beach Party (Full Moon),
Mystery: Hardy Boys,
Poetry: an Epic Poem, AD&D Filk, Haiku Duel, Sonnet, Prophecy
Romance: Romance, Vomit-Inducing, Cheesy
Sci-fi: Sort Of, Alien Encounter, Biotech Thriller, Drama
Spy: Anachronistic Private Eye, Spy (Secret life of Robert Mitty),
Television: Twin Peaks, TV Cooking Show, Soap Opera "As the IBDoF Turns" What's My Line: Gay Superheroes

Other: Stream-of-Consciousness, Screen Play Script, Flashbacks, Epistolary

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are solely those of Judge Roy Bean and not those of the administrator, any moderators, or of the IDBOF (but they should be).

Post by **Darb** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 10:08 am

I've re-organized the genre list a little, for clarity.

Animation: Japanese Anime, Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic the Gathering
Comedy: Comedy, Slapstick/Odd Couple, Absurdity, Whose Line is it ? (see TV)
Children: Children
Drama: Drama
Impressions (Famous Authors): Steven King (see Horror)
Impressions (Literature): Watership Down, Hardy Boys (see Mystery)
Impressions (Movies): 1950â€™s B-Movie Monster Flick, Beach Party
Good Omens
Fantasy: Fantasy, Modern,
Fiction: Modern Day, Urban Contemporary, Young adult
Horror: Horror, Gothic, (Steven King)
Mystery: (Hardy Boys)
Poetry: an Epic Poem, AD&D Filk, Haiku Duel, Sonnet, Prophecy
Romance: Romance, Vomit-Inducing, Cheesy
Sci-fi: Sort Of, Alien Encounter, Biotech Thriller, Drama
Spy: Anachronistic Private Eye, Spy (Secret life of Robert Mitty),
TV: Twin Peaks, Cooking Show, Soap Opera "As the IBDoF Turns", Whose line is it ? (Super Heroes)
Other: Stream-of-Consciousness, Screen Play Script, Flashbacks, Epistolary

And here's a list of unused genres for those groping for ideas:

* Action Movie
* International Espionage
* Reality TV
* Cop Show (NYPD Blue, Starsky & Hutch, TJ Hooker, Adam 12, etc.)
* Quantum Leap and/or Star Trek and/or Historical Flashback (time travel or personal reminiscence)
* Adult Movie (you'd have to edit out 80% of the action to keep it PG-13, which, in & of itself, is pretty funny)
* Broadway / Theater in the park
* Hollywood musical
* Golden Age of Radio
* Eldritch Horror (HP Lovecraft) or Ghost Story
* Dystopian
* Coming Of Age
* Burlesque (or Parody, if you like - this is your chance to ridicule something you feel deserves to be ridiculed!)
* Biography/Autobiography/Diary/BLog
* Western (think of this right after a fantasy post - magic and sorcery and then smelly cows - RICH possibilities!!)
* Thriller
* Crime Fiction
* Historical
* Apologue (a fable with a moral, like Aesop's stuff - personified animals and objects)
* Existentialist (something that points out absurdity and meaninglessness of existence)

Post by **Darb** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 1:45 pm

Ok, I batted the ol vollyball in a slightly new direction, and tied up a few loose continuity threads in the process.

/me checks 'Ghost Story' off the list

A bit closer to the movie "Ghost" than a genuine campfire ghost story, granted, but it works.

The heart attack, and falling in love, ties in neatly with mrdude's torn out heart motif. The damage to the nerves controlling his calve tie in with the motifs of the broken ankle and gashed calve by felonius and mrdude. The motif of elliot (robert) nearly dying at the hands of brad (darb) fits in with kahrey's ongoing motif of angel of darkness / demon of light, etc. ad infinitum. I actually managed to cover a fair amount of plot turf with fairly few words.

Let's see what people do with that.

Aunflin · Post by **Aunflin** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 3:02 pm

#$%&*@! Drats! I had a good post written out, hit Submit...and lost my connection...and so my post has been lost...

/Aunflin walks around, muttering under his breath and kicking random objects in extreme frustration...

Well, I guess I'll give it another go here in a bit...So if anyone else wants to go now...Go for it!

Post by **Darb** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 3:04 pm

Aww, sorry to hear it.

Do what I do ... compose non-trivial posts offline in MS Word, then C&P to the IBDoF.

Aunflin · Post by **Aunflin** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 3:06 pm

Yeah, I'm definitely going to start doing that now

Kahrey · Post by **Kahrey** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 3:48 pm

thats happened to me quite a few times, except it aint my ISP. my comp just decides to close all windows up and i lose everything.

Post by **Ghost** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 5:49 pm

Great Brad,

That was fantastic, out of body experience intertwined with a love story.

Current: Brad_H Post +1 (obvious), Originality +1 (Out of Body Experience), Entertaining +1 (LIVE, DAMN YOU â€¦), Continuity +1 (very smooth) Rule Breaker â€“0 (no rule breaking) TOTAL: 4

Overall Scoring
felonius P: 14 O: 14 E: 13 C: 12 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 53
Brad_H P: 13 O: 13 E: 13 C: 12 RB: -2 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 49
Kahrey P: 12 O: 6 E: 12 C: 11 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 41
Aunflin P: 8 O: 5 E: 8 C: 8 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 29
Mrdude P: 5 O: 2 E: 5 C: 5 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 17
Ghost P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 1 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 4
friendforlife P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 0 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 3

Genres used so far (I classified this as an Drama: Out of Body Experience (I did not think of it as horror):

Animation: Japanese Anime, Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic the Gathering
Comedy: Comedy, Slapstick/Odd Couple, Absurdity, Whose Line is it ? (see TV)
Children: Children
Drama: Drama, Out of Body Experience
Impressions (Famous Authors): Steven King (see Horror)
Impressions (Literature): Watership Down, Hardy Boys (see Mystery)
Impressions (Movies): 1950â€™s B-Movie Monster Flick, Beach Party
Good Omens
Fantasy: Fantasy, Modern,
Fiction: Modern Day, Urban Contemporary, Young adult
Horror: Horror, Gothic, Steven King
Mystery: Hardy Boys
Poetry: an Epic Poem, AD&D Filk, Haiku Duel, Sonnet, Prophecy
Romance: Romance, Vomit-Inducing, Cheesy
Sci-fi: Sort Of, Alien Encounter, Biotech Thriller, Drama
Spy: Anachronistic Private Eye, Spy (Secret life of Robert Mitty),
TV: Twin Peaks, Cooking Show, Soap Opera "As the IBDoF Turns", Whose line is it ? (Super Heroes)
Other: Stream-of-Consciousness, Screen Play Script, Flashbacks, Epistolary

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are solely those of Judge Roy Bean and not those of the administrator, any moderators, or of the IDBOF (but they should be).

Post by **Darb** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 6:37 pm

Thanks

Another question on genre - should we class that as "Romance (Ghost Story)", "Drama (out of body experience)", or Movie Impression (Ghost) ?

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