Had to be quick with this one. No time to devlop the Frame. I have got a few more ideas but I'm saving my gags till I see what develops elsewhere.
Am I hired?
OK Toss Man.
Here's my pitch.
One Frame so far.
The Village. Frame One.
Following Britain's biggest heist in Kent, Chris, a shady yokshireman with a past returns form the Far East and buys the Village Post Office, for cash, much to the amazement of the villagers and particularly Miss Brook, the prim silph like village Postmistress who writes poetry but longs to be a stand up comdienne.
Tongues wag in the village. And there is amazement when Cowherd Connolly, a poor Irish daylabourer and a defrocked priest, reviled as the village idiot, goes for his weekly benefit of £17.40 and is actually paid £1.740 Million. What is Chris' secret past? Why has he bought the Village Post Office? And why is there so much money around inflating local property prices?
Segt 'Toffee Man' Bagheera goes undercover to find out. Posing as a retired Everton supporter [ no problem with disguise here] he ingratiates himself into the community. But even he hides a dark secret. He is in reality a Manchester United season Ticket holder who pretends to attend Goodison while all the time he is sneaking off to The Theatre of Dreams dreaming up all manner of preposterous excuses to hide his vile addiction from his family.
Chris learns of Toffee Man's secret and a deadly blackmail begins.
Meanwhile Miss Brook is herself suspicious of the mountains of used notes piling up in the Milk Token Account. Like Miss Marple, she knows village life and sets out to discover the true identity of the mysterious 'Chris'. Her suspicions are further aroused when Chris offers to buy the whole village from Lord Nascent for cash.
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To Brook; Givitsum; Bagheera; Nascent.
Written by gerardconnolly (1186 comments posted) 1st March 2006 |
Listen. I'm going to stick my kneck out rather further than a nosey goose. But I have an idea that will need agreement.
I do a lot of work for Fiction Factory. Next Friday I have been summoned into the divine presence of Bryan Miller, the original Irascible Editor/Big Toss Man, a a foul tempered homicidal Scot to whom I am enslaved. It is to discuss something of my own. BUT I thought if there is any agreement, I will approach His Ultimate Sublime Highness on the subject of interest in a Cybersoap?
My strategy is quite simple. I will:
1 Wait till he has discharged his bodily functions and staggered back to the bar
2 Buy him a drink
3 When he has recovered from the shock, I will kiss his arse.
4 Polish his boots.
5 And suck his cock.
Crafty, eh?
If I get in touch with you subsequent to this you will know we are in with a chance.
If I do not, please contact the Essex Police on 01799 542654 so that my darling wife and family can recover my remains.
Any thoughts? Please let me know if you agree or need further information.
Slainte!
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Show us the money ...........
Written by Bagheera (683 comments posted) 1st March 2006 |
 How much moolah can BM lay his filthy, sticky, TV executive fingers on? 
If he can be persuaded to throw some of it in our direction, I say go for it!!!  |
Low setiments, thank God.
Written by gerardconnolly (1186 comments posted) 1st March 2006 |
My Dear Bagheera,
How could one such as yourself be party to such base sentiments? Is it not true that you are an Oxbrdge Chap? Do you not as I do ' Live for Art '?
How could you be so low church as allow mention of green wallpaper to intrude upon the fellowship of literature?
PS I says we tell the gorsohoon its three grand each or he gets a doorstep from th' Bhoys. |
Go for it...
Written by nascent (106 comments posted) 1st March 2006 |
Hey, if anyone want to take this seriously AND has money to throw at us, all the better  |
Approved
Written by givitsum (651 comments posted) 1st March 2006 |
Never heard of him. Nor Chris Morris. But if you are in a position to personally pocket a few grand off the back of others hard work then fair play to ya. Go for it.
God Bless Yer.
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Reporting for duty, sorrrr!!
Written by Bagheera (683 comments posted) 2nd March 2006 |
Sgt. Bagheera aka ready to assume assigned role (shifty glance over shoulder)
I realise how difficult it is going to be to "dumb down" to the level of intelligence req'd to play a Man Utd fan 
Th4e Cybervillage is too small/remote to boast its own Police Station: Sgt. Bagheera will therefore have to contact Head Officevia a Public Access terminal PC at the village library.
Does anyone remember a VERY old (early Commodore 64!!) game called "The Compound"? You had a 4-man 'team' to try and release prisoners from a POW camp. You chose each member of the team for a 'known attribute' BUT each member also had another 'attribute' which might (OR MIGHT NOT!!) be useful .... eg. choose a giant for his strength, but his 'hidden attribute' might be eg. he's blind, or afraid of heights .....
Could we possibly adapt this idea in the characters we write into the story? |
consistency
Written by brook_rivers (484 comments posted) 2nd March 2006 |
one thing I have noticed is we need to make sure that there is consistency in this series. Some characters seem to have various pasts: for example chris has firstly only been as far as the isle of white but also been travelling in the far east!!! and some characters seem to lead very busy lives e.g brook was introduced as a writer but now works in the post office!
we need to read the previous persons work to get the minor details correct!
apart from that its going really well and each person so far has put their own twist on the village. Looking forward to bagheeras piece, as afterall was the person who came up with the idea of the soap.
also gerardconnolly it is very generous of you to do this for us mere nobodys! i am in agreement most certainly. hope you can pull it off!
brook |
cyber soap
Written by brook_rivers (484 comments posted) 3rd March 2006 |
just a question when you say you are going to promote it as a cyber soap do you mean a tv soap that has been created over the interenet or literally a soap played over the internet????
working next bit of the script!!!
brook x x |
Can't talk now. Too frightened.
Written by gerardconnolly (1186 comments posted) 4th March 2006 |
Er.... Do you know I hadn't even thought that far ahead. I am too busy shaking with mortal funk at being called into the awesome presence of the Supreme Being himself. I'll think about it and let you know. Best ask everyone else.
Regards. |
Plan B
Written by givitsum (651 comments posted) 7th March 2006 |
| If he doesn't go for it just stick one on the fat barstool with love from all on GW. |
For the love of writiing
Written by Ted_Iberrz (21 comments posted) 9th March 2006 |
....well there's no money in it according to the Fiction Factory blurb I cam across.....
Welcome to Fiction Factory, the Collaborative Fiction Assembly Line.
Here's how it works.....
First a Fiction Factory member invites friends and family members to be contributing authors in a collaborative short story. This person is the story moderator.
If the invited authors aren't already Fiction Factory members, they can join for free.
Once everyone is ready, the moderator starts the story by entering the first line.
The author responsible for adding the next line will then be randomly selected from among the other participants, and recieves an email with instructions on how to add the next line.
This continues each time someone adds their line until the story is completed.
Only authors specifically invited by the moderator are allowed to add to the story. This makes Fiction Factory different from other forms of collaborative fiction that allow any random surfer to add to the story. Fiction Factory stories tend to be more thoughtful, creative, and cohesive, and are a joy to read, as well as write.
A story can be sci-fi, mystery, fantasy, action/adventure, poetry, or whatever. When a new story starts, nobody really knows what it's going to be.
...good luck I say. What's that? No one interested anymore without the dosh up front? Surely its not true.  |
interested
Written by brook_rivers (484 comments posted) 9th March 2006 |
I am still interested in this project, i also read this blurb but wasnt sure if it was the same fiction factory as the one gerard works for?
and how do you know form this that there is no dosh involved? I think you are bein very cynical ted, either that or regretting you didnt sign up for this yourself!!! |
contact me if you need to.
Written by gerardconnolly (1186 comments posted) 9th March 2006 |
I have no idea to what the above childish trash relates or who/he/she or what relates it. I have done work for Ficton Factory for over nine years and been very well paid for it. I am NOT approaching Fiction Factory but rather one of their independant Commissioning Editors, Brian Miller. who also runs ATM Syndication with a view to a FIRST opinion. No more no less. I can as I have always said promise nothing, and we will decide collectively. Please do not let intruders come between us even before we have begun.
Gerard. |
here, here!!
Written by brook_rivers (484 comments posted) 9th March 2006 |
Agree with gerard.
we have been expanding upon this idea for a while now, and I for one am very much enjoying the writing, as well as lively discussion with fellow writers and have every faith in gerards suppport.
Ted should not be so hasty as to make assumptions about issues he is not involved in!!!
Now lets get on with the writing.......! |
I will sit down now
Written by Ted_Iberrz (21 comments posted) 9th March 2006 |
Absolutely agree myself.
Perhaps I have intruded rather hastily, but it was without malice.
Just thought I'd throw something into the pot to make you think.
Carry on with the good work. |
Well said that man & girl
Written by gwynn1970 (109 comments posted) 9th March 2006 |
| I agree with gerry and brook. Keep your nose out of others business, especially since you don't like my comedy post about Blue Peter. |
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