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This is courtesy of Michael Flynn from the 2k yahoo group:

An article from Wizard the Comics Magazine, issue 129

After finishing up the celebration of Judge Dredd's 25th birthday across the pond, Rebellion Entertainment is looking to bring Britain's favorite strong arm of the law stateside via an all-new American series.

I take it this means a new Dredd comic for the US?
(But whatever you do, don't mention the DC Dredd)

Or a tv series?

Well maybe I'll keep writing those Dredd scripts after all!:p

scojo

Oddboy,

Wow a positive review!!!

Nurse, pick me up off the floor!

I agree that you either like reading film scripts or you don't. They can be a bit of a slog at times. My script starts with loads of description which can put people off. I mean I had to write it and I was dozing off sometimes...

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzz

The shuggy line?
Yeah I guess so, I had to explain it. Of course the muggers don't really want to play shuggy. It's just to get the dult's attention. You could replace shuggy with say, ten pin. As in ten pin bowling.

I think the beginning would be great. I know it reads too long. If it were filmed, my guess is, it wouldn't be as long. Fast cuts etc.

I agree about the clone history. I don't mention Dredd being a clone. BORING!

Well I know there is a fair amount of detail in my script, but there's loads of stuff I left out.

Here's some stuff for any future film:
Job riots, block wars, robot gangsters, serial killers, crazed trends, clones (Arrghh star wars!!) mutants, aliens...

There's so many different ways to do Dredd. Black comedy. Dead serious. But I think you should respect the source material. I know 99% of the audience aren't going to care if Dredd has an infra red visor, but as it's in the comic and works well in a particular scene in my script, I thought I'd leave it in.

If the script is good enough, little details should enhance one's enjoyment, not detract.

scojo nitpicker

Hey oddboy, if i say sorry will you read the rest of my script.

The sex scene at the end is so hot....

(  o  )   (  0  )

Damn that owl's eyes!

Follows me everywhere.

Shoo shoo!

scojo

Eh?

I don't use the word height in my script you mad fool.

Oh by the way, I emailed John Wagner the other day. I asked him about you know what.

No not about my script.







Whether he wants to go out for a curry.

Ha fooled ya then!

I'm off now. Gonna pull some section f's.

That's Jenny mek love baby to you non scrots.

scojo in love:)

Actually that rule about never starting a line with AND or BUT is dumb.

Why not?

It's like:

Always give way to traffic from the right.

Why should I?

I was there first and I gotta give way. And (done it again) to some pensioner in a mini too!

Blooming cheek.

scojo with car

Or write typos either.
Ha ha.

Remember kids, I before E except after C!

Too many commas make for a gay day.

I made that last one up.

scojo english prof:)

On the subjct of grammar,

I was taught at school that you should never start a sentence with the word 'AND'.

But I ignored that when I wrote the script!

You see when a character says....

Judge Rainer:
Dead. Killed on impact. Records have him as Hernest Peeve, unemployed of Gabor conapts. No previous form. And the roadliner's not registered to any known company.

....strictly speaking that is bad grammar. But I started lines and sentences with AND as it was supposed to indicate a pause:

Judge Rainer
Records have him as Hernest Peeve, unemployed of Gabor conapts. No previous form. PAUSE THEN RAINER SAYS: And the roadliner's not registered to any known company.

You see you can put the word (beat) in instead, to indicate a significant pause but I didn't want to litter the script with it.

Of course if I wrote a book, I would never start a sentence with 'AND'. Or the word 'BUT'.

Just wanted to clear that up.

scojo.

AND shooshi

There's nowt like a bit of prejudice eh?

Tell that to Johnny Alpha!

Hee hee!

scojo

Oh MrWhit, I think you just said it all:

"How can those of us who aren't biased against you offer a fair opinion..."

BIASED.

So the truth is out at last.

Thanks MrWhit for confirming what I thought all along.

scojo

Whit, I have pasted my reply to you here:
You seem to have posted your thread twice before!:)


Mrwhit,
 
At the risk or repeating myself, I don't agree with this "my dialogue is bad" line. Sorry, I really, really don't. If you read my "Watcher, why you are so wrong" thread, you can see why I do have some justification.

Maybe you would read that thread. Hand on heart, does Watcher's line sound better than mine?

Is it more threatening? Is the line better suited to the context of the scene?

Of course it isn't.

So as I say, this bad dialogue stuff really doesn't wash with me. Maybe some lines are expostional. I agree. But there has to be some in a dredd script. And Wagner DID the same in the first part of Sin City at the judge meeting. Read it again. See?

So if you lot are gonna condemn me, why not John as well?

So these criticisms are unfair.

With respect MrWhit, your synopsis point is invalid. Jason K wanted to read my script. He never asked for a synopsis. So I never wrote one.
So why put one up on the site?

Wake,

I was just wondering, if I insult Arthur, will he be able to see it?

Oh well...here goes.

Arthur I think you a Pfft.
But a sexy one.

Yours forever,

scojo

The question is...

Do you wanna press it, punk?

scojo Eastwood

An image alone doesn't explain what judges are.
An image alone doesn't explain why there are judges.
An image alone doesn't explain the high crime rate.

Do you see a trend emerging?

I think the first action sequence is very exciting. I suppose I would say that, seeing I wrote it. I'm sure you can think of something more exciting.

Maybe you could share it with us?

I am serious. What would be your great original, exciting opening to a Dredd movie?

scojo

Well we all know who ran out of toilet paper, don't we folks?:)

Just for being particularly rude Logan, I am gonna post my Possession script on this site.

So you and your silly class of 79 can go on a field trip for the day instead.

Somewhere close to nature perhaps.

Like Sellafield Nuclear Plant.

scojo

Jeez, now he's telling me to write a synopis cos he's too lazy to read it!!!


NO NO NO NO NO!

Read it, dont read it, print it out and stick it up your bum for all I care:)

I give up. I really do.

John Wagner, now I know why you don't want to write a Dredd film script!!!!!!!!!

Cos you'd be flaming mad to!

scojo