Hobby Synapsis

[chris_toyne]

hi to all,

i am writing this to seek advise from you all. i have recently started script writing as a hobby,and i am really keen to write something for tv set in the 2000ad spectrum.
although, as i say, this is just for a hobby and will unlikely ever see the light of day, nor at present have any permisions, i wanted to get a feel for what people would want to see.

myself, i want to steer away from gun-toting Judges etc. in fact a Judge would be a rare sight, and thus terrifying if you do encounter one.
do i take a 'marvel agents of shield' angle? or maybe a rogue or vigelante stuck in the middle of a criminal underworld? or maybe an expansion on Project: Genisis from the first Dredd movie?

i would very much like to hear your thoughts.

Regards
Chris

[Banners]

I'd like to see appropriate use of capital letters.

After that, set your sights lower. Aim to get published in an established fanzine, rather than waste effort on futile attempts towards TV which will never be realised.

[judgerufian]

If you are going for a citizens viewpoint of MC-1, I'd check out/re-read Mandroid, Bury my Knee at Wounded Heart, Citizen Snork and Diary of a Policitian. The crazy lives of 'normal' MC1 citizens is a rich vein waiting to be mined......
Maybe the idea of several cits stories from one block tying into one big storyline at the end of your TV season?
I do agree with Banners though, on reading your post originally I thought 'tv set' was some kind of programming language and you were writing a retro computer game for the Spectrum.

[chris_toyne]

Fair point on the capitals 

This project isn't in the aim of getting something onto TV, certainly not yet anyways. There are far more talented writers that are out there that would stand a better chance.
TV script is the format i am wanting to learn and am currently attempting... this post is more about getting what people truely want to see rather than just going for a "Judge walks into a room and blows everyone away" direction

[The Enigmatic Dr X]

If you don't tidy up your spelling, your work will not be taken seriously.

EDIT: I'm assuming English is your first language. Some of your posts read a little European. In which case, my point on spelling is the same but you might be better off working in your native language first.

[chris_toyne]

Ouch...
Yes indeed I am English...I am also on my mobile, and not really paying attention to grammar. Buried am still intrigued to hear your thoughts.

[Mattofthespurs]

Buried am still intrigued to hear your thoughts.

You don't want to hear my thoughts.

Even I don't want to hear my thoughts.

Especially ones I have tried to bury.

[The Enigmatic Dr X]

Ouch...
Yes indeed I am English...I am also on my mobile, and not really paying attention to grammar. Buried am still intrigued to hear your thoughts.

Attention to detail is a killer!

[Eme]

this is pretty cool to get into the formatting you want  https://www.celtx.com/index.html

[TordelBack]

Ah now lads, I don't think messages posted from a mobile are necessarily representative of someone's work - give the man a chance!  I agree that writing a TV screenplay is a hiding to nowhere, but if just it's an exercise in the form using 2000AD subjects it seems like an interesting experiment.

Some good advice given above.  A story told from the perspective of an MC-1 citizen is definitely an avenue to explore - several of the greatest Dredd stories of all take variations on this tack: America, Unamerican Graffiti, Bury My Knee..., Two Tonne Tony Tubbs, Portrait of a Politician, Bug, Full Mental Jacket, It Pays to be Mental - there are examples for every taste from political drama to murder mystery to farce.  The Dredd Casefiles are your friend.

I'd encourage Chris to try the Forum Short Story Competition - always plenty of good stuff going on there.

[The Enigmatic Dr X]

I was trying to be helpful!

I'm not nasty on purpose. Not on here, anyway.

[TordelBack]

I was trying to be helpful!

I know you were, but we do rather seem to be drowning the chap's first post in criticism. You're right of course, proper use of English and checking your work is essential in getting ahead in the writing game, but that wasn't really what he was asking at this stage.  We can pick him apart once he's settled in.