Thursday, June 26, 2008

In The Room #432: Also, "shame"

Rogers: -- a game we used to play. Sum up a movie in one word.
Rieder: One word.
Rogers: The idea is, you're trying to develop your writing compass. It helps you figure out the theme in your own work, so you can always make sure you're on beam. When in doubt, you focus on that word. What's the movie about?
Boylan: What if you get it wrong?
Rogers: You can't get it wrong. It's whatever you think the movie's about. Sometimes the word you pick says more about you than the movie you're discussing.
Rieder: Four Weddings and a Funeral.
Rogers: "Change."
Rieder: Huh. I see that. The English Patient.
Rogers: "Loss."
Albert: Can you do it with TV shows? Maybe individual episodes.
Rogers: I don't know, I'd say Buffy is "solitude."
Boylan: I would have said "loneliness."
Rogers: Better, actually.
Berg: What was the one word in your head for Catwoman?
Downey: "Mortgage."
Rogers: ...
Rogers: Nicely done.
Downey: Thank you.

53 comments:

  1. Anonymous2:03 AM

    They're never going to let you off the hook for that, are you?
    Hell, I don't think anyone is bugging Eszterhas about "Showgirls" anymore.

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  2. Anonymous2:05 AM

    That should be are they. Not are you.
    Damn, why do I always screw up on comments?

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  3. It's a good thing I'm alone in my office at the moment, or I'd be spending the next ten minutes trying to explain the demented giggling to coworkers.

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  4. Anonymous7:47 AM

    Question - is Downey the actor?

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  5. Anonymous8:34 AM

    You're going to have to carry that thing with you for the rest or your days, like the Ancient Mariner, aren't you? That was rather amusing.

    As a side note, I'm hoping that time will allow you set down your thoughts on 4th Edition D&D at some point in the near future. Hoping, not planning, as I figure the process of working on Leverage must be making you wish for some sort of easier job...like herding cats.

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  6. Hahaha

    You can't hide in the room, man....you can't hide.

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  7. Anonymous9:42 AM

    Funny thing is, I've been playing this game now on IM with a friend for the last 20 minutes. I think that more than redeems one for Catwoman.

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  8. >>>Question - is Downey the actor?

    Leverage co-creator and writer Chris Downey.

    Don't you read credits?

    Rogers, meanwhile, plans on a future remake ... Catwoman: The Vindication!

    OK, back to my meditation ... Parker, Parker, Parker ...

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  9. David: Way I remember it, Catwoman was a ship's good luck, till some idiot killed it.

    No, hold on-

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  10. Ah, I have a question.

    I see the script for the Leverage pilot is "Teleplay by". Is there some sort of WGA distinction between a credit reading "teleplay" or simply "writer" or "written by"?

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  11. Anonymous2:22 PM

    Parker is smokin', no question. Hope she's ready for the Attack of the Fanboys.

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  12. Anonymous2:29 PM

    Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: Shit.

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  13. Anonymous5:44 PM

    I know it's missing the point, but...

    I saw Spiderman 2 at one of the advance screenings. Exiting the theater after the show, there was a pretty good buzzing from the audience, but when I caught up to my boss -- an old school comics guy who shall remain nameless -- he looked at me, shook his head and delivered the best one word movie summation I've ever heard (even if I don't completely agree with it): "Interminable."

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  14. Anonymous8:28 PM

    Y'know Madeley, I avoided using the word "albatross" specifically to avoid someone using that line on me. Thanks for demonstrating how much of an illusion any sense of control in my life is. ;)

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  15. Anonymous11:46 PM

    Mike Cane >> I am currently in the ramp-up for a month-long volunteering stint where I'll be working 18 hour days at an international children's camp, so I am not too sharp on the draw. About as sharp as a brick, perhaps. A foam brick.

    Thank you for the answer, though!

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  16. toby s: If I sounded snarky, chalk it up to being too fast on the keyboard.

    >>>Hope she's ready for the Attack of the Fanboys.

    Back, back! I saw her first. Um, well, that is...

    *envy waves towards Rogers*

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  17. Anonymous9:46 AM

    Catwoman had tits. Halle Berrys tits. I loved them. It. The movie. Thingy. Whatever.

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  18. Yet another possible one-word summation from Jozef!

    So, John, how long do you think the stink will stay on you?

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  19. Anonymous3:32 PM

    Hey, the word that best sums up Four Weddings also works for Tranformers.

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