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#376

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Posted: 11/29/04 at 4:27pm

Okay I realize this is late but...YAY for rehearsals starting! I've been vicariously hyper all day long just thinking about it...I *really* need a life I even wore my Rent dogtag in honor of it today (NOT that I ever take it off, but ya know...)

Anyway, I have to make myself stop thinking about whether or not they will come back. It's weird, because before this last summer I hadn't even imagined that they *might* be at all accesible, and now it's like I have the right to it.

But anyway...shall we have an actual discussion?

::hopes she is not taking too much power away from Beka::

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"A little humility wouldn't hurt." --Ellie, Constantine-Hellblazer, "Dangerous Habits"

#377

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Posted: 11/29/04 at 4:30pm

What do you think about the placement of Gay Marriage in the screenplay.

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David walked into the valley With a stone clutched in his hand He was only a boy But he knew someone must take a stand There will always be a valley Always mountains one must scale There will always be perilous waters Which someone must sail -Into the Fire Scarlet Pimpernel

#378

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Posted: 11/29/04 at 4:33pm

I like the concept, but I don't quite think it works for Maureen and Joanne. I don't really mind that it makes the show more in the present; I think that the time period is ambiguous enough that it could be. However, I don't really think Maureen would agree to a commitment like that. I think she's both too insecure and too flighty. It really doesn't fit with her character. I'd almost rather see a discussion of gay marriage with Collins and Angel...I think it would fit better with the characters.

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"A little humility wouldn't hurt." --Ellie, Constantine-Hellblazer, "Dangerous Habits"

#379

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Posted: 11/29/04 at 4:44pm

didn't we discuss this already?? but thanks for un-threadjacking this thread...

#380

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Posted: 11/29/04 at 4:49pm

Yeah, we did...but uh...I changed my mind so I posted again.

And cuz I have now had four cups of coffee today and am extremely hyper.

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"A little humility wouldn't hurt." --Ellie, Constantine-Hellblazer, "Dangerous Habits"

Updated On: 11/29/04 at 04:49 PM

#381

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Posted: 11/29/04 at 5:05pm

yummy. coffee. i love starbucks

i heart the high smiley haha

#382

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Posted: 11/29/04 at 5:13pm

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The JUNKIES and THE MAN.

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"A little humility wouldn't hurt." --Ellie, Constantine-Hellblazer, "Dangerous Habits"

#383

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Posted: 11/29/04 at 5:14pm

ok, lets talk about something. cause after this post i have 2 more till i'm a leading actor.

<< and let's take a gander at how long i've been a member. uh, less than a month?? i think 300 posts in less than a month is a new record its. so. ADDICTING.

#384

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Posted: 11/29/04 at 5:15pm

the man is my life. i love that one.

#385

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Posted: 11/29/04 at 5:16pm

the man is my life. i love that one.

#386

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Posted: 11/29/04 at 5:16pm

the man is my life. i love that one.

#387

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Posted: 11/29/04 at 5:16pm

Hey now, I don't even get a reaction to my brilliant last post?


So, um...if *you* were writing your *own* version of the screenplay, what would you do differently/the same?

::looks innocent::

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"A little humility wouldn't hurt." --Ellie, Constantine-Hellblazer, "Dangerous Habits"

#388

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Posted: 11/29/04 at 5:17pm

or...nevermind...I got three responses. Yay.

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"A little humility wouldn't hurt." --Ellie, Constantine-Hellblazer, "Dangerous Habits"

#389

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Posted: 11/29/04 at 5:18pm

ugh wow i pressed post message like 20 times. oops i think this is #300 yayy. or maybe it was one of the billion i just did before.

*looks innocent* << haha why, have you changed anything yet? have you told anyone else about your recent "project"?

#390

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Posted: 11/29/04 at 5:20pm

No...just ff.net people.

I have a little bit more if you want it though...mostly just the end of the song. Not very interesting.

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"A little humility wouldn't hurt." --Ellie, Constantine-Hellblazer, "Dangerous Habits"

#391

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Posted: 11/29/04 at 5:21pm

::hopes she is not taking too much power away from Beka::

i must have miss that one... POWER? this isn't just my board... but it does make me feel special

#392

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Posted: 11/29/04 at 5:23pm

All for you, hon. Stalker.

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"A little humility wouldn't hurt." --Ellie, Constantine-Hellblazer, "Dangerous Habits"

#393

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Posted: 11/29/04 at 5:30pm

Ahhh I feel so left out! Still haven't read Columbus's screenplay so if someone would please PM me it would be much appreciated :)

#394

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Posted: 11/29/04 at 5:36pm

::shares power::

you wanna take this PM ntg?

^^ my good deed of the day

#395

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Posted: 11/29/04 at 5:40pm

Done.

::hands power back::

So nobody answered my question...

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"A little humility wouldn't hurt." --Ellie, Constantine-Hellblazer, "Dangerous Habits"

#396

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Posted: 11/29/04 at 5:45pm

If I were writing my own version, one thing I'd add is Contact, like in the Chbosky screenplay. Even if it is just Angel singing karaoke at a bar, I think it needs to be in there, as it is Jonathan's work. I'd cut the whole orgy part probably, but I'd definately keep Angel.

#397

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Posted: 11/29/04 at 5:45pm

what question? the one about the screenplay?

i'd put contact, christmas bells, and halloween back in...

EDIT -- and you'll see. taye wants to sing. no, taye NEEDS to sing. i will die if he doesn't

Updated On: 11/29/04 at 05:45 PM

#398

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Posted: 11/29/04 at 5:50pm

I don't think You'll See would work too well on screen, honestly. Although, I do agree Taye needs to sing...

#399

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Posted: 11/29/04 at 5:50pm

The whole gay marriage thing.... you know, I think it's nice that Columbus wants to make a statement on society and stuff, but at the time, was it really as big an issue at the time? It's been almost nine years, and I feel like Rent is becoming more and more of a period piece; it's not something that you can easily stick stuff that's relevant today into without it seeming out of place.

Whatever. I don't know. *sigh*

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Posted: 11/29/04 at 5:51pm

Okay, so then put back HNY and let Taye sing in that. I agree that You'll See wouldn't work sung onscreen. There are some songs that are real "songs" and then, because it is an opera, there are other songs that are "dialogue songs." The dialogue songs need to be dialogue. It simply doesn't seem real otherwise.

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"A little humility wouldn't hurt." --Ellie, Constantine-Hellblazer, "Dangerous Habits"