Blessed Samhain
Tomorrow is October 31st – Halloween to most. We celebrate it as Samhain here in our household. Regardless of how you celebrate the day, or if you do at all, I want to wish you all a wonderful day, and safe day!
Scott Harper
Archive for October, 2015
Tomorrow is October 31st – Halloween to most. We celebrate it as Samhain here in our household. Regardless of how you celebrate the day, or if you do at all, I want to wish you all a wonderful day, and safe day!
Scott Harper
As you all well know by now, I’m a big fan of DC Comics. Batman is my main character, but, over the past few years, I’ve become a big Aquaman fan, too. I talked about that in this post a while back.
Several years ago an “Aquaman” television series had been in development. That project didn’t make it. If I remember right, a pilot for that project was filmed, but never aired. From what I’ve seen, it didn’t look as if that show would truly do justice to the character. Aquaman is an amazing character. After watching “Arrow”, “The Flash”, the pilot for “Supergirl”, and seeing previews for the upcoming show “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow”, I know it’s possible for television to handle complex and difficult characters on an episodic basis. Yes, a TV series featuring Aquaman would be visually complex. But looks at “The Flash”! They’ve used Gorilla Grodd (and won an award for those CGI effects!) and routinely continue to show us Firestorm. I’ve read that the “Supergirl” pilot had a budget of $14 million. My jaw dropped when I saw that!
I really want a network to throw resources like that at an “Aquaman” series. The call I put out to DC Comics and Warner Bros. in the post I linked to above still stands. How about it, guys?
Scott Harper
Watching the pilot episode of “Supergirl” this past Monday evening got me to thinking, once again, about the “Wonder Woman” television series that almost happened a few years ago. I would still love to see such a project happen – if it were done right. As I talked about some time ago in this post, I’m not at all happy with the past few years’ worth of changes to the character in the comics.
The call I put out to DC Comics and Warner Bros. in the post I linked to above still stands!
By the way, the “Supergirl” pilot looks to have done very well in the ratings according to this article. We’re looking forward to the next episode here in our household!
Scott Harper
Something I forgot to mention in my post here yesterday – I also have long hair. It’s down past my waist, and usually pulled back into a ponytail to keep it out of my way. Some people think this adds to the intimidation factor.
So, as I asked yesterday, do you all think such an appearance in public as I described then helps given my status as a writer? Or hurts it? Or makes no difference?
Scott Harper
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Scott Harper
“Warder: Changing Guard” is moving along nicely. I’m nearing completion of the first draft. Most of the material is still taken directly from the scripts I had written years ago for the first three issues of the planned “Warder” comic book series. There is some new material in this book that is unique to it, though – things based on ideas that have occurred to me since. These are elements I wanted to bring in later, and am taking this opportunity to set the stage for them right from the start. Hopefully this book will be going into edits in the near future.
For those of you not familiar with this project, “Warder” had originally been planned as an on-going, bimonthly comic book series. It falls squarely into the genre of high fantasy. The main character is a 19-year-old girl named Kayley Enid who goes to a wizard, hoping to be taken on as his new apprentice. Kayley ends up getting much, much more than she had expected, or wanted, out of the visit.
“Warder: Changing Guard” is adapted from the first scripts for the comic series. This will be Book 1 in a series of “Warder” books. As excited as I am about finally doing something with this property, I’m seriously tempted to jump right from drafting Book 1, and into Book 2. But, I need to at least take the time between those to do artwork for the next issue of “MoonWraith“.
Scott Harper
My script “Dart” is on this list!
Fantasy/Sci-Fi FILM & WRITING FESTIVAL
Deadline for Fantasy/Sci-Fi Screenplay Festival (Feature, Short, TV Pilot)
http://fantasyscififestival.com/
PART 3: Best of Feature Screenplay Fantasy/Sci-Fi Loglines:
Title: DOPPELGANGER
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/doppelganger_by_alexander_n_hay.html
Written by: Alexander N. Hay
Genre: Fantasy Comedy/Drama
Type: Feature Screenplay
Title: DOLPHIN
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/dolphin_by_ray_whittinger.html
Written by: Ray Whittinger
Type: FEATURE SCRIPT
Genre: Romantic, Fantasy, Mystery, Family, Drama.
Title: DAN’A TENINA: TALES OF THE TWELVE PEAKS
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/dan_a_tenina_tales_of_the_twelve_peaks_by_celine_tricart.html
Written by: Celine Tricart
Type: Feature Script
Genre: Adventure – Fantasy
Title: THE DEVIL’S RANCH
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_devils_ranch_by_zack_van_eyck.html
Written by: Zack Van Eyck
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Type: Feature Screenplay
Title: DEADLY DIMENSIONS
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/deadly_dimensions_by_sam_mytys.html
Written by: Sam Mytys
Genre: Sci-Fi Thriller
Type: Feature Screenplay
Title: DART
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/dart_by_scott_harper.html
Written by: Scott Harper
Type: FEATURE SCRIPT
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Title: The Czar of Calipri
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_czar_of_calipri_by_rheah_mclendon.html
Written by: Rheah McLendon
Genre: Fantasy
Type: Feature Film
Title: CYBER ZOMBIES VS MUTANT HO’S
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/cyber_zombies_vs_mutant_hos_by_ed_vela.html
Written by: Ed Vela
Type: FEATURE SCRIPT
Genre: Comedy/Horror/Sci-Fi/Action/Adventure
Title: Cybersp@ce
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/cyberspace_by_jeff_w_horton.html
Written by: Jeff W…
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