Well, okay, I can delve a little deeper for the sake of understanding. Project Reveille is the working title we're using for a TV show project we're working on. One using source material from an RPG, dealing with modern day supernatural drama and adventure. Think "Charmed" without the suds and maybe "Buffy" without likewise suds. Okay, LESS suds, 'cause some soap crept in there and I'm trying to keep them to a low level.
Chris would be directing, because he's awesome at that. He wants me on the writing team and he's had me as a co-creator on this project for four years now. The whole idea started out as his and then JD and I said, "Oooh! Hey! What about this?"
We've always know it was possible the company we'd need permission from would say "hell no". We've been prepared for that. If they refuse us, no hard feelings, we all move on to other projects (for me, the novels I've been writing). But, I will admit, we're all hopelessly attached to the project and the characters and the stories.
That conversation actually happened on the 10th. After 48 hours, I think I'm more okay with it. I've done a little research into Source Material 2: Electric Boogaloo, who's writer we know and has given us his blessing. It CAN work without as much reworking, but I'm now mostly just annoyed, because he WOULD pick an RPG I don't know well, apart from alpha testing edition two and it WOULD be something that requires that much work (a season and a half, roughly, that needs to be tweaked). So, yeah, I'm annoyed, but not I'm not flipping anymore.
And there's a chance it won't happen. There's a chance I won't have to change a thing. But, I wanted to be emotionally and mentally ready for the possibility when Chris told me. Maybe one of these days, I'll be able to put up snippets of script. Because, truly, I think it's the best damn writing I've ever done.
I'm sticking with Chris because he knows me. He knows how to get me to work my best (by challenging my pride enough to make me do it and kick ass at it). He knows what goes on in my head (lengthy talks with the characters, punctuated by threats and pleas). He knows what I do best (funny, light things gradually spiralling into gloomy Goth-Punk drama). And he knows I will FIGHT to get what I want. He gave me an ultimatum.
"One of three characters will have to snuff it for the purposes of plot by x point. Pick one."
After a lot of thought, I came to him and said, "I can't. Two will be mothering a baby together and two of that triad are siblings and rely heavily on each other for balance. Either YOU pick or give me something to work with."
We have a rule. We can bring dead characters back, but only once in a particular way. Chris was willing to break that for the sake of the dynamic I explained to him.
Thank you for your words. I think I'll make him read that comment the next time he tries to tell me "but, you can change it!" and I say "IT DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY". It took a lot of soul searching for me to decide that I could do this and a lot of talking to other people involved in the project, who know the source material well and could explain how the story could be altered with very little effort.
TL;DR- Thank you! I wasn't as childish as I thought, but I was being a little hasty. I'm better now and I have a better outlook on things (also, rum).
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Chris would be directing, because he's awesome at that. He wants me on the writing team and he's had me as a co-creator on this project for four years now. The whole idea started out as his and then JD and I said, "Oooh! Hey! What about this?"
We've always know it was possible the company we'd need permission from would say "hell no". We've been prepared for that. If they refuse us, no hard feelings, we all move on to other projects (for me, the novels I've been writing). But, I will admit, we're all hopelessly attached to the project and the characters and the stories.
That conversation actually happened on the 10th. After 48 hours, I think I'm more okay with it. I've done a little research into Source Material 2: Electric Boogaloo, who's writer we know and has given us his blessing. It CAN work without as much reworking, but I'm now mostly just annoyed, because he WOULD pick an RPG I don't know well, apart from alpha testing edition two and it WOULD be something that requires that much work (a season and a half, roughly, that needs to be tweaked). So, yeah, I'm annoyed, but not I'm not flipping anymore.
And there's a chance it won't happen. There's a chance I won't have to change a thing. But, I wanted to be emotionally and mentally ready for the possibility when Chris told me. Maybe one of these days, I'll be able to put up snippets of script. Because, truly, I think it's the best damn writing I've ever done.
I'm sticking with Chris because he knows me. He knows how to get me to work my best (by challenging my pride enough to make me do it and kick ass at it). He knows what goes on in my head (lengthy talks with the characters, punctuated by threats and pleas). He knows what I do best (funny, light things gradually spiralling into gloomy Goth-Punk drama). And he knows I will FIGHT to get what I want. He gave me an ultimatum.
"One of three characters will have to snuff it for the purposes of plot by x point. Pick one."
After a lot of thought, I came to him and said, "I can't. Two will be mothering a baby together and two of that triad are siblings and rely heavily on each other for balance. Either YOU pick or give me something to work with."
We have a rule. We can bring dead characters back, but only once in a particular way. Chris was willing to break that for the sake of the dynamic I explained to him.
Thank you for your words. I think I'll make him read that comment the next time he tries to tell me "but, you can change it!" and I say "IT DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY". It took a lot of soul searching for me to decide that I could do this and a lot of talking to other people involved in the project, who know the source material well and could explain how the story could be altered with very little effort.
TL;DR- Thank you! I wasn't as childish as I thought, but I was being a little hasty. I'm better now and I have a better outlook on things (also, rum).