From: kanamori@csd-d-3.Stanford.EDU (Atsushi Kanamori)
Subject: Re: Seminar
Originator: kanamori@csd-d-3.Stanford.EDU
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Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 04:14:07 GMT

In article <1992Sep4.074356.17767@nntp.uoregon.edu> eisimps@cie.uoregon.edu (Eileen Simpson) writes:
>In article <A60194@HB.maus.de> Sem_Hoelscher@hb.maus.de (Sem Hoelscher) writes:

>They covered how to submit a spec script to TNG.  To give you an idea of
>what they must usually see, a lot of their tips were things like 

"type your script," 

Indeed.


>"buy a script and make yours look like those." 

Letsee -- crewman undergoing angst while a parasite menaces the ship.
Geez, how I can make my story look like that...

>
>Now for the fun stuff.  They had a photo of a room with a BIG white-board
>on which there was lots of writing with those washable pens.  Strange names
>and then a bunch of "hash marks" under the names.  Turns out this is where
>they keep track of the kinds of stories they have had submitted, and how
>many they bought in each category.  The purchases are marked with $$.
>
>Some categories and their meanings:
>"Most Dangerous Game"--any script where any crew-member is taken to a
>planet and hunted by the powerful alien for sport or to see if they are
>worthy to live.  No $$ in this category.

Although that pretty much sums up "Encounter at Farpoint" even if a planet
wasn't involved in the Q part.


>"Droids R Us"--the crew goes to the strange planet of masterless androids
>who believe Data is God.  No $$ in this category, either.
>
>"Milk Carton"--any episode where any crew-member gets kidnapped as part of
>the plot.  (A completely inadequate number of $$ here.  Can you name
>the shows this describes?)

The High Ground, Darmok, Inner Light, Best of Both Worlds, Menage a Troi,
11001001 (sort of, the Big E did get hijacked along with P & R). No
shortage of stuff here.


>"Big Mom"--the crew beams down to the planet where people don't respect
>their world, and after Troi moans about being in pain for 40 min., they
>figure out that the entire world is sentient and feeling.  (No $$)

Again, "E@F" comes awfully close.


>"Jack's Back"--a story in which Jack Crusher returns from the grave,
>whether by time travel, holodeck, or whatever.  (No $$ in this category,
>in fact they view these stories with contempt.  As one fellow said, "He's
>dead, Jim.")

Presumably "Family" doesn't count -- nor do memories ("Violations")


>"Space Pirates"--self-explanitory. (No $$).
>
>"Space Mummies"--Enterprise unwittingly releases ancient beings who have
>been trapped on world/asteroid/ship for long time.  Usually, they are BAD
>mummies.  (No $$--which you know is wrong.)

Presumably all those stories were written in-house ("The Neutral Zone"
and "Home Soil" for starters.)


>"King Tut's Tomb"--the crew inadvertantly violates an ancient curse and
>everyone's gonna die.  (No $$).

The closest one I can think of is "Justice" -- which sounds like
enough justification (:-)


>"Weird Science"--example: a strange computer virus affects the ship and
>Data figures out that the only way to stop it is to get everyone off, and
>flood the ship with water.  (No $$).

They have *got* to be kidding. How's this any worse than "A strange 
Nintendo game affects the crew and Data Figures out that the only way to
stop it is to flash a Duracell in everyone's faces?"


>This is a long posting.  More to follow.

Can't wait to hear this...

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