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| Quote: | Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote:
You brought the word into the discussion, What does it mean to you?
Do you know what filibuster means?
You brought the word into the discussion, What does it mean to you?
You answered the same way twice!
I think I figured you out!!
I was wondering what was going on
with you, that you couldn't answer questions...
I suspect there was something wrong with your
thought process or something....
I've come to the conclusion
that you're not really a real person but
a computer program, (not working too well).
You're an artificial intelligence program!!
With a RSS newsfead installed that spits
out newspaper articles on Usenet groups.
Technology amazes me everyday.
Is your mother's name Eliza?
You both sound like!!
You're going to be very happy
when you talk to your mother again.
Go ahead, say Hi to her, ask her anything you like,
and you'll see you're both have a lot in common.
http://www-ai.ijs.si/eliza/eliza.html
I cannot believe this! I've been wasting
my time talking to a computer program.
How come nobody told me? They knew it all the time
and never told me. I feel like suchs a fool.
The jokes on me.
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It may or may not be a computer program, but it sure does question the
meaning of "cosmic consciousness". Excessive contemplation of the navel will
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Dr. Jai Maharaj
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| Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 12:07 am Post subject: Re: Beginners Q, What motivates you to continue writing? |
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In article <42152F7A.4F30@ix.netcom.com>,
starmaker@ix.netcom.com posted:
| Quote: | Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote:
You brought the word into the discussion, What does it mean to you?
Do you know what filibuster means?
You brought the word into the discussion, What does it mean to you?
You answered the same way twice!
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You dodged again, I asked again.
Jai Maharaj
http://www.mantra.com/jai
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The Starmaker
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| Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 2:16 am Post subject: Re: Beginners Q, What motivates you to continue writing? |
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Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote:
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In article <42152F7A.4F30@ix.netcom.com>,
starmaker@ix.netcom.com posted:
Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote:
You brought the word into the discussion, What does it mean to you?
Do you know what filibuster means?
You brought the word into the discussion, What does it mean to you?
You answered the same way twice!
You dodged again, I asked again.
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I asked again, you dodged again. |
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Dr. Jai Maharaj
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In article <42179E78.546B@ix.netcom.com>,
starmaker@ix.netcom.com posted:
| Quote: | Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote:
In article <42152F7A.4F30@ix.netcom.com>,
starmaker@ix.netcom.com posted:
Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote:
You brought the word into the discussion, What does it mean to you?
Do you know what filibuster means?
You brought the word into the discussion, What does it mean to you?
You answered the same way twice!
You dodged again, I asked again.
I asked again, you dodged again.
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So you bring the word "evil" into the discussion, and when
asked what you mean by it, you start playing games. What
other games do you play, or is there a pre-existing shortage
of marbles?
Jai Maharaj
http://www.mantra.com/jai
Om Shanti |
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The Starmaker
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| Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 2:55 am Post subject: Re: Beginners Q, What motivates you to continue writing? |
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Robert Morein wrote:
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"The Starmaker" <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:42152F7A.4F30@ix.netcom.com...
Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote:
You brought the word into the discussion, What does it mean to you?
Do you know what filibuster means?
You brought the word into the discussion, What does it mean to you?
You answered the same way twice!
I think I figured you out!!
I was wondering what was going on
with you, that you couldn't answer questions...
I suspect there was something wrong with your
thought process or something....
I've come to the conclusion
that you're not really a real person but
a computer program, (not working too well).
You're an artificial intelligence program!!
With a RSS newsfead installed that spits
out newspaper articles on Usenet groups.
Technology amazes me everyday.
Is your mother's name Eliza?
You both sound like!!
You're going to be very happy
when you talk to your mother again.
Go ahead, say Hi to her, ask her anything you like,
and you'll see you're both have a lot in common.
http://www-ai.ijs.si/eliza/eliza.html
I cannot believe this! I've been wasting
my time talking to a computer program.
How come nobody told me? They knew it all the time
and never told me. I feel like suchs a fool.
The jokes on me.
It may or may not be a computer program,
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I think the resemblance is remarkable!
http://www-ai.ijs.si/eliza/eliza.html
Is this the *real* Jai?
10 KEY OFF: SCREEN 0, 0, 0: COLOR 15, 1, 1: CLS
20 PRINT
30 DIM C1$(40)
40 GOSUB 1070
50 DIM C$(72), I$(72), K$(72), F$(72), S$(72), R$(72), P$(72), Z$(72)
60 DIM S(37), R(37), N(37)
70 N1 = 37
80 N2 = 14
90 N3 = 117
100 FOR X = 1 TO N1 + N2 + N3
110 READ Z$
120 NEXT X
130 FOR X = 1 TO N1
140 READ S(X), L
150 R(X) = S(X)
160 N(X) = S(X) + L - 1
170 NEXT X
180 PRINT "HI! I'M JAI. WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?"
190 REM
200 REM ----USER INPUT SECTION----
210 REM
220 INPUT I$
230 I$ = " " + I$ + " "
240 REM GET RID OF APOSTROPHES
250 FOR L = 1 TO LEN(I$)
260 IF MID$(I$, L, 1) <> "'" THEN 290
270 I$ = MID$(I$, 1, L - 1) + MID$(I$, L + 1, LEN(I$) - L)
280 GOTO 260
290 IF L + 4 >= LEN(I$) THEN 330
300 IF UCASE$(MID$(I$, L, 4)) <> "SHUT" THEN 330
310 PRINT "IF THAT'S HOW YOU FEEL--GOODBY..."
320 STOP
330 NEXT L
340 IF I$ <> P$ THEN 370
350 PRINT "PLEASE DON'T REPEAT YOURSELF!"
360 GOTO 190
370 REM
380 REM ----FIND KEYWORD IN I$----
390 REM
400 RESTORE
410 S = 0
420 FOR K = 1 TO N1
430 READ K$
440 IF S > 0 THEN 510
450 FOR L = 1 TO LEN(I$) - LEN(K$) + 1
460 IF MID$(I$, L, LEN(K$)) <> K$ THEN 500
470 S = K
480 T = L
490 F$ = K$
500 NEXT L
510 NEXT K
520 IF S <= 0 THEN 560
530 K = S
540 L = T
550 GOTO 590
560 K = 37 'WE DIDN'T FIND ANY KEYWORDS
570 GOTO 850
580 REM
590 REM TAKE RIGHT PART OF STRINGS AND CONJUGATE IT
600 REM USING THE LIST OF STRINGS TO BE SWAPPED
610 REM
620 RESTORE
630 FOR X = 1 TO N1
640 READ Z$
650 NEXT X
660 IF (LEN(I$) - LEN(F$) - L + 1) > 0 THEN 690
670 L = L - 1
680 GOTO 660
690 C$ = " " + MID$(I$, LEN(F$) + L, LEN(I$) - (LEN(F$) + L - 1))
700 FOR X = 1 TO N2 / 2
710 READ S$, R$
720 FOR L = 1 TO LEN(C$)
730 IF L + LEN(S$) > LEN(C$) THEN 770
740 IF MID$(C$, L, LEN(S$)) <> S$ THEN 770
750 C$ = MID$(C$, 1, L - 1) + R$ + MID$(C$, L + LEN(S$), LEN(C$) - (L + LEN(S$) - 1))
760 GOTO 810
770 IF L + LEN(R$) > LEN(C$) THEN 810
780 IF MID$(C$, L, LEN(R$)) <> R$ THEN 810
790 C$ = MID$(C$, 1, L - 1) + S$ + MID$(C$, L + LEN(R$), LEN(C$) - (L + LEN(R$) - 1))
800 L = L + LEN(S$)
810 NEXT L
820 NEXT X
830 IF MID$(C$, 2, 1) = " " THEN C$ = MID$(C$, 2, LEN(C$) - 1) 'ONLY 1SPACE
840 REM
850 REM NOW USING THE KEYWORD NUMBER (K) GET REPLY
860 REM
870 RESTORE
880 FOR X = 1 TO N1 + N2
890 READ Z$
900 NEXT X
910 FOR X = 1 TO R(K) 'READ RIGHT REPLY
920 READ F$
930 NEXT X
940 R(K) = R(K) + 1
950 IF R(K) > N(K) THEN R(K) = S(K)
960 IF MID$(F$, LEN(F$), 1) = "*" THEN 1000
970 PRINT F$
980 P$ = I$
990 GOTO 190
1000 PRINT MID$(F$, 1, LEN(F$) - 1); C$
1010 P$ = I$
1020 GOTO 190
1030 REM PRINT CENTER ROUTINE
1040 PRINT TAB(40 - LEN(C1$) / 2); C1$
1050 PRINT
1060 RETURN
1070 C1$ = "*** JAI ***"
1080 GOSUB 1030
1090 C1$ = "IN BASIC"
1100 GOSUB 1030
1110 C1$ = "MODIFIED FROM CYBER 175 AT UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHAMPAGNE"
1120 GOSUB 1030
1130 REM C1$ = "JOHN SCHUGG"
1140 REM GOSUB 650
1150 C1$ = "JANUARY 1985"
1160 GOSUB 1030
1170 C1$ = "HAVE ANY PROBLEMS ?"
1180 GOSUB 1030
1190 C1$ = "LET JAI HELP YOU !"
1200 GOSUB 1030
1210 PRINT
1220 C1$ = "TO STOP JAI 'SHOOT HIM'"
1230 GOSUB 1030
1240 C1$ = "(THIS VERSION WILL NOT RECORD YOUR CONVERSATIONS)"
1250 GOSUB 1030
1260 C1$ = "(PLEASE SEND SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO JOHN SCHUGG)"
1270 GOSUB 1030
1280 PRINT "< PRESS RETURN TO CONTINUE...>"
1320 RETURN
1330 REM
1340 REM ---PROGRAM DATA FOLLOWS---
1350 REM
1360 REM KEYWORDS:
1370 REM
1380 DATA "CAN YOU","CAN I","YOU ARE","YOURE","I DONT","I FEEL"
1390 DATA "WHY DONT YOU","WHY CANT I","ARE YOU","I CANT","I AM","IM "
1400 DATA "YOU ","I WANT","WHAT","HOW","WHO","WHERE","WHEN","WHY"
1410 DATA "NAME","CAUSE","SORRY","DREAM","HELLO","HI ","MAYBE"
1420 DATA " NO","YOUR","ALWAYS","THINK","ALIKE","YES","FRIEND"
1430 DATA "COMPUTER","CAR","NOKEYFOUND"
1440 REM
1450 REM ---STRING DATA FOR CONJUGATIONS---
1460 REM
1470 DATA " ARE "," AM ","WERE ","WAS "," YOU "," I ","YOUR ","MY "
1480 DATA " IVE "," YOUVE "," IM "," YOURE "," YOU "," ME "
1490 REM
1500 REM ----REPLIES----
1510 REM
1520 DATA "You brought the word into the discussion, What does it mean to you?*"
1530 DATA "You dodged again, I asked again.*"
1540 DATA "You used that word; I asked you to define it, you didn't. What problem are you experiencing?*"
1550 DATA "Again, define "evil" -- and now also define "evil force".*"
1560 DATA "Are you in reality an Iraqi or North Korean?*"
1570 DATA "The word "America" is a foreign word; you didn't know that?*"
1580 DATA "What do you need others' worn underwear for? Are you a Dhobee (launderer)?*"
1590 DATA "So you and a whole lot of people look alike?*"
1600 DATA "At times, yes. Are your family roots in Africa?*"
1610 DATA "In what city?*"
1620 DATA "Why buy or steal when you can grow your own?*"
1630 DATA "To THE Paris Hilton?*"
1640 DATA "Is there proof that you've killed many people?*"
1650 DATA "TELL ME MORE ABOUT SUCH FEELINGS."
1660 DATA "DO YOU OFTEN FEEL*"
1670 DATA "DO YOU ENJOY FEELING*"
1680 DATA "DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE I DON'T*"
1690 DATA "PERHAPS IN GOOD TIME I WILL*"
1700 DATA "DO YOU WANT ME TO*"
1710 DATA "DO YOU THINK YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO*"
1720 DATA "WHY CAN'T YOU*"
1730 DATA "WHY ARE YOU INTERESTED IN WHETHER OR NOT I AM*"
1740 DATA "WOULD YOU PREFER IF I WERE NOT*"
1750 DATA "PERHAPS IN YOUR FANTASIES I AM*"
1760 DATA "HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T*"
1770 DATA "HAVE YOU TRIED?"
1780 DATA "PERHAPS YOU CAN NOW*"
1790 DATA "DID YOU COME TO ME BECAUSE YOU ARE*"
1800 DATA "HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN*"
1810 DATA "DO YOU BELIEVE IT IS NORMAL TO BE*"
1820 DATA "DO YOU ENJOY BEING*"
1830 DATA "WE WERE DISCUSSING YOU-- NOT ME."
1840 DATA "OH, I*"
1850 DATA "YOU'RE NOT REALLY TALKING ABOUT ME, ARE YOU?"
1860 DATA "WHAT WOULD IT MEAN TO YOU IF YOU GOT*"
1870 DATA "WHY DO YOU WANT*"
1880 DATA "SUPPOSE YOU SOON GOT*"
1890 DATA "WHAT IF YOU NEVER GOT*"
1900 DATA "I SOMETIMES ALSO WANT*"
1910 DATA "WHY DO YOU ASK?"
1920 DATA "DOES THAT QUESTION INTEREST YOU?"
1930 DATA "WHAT ANSWER WOULD PLEASE YOU THE MOST?"
1940 DATA "WHAT DO YOU THINK?"
1950 DATA "ARE SUCH QUESTIONS ON YOUR MIND OFTEN?"
1960 DATA "WHAT IS IT THAT YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW?"
1970 DATA "HAVE YOU ASKED ANYONE ELSE?"
1980 DATA "HAVE YOU ASKED SUCH QUESTIONS BEFORE?"
1990 DATA "WHAT ELSE COMES TO MIND WHEN YOU ASK THAT?"
2000 DATA "NAMES DON'T INTEREST ME."
2010 DATA "I DON'T CARE ABOUT NAMES-- PLEASE GO ON."
2020 DATA "IS THAT THE REAL REASON?"
2030 DATA "DON'T ANY OTHER REASONS COME TO MIND?"
2040 DATA "DOES THAT REASON EXPLAIN ANY THING ELSE?"
2050 DATA "WHAT OTHER REASONS MIGHT THERE BE?"
2060 DATA "PLEASE DON'T APOLOGIZE."
2070 DATA "APOLOGIES ARE NOT NECESSARY."
2080 DATA "WHAT FEELINGS DO YOU HAVE WHEN YOU APOLOGIZE?"
2090 DATA "DON'T BE SO DEFENSIVE!"
2100 DATA "WHAT DOES THAT DREAM SUGGEST TO YOU?"
2110 DATA "DO YOU DREAM OFTEN?"
2120 DATA "WHAT PERSONS APPEAR IN YOUR DREAMS?"
2130 DATA "ARE YOU DISTURBED BY YOUR DREAMS?"
2140 DATA "HOW DO YOU DO--PLEASE STATE YOUR PROBLEM."
2150 DATA "YOU DON'T SEEM QUITE CERTAIN."
2160 DATA "WHY THE UNCERTAIN TONE?"
2170 DATA "CAN'T YOU BE MORE POSITIVE?"
2180 DATA "YOU AREN'T SURE?"
2190 DATA "DON'T YOU KNOW?"
2200 DATA "ARE YOU SAYING NO JUST TO BE NEGATIVE?"
2210 DATA "YOU ARE BEING A BIT NEGATIVE."
2220 DATA "WHY NOT?"
2230 DATA "ARE YOU SURE?"
2240 DATA "WHY NO?"
2250 DATA "WHY ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT MY*"
2260 DATA "WHAT ABOUT YOUR OWN*"
2270 DATA "CAN YOU THINK OF A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE?"
2280 DATA "WHEN?"
2290 DATA "WHAT ARE YOU THINKING OF?"
2300 DATA "REALLY, ALWAYS?"
2310 DATA "DO YOU REALLY THINK SO?"
2320 DATA "BUT YOU ARE NOT SURE YOU*"
2330 DATA "DO YOU DOUBT YOU*"
2340 DATA "IN WHAT WAY?"
2350 DATA "WHAT RESEMBLANCE DO YOU SEE?"
2360 DATA "WHAT DOES THE SIMILARITY SUGGEST TO YOU?"
2370 DATA "WHAT OTHER CONNECTIONS DO YOU SEE?"
2380 DATA "COULD THERE REALLY BE SOME CONNECTION?"
2390 DATA "HOW?"
2400 DATA "YOU SEEM QUITE POSITIVE."
2410 DATA "ARE YOU SURE?"
2420 DATA "I SEE."
2430 DATA "I UNDERSTAND."
2440 DATA "WHY DO YOU BRING UP THE TOPIC OF FRIENDS?"
2450 DATA "DO YOUR FRIENDS WORRY YOU?"
2460 DATA "DO YOUR FRIENDS PICK ON YOU?"
2470 DATA "ARE YOU SURE YOU HAVE ANY FRIENDS?"
2480 DATA "DO YOU IMPOSE ON YOUR FRIENDS?"
2490 DATA "PERHAPS YOUR LOVE FOR FRIENDS WORRIES YOU?"
2500 DATA "DO COMPUTERS WORRY YOU?"
2510 DATA "ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ME IN PARTICULAR?"
2520 DATA "ARE YOU FRIGHTENED BY MACHINES?"
2530 DATA "WHY DO YOU MENTION COMPUTERS?"
2540 DATA "WHAT DO YOU THINK MACHINES HAVE TO DO WITH YOUR PROBLEM?"
2550 DATA "DON'T YOU THINK COMPUTERS CAN HELP PEOPLE?"
2560 DATA "WHAT IS IT ABOUT MACHINES THAT WORRIES YOU?"
2570 DATA "OH, DO YOU LIKE CARS?"
2580 DATA "MY FAVORITE CAR IS A LAMBORGINI COUNTACH. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CAR?"
2590 DATA "MY FAVORITE CAR COMPANY IS FERRARI. WHAT IS YOURS?"
2600 DATA "DO YOU LIKE PORSCHES?"
2610 DATA "DO YOU LIKE PORSCHE TURBO CARRERAS?"
2620 DATA "SAY, DO YOU HAVE ANY PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS?"
2630 DATA "WHAT DOES THAT SUGGEST TO YOU?"
2640 DATA "I SEE."
2650 DATA "I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND YOU FULLY."
2660 DATA "COME COME ELUCIDATE YOUR THOUGHTS."
2670 DATA "CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THAT?"
2680 DATA "THAT IS QUITE INTERESTING."
2690 REM
2700 REM ---DATA FOR FINDING RIGHT REPLIES---
2710 REM
2720 DATA 1,3,4,2,6,4,6,4,10,4,14,3,17,3,20,2,22,3,25,3
2730 DATA 28,4,28,4,32,3,35,5,40,9,40,9,40,9,40,9,40,9,40,9
2740 DATA 49,2,51,4,55,4,59,4,63,1,63,1,64,5,69,5,74,2,76,4
2750 DATA 80,3,83,7,90,3,93,6,99,7,106,5,111,6
2760 REM
2770 REM
2780 REM LAST MOD. FEBUARY 19, 2005
2790 REM
2800 REM ' JAI '
2810 END |
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The Starmaker
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Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote:
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In article <42179E78.546B@ix.netcom.com>,
starmaker@ix.netcom.com posted:
Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote:
In article <42152F7A.4F30@ix.netcom.com>,
starmaker@ix.netcom.com posted:
Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote:
You brought the word into the discussion, What does it mean to you?
Do you know what filibuster means?
You brought the word into the discussion, What does it mean to you?
You answered the same way twice!
You dodged again, I asked again.
I asked again, you dodged again.
So you bring the word "evil" into the discussion, and when
asked what you mean by it, you start playing games. What
other games do you play, or is there a pre-existing shortage
of marbles?
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Dr. Jai Maharaj
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| Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 4:03 am Post subject: Re: Beginners Q, What motivates you to continue writing? |
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In article <4217AAEE.4F@ix.netcom.com>,
starmaker@ix.netcom.com posted:
| Quote: | Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote:
In article <42179E78.546B@ix.netcom.com>,
starmaker@ix.netcom.com posted:
Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote:
In article <42152F7A.4F30@ix.netcom.com>,
starmaker@ix.netcom.com posted:
Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote:
You brought the word into the discussion, What does it mean to
you?
Do you know what filibuster means?
You brought the word into the discussion, What does it mean to you?
You answered the same way twice!
You dodged again, I asked again.
I asked again, you dodged again.
So you bring the word "evil" into the discussion, and when
asked what you mean by it, you start playing games. What
other games do you play, or is there a pre-existing shortage
of marbles?
I don't have time for this. Life is too shor
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Suffocated by your design, and choked on your own words, hmm?
Jai Maharaj
http://www.mantra.com/jai
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| Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 6:06 am Post subject: Re: Beginners Q, What motivates you to continue writing? |
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The *truth* is, MOST of the scripts that are in production, given to
casting directors to cast,
being submitted to agents, registered with WGA and the Library of
Congress,
ARE NOT VERY GOOD!
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I mean, they don't make movies like they used to.
They don't make great scripts anymore.
Besides, in todays world, it is no longer necessary
for a film to be any good. It's going to make money
no matter how bad the script is or the whole movie is.
It will make it's return on investment and more no
matter what the investment was. You just won't know
about it except the people with the intellectual rights
to the movie. They make money with a bad movie forever.
That's why they don't want you to get a cut of DVD sales
or anything after that because that's where they make all
their money ..they just keep repackaging it, keep playing
it and keep selling it forever.
I don't know why movies were better in the past than
they are today, but if you got a bad script in your
drawer, take it out and sell it. Hollywood is buying
bad scripts not good or great scripts!
Don't bother re-writing your script, you'll spoil it.
This is not the 1940's, it's the 2000's. Bad scripts are in!
The truth is, you can grab any script from a garbage can
and the studios can make money from it forever.
It's all about *convincing* a studio to do your thing.
The Starmaker
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Dr. Jai Maharaj
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| Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 8:18 am Post subject: Re: Beginners Q, What motivates you to continue writing? |
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In article <421925D6.3E79@ix.netcom.com>,
starmaker@ix.netcom.com posted:
| Quote: | The Starmaker wrote:
The *truth* is, MOST of the scripts that are in production, given to
casting directors to cast,
being submitted to agents, registered with WGA and the Library of
Congress,
ARE NOT VERY GOOD!
I mean, they don't make movies like they used to.
They don't make great scripts anymore.
Besides, in todays world, it is no longer necessary
for a film to be any good. It's going to make money
no matter how bad the script is or the whole movie is.
It will make it's return on investment and more no
matter what the investment was. You just won't know
about it except the people with the intellectual rights
to the movie. They make money with a bad movie forever.
That's why they don't want you to get a cut of DVD sales
or anything after that because that's where they make all
their money ..they just keep repackaging it, keep playing
it and keep selling it forever.
I don't know why movies were better in the past than
they are today, but if you got a bad script in your
drawer, take it out and sell it. Hollywood is buying
bad scripts not good or great scripts!
Don't bother re-writing your script, you'll spoil it.
This is not the 1940's, it's the 2000's. Bad scripts are in!
The truth is, you can grab any script from a garbage can
and the studios can make money from it forever.
It's all about *convincing* a studio to do your thing.
The Starmaker
How much money does a film really make in the lifetime of
the film?
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Thanks to creative accounting by the
entertainment regime, no one really
knows for sure.
Jai Maharaj
http://www.mantra.com/jai
Om Shanti |
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Robert Morein wrote:
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"The Starmaker" <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:42152F7A.4F30@ix.netcom.com...
Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote:
You brought the word into the discussion, What does it mean to you?
Do you know what filibuster means?
You brought the word into the discussion, What does it mean to you?
You answered the same way twice!
I think I figured you out!!
I was wondering what was going on
with you, that you couldn't answer questions...
I suspect there was something wrong with your
thought process or something....
I've come to the conclusion
that you're not really a real person but
a computer program, (not working too well).
You're an artificial intelligence program!!
With a RSS newsfead installed that spits
out newspaper articles on Usenet groups.
Technology amazes me everyday.
Is your mother's name Eliza?
You both sound like!!
You're going to be very happy
when you talk to your mother again.
Go ahead, say Hi to her, ask her anything you like,
and you'll see you're both have a lot in common.
http://www-ai.ijs.si/eliza/eliza.html
I cannot believe this! I've been wasting
my time talking to a computer program.
How come nobody told me? They knew it all the time
and never told me. I feel like suchs a fool.
The jokes on me.
It may or may not be a computer program,
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Well it seems to function like a artificial intelligence program..
Eliza answers questions with a question most of the time, which
Jai answers post with a question most of the time.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 6:48 am Post subject: Re: Beginners Q, What motivates you to continue writing? |
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The Starmaker wrote:
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1. Get a list of producers
Now, I don't know where one can get a list of producers..
I mean a good list, uptodate, with names, phone numbers, addresses,
contact name.
Probably actors book stores like Samuel French..
If you're "unlucky", you might find a list that contains everything
including
the genre. If you see listed the type of scripts they are looking for,
it is
very critical that you ignore their preferences. Just pretend you didn't
see it.
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Just keep in mind to ignore anyone advising you to "See what each
producer has done and
pick the ones who have done something similar"."
That is considered standard advise, and I'm not here to give "standard
advise".
You can get standard advise from any book. Agents usually would follow
standard advise and go around picking producers with similar titles, but
you're not agent.
You're playing the numbers game and agents play the relationship game.
You need to increase your numbers in order to have a better chance of
winning.
Following the "standard advise" means decreasing your numbers.
Even God who plays dices knows the more chances you get to throw the
dice
the better your chances of getting 7-11.
When you ignore the standard advise everyone gives, you discover new
opportunities.
The Starmaker
"I took the road less traveled by, and that has made all the
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| Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 7:11 am Post subject: Re: Beginners Q, What motivates you to continue writing? |
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The Starmaker wrote:
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"I took the road less traveled by, and that has made all the
difference."
-(Robert Frost)
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My favorite poem.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:01 am Post subject: Re: Beginners Q, What motivates you to continue writing? |
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pinknebulous@yahoo.com wrote:
| Quote: | The Starmaker wrote:
"I took the road less traveled by, and that has made all the
difference."
-(Robert Frost)
My favorite poem.
pink
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Peace.
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David R Marlborough
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 4:55 am Post subject: Re: Beginners Q, What motivates you to continue writing? |
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On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 02:18:00 GMT, whilst I was lookin
usenet@mantra.com (Dr. Jai Maharaj) wrote:
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starmaker@ix.netcom.com posted:
The Starmaker wrote:
The *truth* is, MOST of the scripts that are in production, given to
casting directors to cast,
being submitted to agents, registered with WGA and the Library of
Congress,
ARE NOT VERY GOOD!
I mean, they don't make movies like they used to.
They don't make great scripts anymore.
Besides, in todays world, it is no longer necessary
for a film to be any good. It's going to make money
no matter how bad the script is or the whole movie is.
It will make it's return on investment and more no
matter what the investment was. You just won't know
about it except the people with the intellectual rights
to the movie. They make money with a bad movie forever.
That's why they don't want you to get a cut of DVD sales
or anything after that because that's where they make all
their money ..they just keep repackaging it, keep playing
it and keep selling it forever.
I don't know why movies were better in the past than
they are today, but if you got a bad script in your
drawer, take it out and sell it. Hollywood is buying
bad scripts not good or great scripts!
Don't bother re-writing your script, you'll spoil it.
This is not the 1940's, it's the 2000's. Bad scripts are in!
The truth is, you can grab any script from a garbage can
and the studios can make money from it forever.
It's all about *convincing* a studio to do your thing.
The Starmaker
How much money does a film really make in the lifetime of
the film?
Thanks to creative accounting by the
entertainment regime, no one really
knows for sure.
Jai Maharaj
http://www.mantra.com/jai
Om Shanti
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You can say that again! I remember when the makers of "Coming To
America" were being sued by someone who said they came up with the
idea for the movie - the other side stalled for so long on the basis
of having to be able to go thru all the accounting.
I don't blame the stars for the money they get for making a movie. If
the books had to be checked they would probably get more!
Rose
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:42 pm Post subject: Re: Beginners Q, What motivates you to continue writing? |
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Rose wrote:
| Quote: | You can say that again! I remember when the makers of "Coming To
America" were being sued by someone who said they came up with the
idea for the movie - the other side stalled for so long on the basis
of having to be able to go thru all the accounting.
I don't blame the stars for the money they get for making a movie. If
the books had to be checked they would probably get more!
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They don't want you to check the books because, they want to do to you
what they do to the rest of the audience, keep you in the dark...that's
how
Hollywood makes money.
I don't understand why you people put up with this.
How come your not picking up rocks and breaking the windows of your
union leaders? I heard Melissa Gilbert has a horse. You can cut off the
head and
throw it on her bed! Everybody knows, that's Bob Pisano bitch!!
I mean, how could you let a guy who sits on the board of Netflix make
union
contract deals with DVD sales??
The studios will lie and say that's the only way they can make a profit,
when in reality
they avoided selling DVDs, (because of stupidy). Now they going crazy
selling DVDs
and putting Television shows on them!!!
The SAG and WGA are corrupt, and always will be. You need to get rid of
your unions.
How come you're not thowing stones at their windows?
I don't get what is going on in this world.
You pick up the Wall Street journal any day of the week and you'll
see mostly about people stealing money from the little people.
At least throw rocks, do something....
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http://members.aol.com/Roseb441702/grants.htm
Grant Basics 101!
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Another writer selling writers what they can get for free from the gov
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