Mar 31 2009

The Script is… Where??

So… apparently my script for Fraggle Rock got leaked and was reviewed on a website last week. Not cool.


The good news is that the blogger seemed to like most of it. The bad news is that this was in NO WAY approved by me. I haven’t even let my close friends read this script, and now I have to hear about it as it is picked apart by a stranger.


Honestly, I appreciate the blogger’s kind words and his generally positive reaction to the script. But I really, really hate that this happened. It just deflates me and frustrates me to no end. This is a work in progress that is not ready to be handed out. I have no idea what draft this guy read or how he got ahold of it. But it’s an old draft. Trust me. 

Some things being discussed in this “review” aren’t even in the script anymore, and many things have been added since. Many facts reported about the script are just plain wrong. The unfortunate effect of this is like the game “Telephone” : A misconception is reported, which is then reinterpreted further on a comment board, which becomes something ridiculous and not true. (i.e., OF COURSE Mokey is in the movie. Why would I cut Mokey out of the movie?) 

And currently, as of this draft, the Gorgs are in the movie. Not much, but they make an appearance. So everyone can stop debating why they aren’t there. 

I’m “out there,” reading the chat boards all the time, because I want to know what’s important to the fans. But the extremists are making me want to stay away. That’s why I’m disappointed by this leak. It only fuels more inaccuracies and rumors about unfinished material.

I know everyone is excited about the movie and chomping at the bit to get any information, but have some patience. Please. Let me do the work. It’s never a good idea to open your Christmas presents early. And it’s not polite to go through someone’s underwear drawer unless you ask them.


And even then, it’s kind of weird.

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Mar 16 2009

Big Notes vs. Small Notes

A brief update on Fraggle Rock: 

There have been some great developments that are still too “in progress” to share. But I wanted to at least let you know that I have been having some really cool meetings with some of the largest talent agencies about the MUSIC of the movie. We are talking to some big people about being involved. MAJOR names. Everyone agrees that this music has to be more than “kids rock,” or sing-songy stuff that is merely tolerable for adults. The hope is to make the soundtrack the best POP album it can be, while giving the movie those magical moments.

The other update is that I had a substantial creative meeting over at Henson on some bigger issues with the script. As excited as everyone has been about the screenplay, there were some larger, lingering notes. Notes about certain themes, about the length of time we spend in certain locations or on a certain character’s story. It’s been my experience that larger notes are the better discussions to have. Nitpicky debates over a line of dialogue or single action in a scene are seldom productive. But when you can dig down to a big ROOT concern, and then shift a major aspect of the script to meet that concern, that’s worth doing. 

So I have launched into another rewrite for a few weeks to re-work the front of the movie and a few big moments in the story. But I’m excited. Because these are big notes, not little notes. Sure, redoing your whole kitchen takes a lot more work than replacing the sink, but it’s for a better payoff.

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Mar 4 2009

I got a Scooter

Not just any scooter either. A Vespa GTS 250cc, in case you’re asking. It’s AMAZING how many errands I need to go on now.

And don’t worry, I am wearing the best in protective headgear. See?
I will have some real production updates soon. Standby. But right now I gotta… go get some milk…

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