I've explained this fully to the committee already, but here's an update for everyone.


Basically, due to the iminent site expansion and changes that will need to be made, we won't be implementing the necessary TSP features (voting, mainly) until we relaunch the site. Presently, this is scheduled for mid-August.

Numerous reasons behind this, but basically the improvements should offer much better features (including uploading and hopefully better script formatting tools), and thus it seems a bit pointless to make the changes now, then have to go back and change everything around again when the new stuff is coming.


So yeah. In the meantime, we can only apologise for the delay, and hope that the time can be used productively by all for writing more entries and refining what's already been done.


To close, I know how annoying the delays are, but Mark and I want to reassure everyone that we remain fully committed to TSP, and trust that you’ll appreciate that our taking this extra bit of time now will pay off in the long run.
 

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Aaron
BSG Forums & DVDs Editor
(Half man, half Internet, half TV.)
(Loyal follower of The Magical Aura of Laura.)

 

It better!!


 

It will. Aside from the features noted above, there'll be lots of things to make your BSG life easier; post previews, multi-recipient PMs, better site stability, normal polls as well as the TSP votes, (hopefully) embedded YouTube video posting, and so on and so forth.

All in all, it should be shit hot.

(If anyone has any other suggestions, please do PM me.)


Should also have pointed out that the changes mean that when we officially launch all the new shit, there'll be a 24 hour window when some people may not be able to access the board at all. Obviously this really wouldn't be fair if voting is taking place at that time!
 

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Aaron
BSG Forums & DVDs Editor
(Half man, half Internet, half TV.)
(Loyal follower of The Magical Aura of Laura.)

 

Can't wait.

So for this TSP, will you be contributing sketches? Have you ever written or been tempted?
 

I've done a bit of writing in the past, yes (both sketch and sitcom). Generally well received, actually. Ho hum.

And I may indeed enter, but not on the initial rounds.
 

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Aaron
BSG Forums & DVDs Editor
(Half man, half Internet, half TV.)
(Loyal follower of The Magical Aura of Laura.)

 

Been having a brainwave (not often I have them) regarding ways to present sketches. How about presenting them in a very basic cartoon style like what Captain Pugwash once had?

There is animation software available where you can create your own cartoons, the software comes with basic figurines to animate and choice of backgrounds.

This must be easier than clumsily acting out your own stuff for YouTube?

 

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your script ~ inundated with ~ of a high calibre ~ on this occasion ~ unfortunately ~ writers and artists yearbook ~ with agents only ~
 

I've considered animation for myself on my own projects. But you would narrow the audience down to animation fans and if you pitch the show to a production company it will look like you're pitching a cartoon and will cause some confusion.

I think acting out the sketches, no matter how bad the acting is, will give a better idea of what you're trying to achieve and the poor quality acting and low budget look will be forgiven.

Some sketches could work as animation to give the show more diversity and it would help if there was a big budget sketch, which couldn't be produced in real life.
 

Then how about presenting work in one of those photo-comic strips that girl's magazines used to have?

This would be low budget, save on acting with REAL images that needs no animation even! It would be easier to put together and perhaps even a whole new medium for comedy sketches.

A photo sketch magazine!!??

 

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your script ~ inundated with ~ of a high calibre ~ on this occasion ~ unfortunately ~ writers and artists yearbook ~ with agents only ~
 

Cartoons, thats my job, check out my business site www.evansvisualarts.com
 

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If its funny why arrest me?
 

Quote: Scott Evans @ June 5, 2007, 11:10 PM

Cartoons, thats my job, check out my business site www.evansvisualarts.com

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Splendid, can you do the animated or comic strip stuff?

 

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your script ~ inundated with ~ of a high calibre ~ on this occasion ~ unfortunately ~ writers and artists yearbook ~ with agents only ~
 

When I saw your first comment Fatbloke I thought it might be a bit too South Park but from a cost point of view the photostories could work. In fact it could be our own Viz-type comic ... maybe.
 

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Playwrite extraordinaire.

http://www.eols.org.uk/
 

I thought this thread had been locked!
 

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Playwrite extraordinaire.

http://www.eols.org.uk/
 

Quote: David Chapman @ June 7, 2007, 7:57 PM

When I saw your first comment Fatbloke I thought it might be a bit too South Park but from a cost point of view the photostories could work. In fact it could be our own Viz-type comic ... maybe.

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Glad you mentioned Viz as they feature some fabulous sketch-type characters and sometimes even have the photostory send-ups of girly mags.

If you happen to be low budget, crap at acting and can't draw very well, photostories are the ideal solution! How about we all send in our mugshots and see what characters we could develop from these?

 

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your script ~ inundated with ~ of a high calibre ~ on this occasion ~ unfortunately ~ writers and artists yearbook ~ with agents only ~
 

so any news on this?
 

Not until August, when the site relaunches.