Memoirs of a Nobody

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Is there really such a shortage in the US of creativity that we have to rip off other countries?  I’m mean really?

I mean sure, it was cute the first couple shows (Whose Line is it Anyway?, Weakest Link, so forth), but when more then half our current fall schedule is a show that originated in another country, something is WRONG.

This goes the same for recycling cartoons, comic books (er, guilty as I wanted an MK live action movie), books, ect and so far.  Hell, even our sequels are getting a bit WTF (Mummy III anyone?).

This…really shouldn’t be, we have brilliant, talented people who can pull original (or old but twisted) plots out of their ass.  The problem is of course, the film/telivision industries’ locked door way of doing buisness.  You CAN’T break into the buisness without an extremely lucky break.  And of course, in a world that worships actors and directors, without giving the writers their credit, we end up eating whatever is fed to us because “OMG x is doing it!”

Don’t get me wrong, I love the film buisness to death, it’s one of my passions to act and direct, but the constant theft of other’s creativity as well as the severe lack of ANYTHING really original (or at least that I can access), makes me fear for what will become of films and telivision.  Pretty soon such entertainment will be ‘the same old thing’ with nothing worth watching because you’ll have already seen it in some form.

And yes, that goes for recycled plots, comedy (both romantic and general) suffer this curse severely and it’s a shame.

Random Updates:

Mum is doing better, all her staples are out and the infection seems to be lessening.  Less work for me taking care of her (except to order her back to bed), though now I have to catch up on all my other work! *sigh*

The kittens are doing wonderfully, got some GREAT shots of Rolly and Polly.  They are sooo fat!  And absolutely adorable of course.  Will post the piccies soon!