From: Ed Murphy (emurphy42_at_socal.rr.com)
Date: Thu Apr 11 2002 - 01:09:56 PDT
Ewan Crichton <ewan.crichton_at_unn.ac.uk> wrote: > In a recent press release, the INN announced the continuance of FRC for > another season. In an unusual move the INN hinted at possible plotlines for > episode 181. It looks like INN are trying to save money by using that old > trick of reusing past episodes to save on filming costs. > > It's not the first time that the INN have tried to reduce the production > costs of FRC. Take for instance episode 133 "Plain and Simple", in an > attempt to reduce the cost of script writing the producers decided to make > each rule have five words. > > Of course the resultant restriction made for some cunning use of vocabulary > and one clever but unsuccessful attempt to use more words by Great Guru. The > producers went to far though when they tried to make the script writers > praise the judge. The word starved writers revolted and overturned the > ruling. > > As the troubled INN seems to be having monetary problems it would seem > prudent that all press releases from INN itself should consist of no more > than 25 words. 180:1 is an INN press release consisting of more than 25 words. INVALID. I don't care for the navel-gazing focus on past history, but at least it's justified in theme here (recycling old plots). +0.5 Style. -- Ed Murphy <emurphy42_at_socal.rr.com> "I'm not sure I can go through http://members.fortunecity.com/emurphy/ with it. Leave, I mean." -- Rule Date: 2002-04-11 08:10:30 GMT
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