Short stories in the universe of EMIT?
Hey people. Since my life became hectic, the work on the EMIT::Patrol mini-series sorta froze, but development of the EMIT universe is still quite active in my head.
Anyway, I was seriously considering throwing together a short story or two at some point 'soon'.
My reservation is that nobody will read them, since our previous attempts at literary fiction have not yielded much in the way of those neat things like 'readers' and 'profit'.
So yeah, sound off here if you think you might read and/or enjoy a sci-fi/drama/comedy story.
ttyl
--Alex Markley
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There is nothing a psychiatrist can do that bubble wrap can't.
You know how to raspberry, don't you Steve? You just put your tongue out and blow.
Okay
Okay! Okay! Put down the sharp things already!
--Alex Markley
Alex Markley
“Objects in mirror seem closer than they appear.”
*poke*
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There is nothing a psychiatrist can do that bubble wrap can't.
You know how to raspberry, don't you Steve? You just put your tongue out and blow.
The Death of Malex
The Death of Malex - An Englishless Interlude by Alex Markley.
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Alex Markley
“Objects in mirror seem closer than they appear.”
Breakitup!
OKAY YOU TWO! GO TO YOUR ROOMS!
Fer cryin out loud.
Just keep swimming!
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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel
EMIT Fan
I know I'm just Mom, but truthfully, I'd very much enjoy reading stories about the EMIT. In fact, I'd enjoy reading a novelization of the stories that have been filmed.
Just keep swimming!
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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel
Heh.
That'd only take as long as or longer than writing some new ones.
Seriously. I've even got some new ideas that I'm dieing to get on paper.
--Alex Markley
Alex Markley
“Objects in mirror seem closer than they appear.”
Novelizations
dieing
dying
No, seriously. I enjoying reading stories that I have already seen - as tv episodes especially - as novels, novellas or short stories. The reason, I think, is that it's kind of a way of reliving the fun. You know the way people will repeat whole sections of dialogue from tv shows or movies that they really liked? Well, I think it must be similar to that.
I'm very fond of reading stories that include characters that I already know and can visualize. Like Dr. Who, Star Trek, X-Files... The characters are well established and I can can "see" them doing or saying what the author is describing. I don't know, it's just fun.
So my suggestion was not meant to save you time or trouble. I'd just like to read those episodes as prose.
Just keep swimming!
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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel
I agree.
I feel the same way. I would really enjoy reading EMIT stories and the ones already filmed might make good starting points to write/read from.
There is nothing a psychiatrist can do that bubble wrap can't.
You know how to raspberry, don't you Steve? You just put your tongue out and blow.
The point is being missed.
You simply don't spoil the plot of unreleased video by releasing a novelization first. It's just not done.
--Alex Markley
Alex Markley
“Objects in mirror seem closer than they appear.”
My summer reading
Aisling, you're supposed to be the one to write these novelizations. And if you get started now, I might be able to read them over the summer next year.
Malex, you need to hurry and get these EMIT episodes in the can and on tv so that everyone will want to read the novelizations next summer.
Just keep swimming!
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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel
Oh no.
I'm not writing them! The EMIT is Malex's idea and that it makes a very difficult medium for me. His style and mine are not interchangable.
There is nothing a psychiatrist can do that bubble wrap can't.
You know how to raspberry, don't you Steve? You just put your tongue out and blow.
Indeed
No novelizations of the filmed stories is in progress or planned. Current status on filmed episodes is "on hold".
We'll just have to be patient and see.
--Alex Markley
Alex Markley
“Objects in mirror seem closer than they appear.”
pressure
If I didn't have so much else that I was under pressure to write, I'd do it.
"All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you." Gandalf the Gray
Do you realize that if it weren't for Edison, we'd be watching TV by candlelight?
Sigh..
Okay, I'll try to be patient. Instead, I'll eventually finish reading At Day's End Then I'll start re-reading, The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat. That and knitting should fill up my summer.
Just keep swimming!
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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel
wait a minute...
Summer? What happened to winter? What about snow? Christmas, New Years, big parties, much fun? How did we get back to summer already? Did I oversleep? I just spent an entire summer in my garage in front of a greenscreen, I still get hotflashes from the memories of the extruciating heat... I'm ready for winter now, cold weather and all. At least hold off talking about summer until we get to the new year, for cryin out loud!
"All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you." Gandalf the Gray
Do you realize that if it weren't for Edison, we'd be watching TV by candlelight?
I sure am looking forward to summer...
I sure am looking forward to summer...
Even if I do take summer classes, the load will be considerably less - even to the point of making the heat bearable.
--Alex Markley
Alex Markley
“Objects in mirror seem closer than they appear.”
Man,
I don't get y'alls family and the cold. I'm a friggin canuck and I hate the cold. Gimmie the blasted summer! I'd rather die in the desert than die in the arctic. Sure, it's more painful, but it's also quicker.
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Just because you aren't paranoid doesn't mean we aren't watching you...
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"Have you seen how much cotton candy he can eat?"
"Yes! 5.1 Pounds. That's why his blood is so good on pancakes!"
I don't know, my friend.
I don't know the reason my friend, and I don't particularly care. I simply adore the cold, and despise the heat. That's just how it is.
--Alex Markley
Alex Markley
“Objects in mirror seem closer than they appear.”
well...
see, the thing is, in the summer, when it's really hot out, there's only so much you can take off and still remain decently dressed, but in the winter, you can pile on the sweaters and golves and scarves and sit by a fire wrapped up in a blanket with hot chocolate and a good book... Man, I want a fireplace.
"All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you." Gandalf the Gray
Do you realize that if it weren't for Edison, we'd be watching TV by candlelight?
I can't understand
I can't understand what's wrong with you people. Spring can beat summer and winter anyday of the week.
"In the heat of the composition I find that I have inadvertently allowed myself to assume the form of a large centipede."-Screwtape-from the screwtape letters
"Sir, the ketchup is becoming violently familiar with the guests." - me
autumn
Autumn is better, it's got the prettiest colors, and the bite in the air is unbeatable, you just start to dig out your sweaters and scarves, and you find the prettiest leaves to press in books... (silently letting my mind wander...)
"All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you." Gandalf the Gray
Do you realize that if it weren't for Edison, we'd be watching TV by candlelight?
Quick! Quick!
Quick! Quick! Snap out of it, before it's too late!
--Alex Markley
Alex Markley
“Objects in mirror seem closer than they appear.”
what, huh, where am I?
Um, how did I get here? More to the point, where is "here"? This can't be heaven, so I must not be dead, unless... No, it can't be! Is this... Oh, please, no... I can't be in... FRANCE! Oh, the horror! I don't even speak France-ish!
"All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you." Gandalf the Gray
Do you realize that if it weren't for Edison, we'd be watching TV by candlelight?
Spring
I would love it if the world slowed to a dead stop on a spring morning.
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PREMISE-Repeating oneself is stupid.
PREMISE-Repeating oneself is stupid.
CONCLUSION-I am stupid.
“[Jesus said,] ‘Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.’” –Matthew 24:35 (ESV)
France?
Just remember, everything is ok until you see that scarlet pimple person. Once he hits the place, it's like Leo from the Lethal Weapon movies - everything goes to heck.
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Just because you aren't paranoid doesn't mean we aren't watching you...
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"Have you seen how much cotton candy he can eat?"
"Yes! 5.1 Pounds. That's why his blood is so good on pancakes!"
What?
What's this? You want the world to die on a spring morning? What now? Somehow I don't think that will happen. It's too ironic.
I love the heat. See, as Pheonix pointed out, you can get do things to cure being cold but not cure the heat so it's better to like the heat than the cold because cold can be cured.
*deep breath*
Anyway, I don't know why I like hot better than cold, I just do. I was born in August so maybe that's got something to do with it. But at least I can stand cold.
There is nothing a psychiatrist can do that bubble wrap can't.
You know how to raspberry, don't you Steve? You just put your tongue out and blow.
Summer
I look forward to summer. because I have NO TIME AT ALL during the school year. If I read, it's during the summer.
Just keep swimming!
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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel
Heat, glorious heat
I'm with you, J. I HATE the cold. It hurts. And I'm cold all the time. Summer is never too hot. At least not in Ohio. And the winters are way too cold.
I think it's from Malex's father's side of the family. My dad is never too hot, either. He wears long sleeved shirts pretty much all summer. But then, he was stationed in Death Valley in the Army. He loved it there, and the way I feel now, I'm ready to relocate there myself!
Just keep swimming!
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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel
T-t-too c-c-cold.....
But at least I can stand cold.
Not me. It's j-j-just too much. F-f-fingers fr-fr-freezing to k-kk-keyboardddddddddddddd
Just keep swimming!
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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel
...
uh-oh
There is nothing a psychiatrist can do that bubble wrap can't.
You know how to raspberry, don't you Steve? You just put your tongue out and blow.
bugs
the "waassa" bug has made the leep from the keyboard to Sang Ming! Oh, the horror!
"All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you." Gandalf the Gray
Do you realize that if it weren't for Edison, we'd be watching TV by candlelight?
Ummm
Technically, it's "wasa". And somehow the symptoms don't seem to match. Besides, it's only my laptop that contains the "wasa" bug.
There is nothing a psychiatrist can do that bubble wrap can't.
You know how to raspberry, don't you Steve? You just put your tongue out and blow.
Heh...
Heh; Wasa.
Heh.
--Alex Markley
Alex Markley
“Objects in mirror seem closer than they appear.”
Yeah
Laugh while you can, Monkey Boy!
There is nothing a psychiatrist can do that bubble wrap can't.
You know how to raspberry, don't you Steve? You just put your tongue out and blow.
actually
actually it's more like, "laugha while you canna, Monkey Boya"
"All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you." Gandalf the Gray
Do you realize that if it weren't for Edison, we'd be watching TV by candlelight?
Wintertime blues
But in the summer, you can cool off - if you need to - by jumping in the pool. You get exercise, fun, sun, fresh air and comfort. Oh the joy! Lay by the pool with a book. When you get too hot, roll into the water for awhile. When you're sufficiently cool or fatigued, roll out and start over.Ahhh....
I'm a friggin canuck
I know what a canuck is, dear, but what does friggin' mean?
Just keep swimming!
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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel
Yes, I know.
I was saying it without the accent.
Ash... you do know where that quote comes from don't you?
There is nothing a psychiatrist can do that bubble wrap can't.
You know how to raspberry, don't you Steve? You just put your tongue out and blow.
Line from...
Buckaroo Bonzai! whoo!
--Alex Markley
Alex Markley
“Objects in mirror seem closer than they appear.”
oh, I like it, I like it!
You really should do it, guys. I think it would be great! EMIT was really a great idea, and honestly, I think it would seem more professional and would be more entertaining as a work of literature rather than an amateur short film. I think it would be lots of fun to read, but...it would prolly be really time consuming to make, because I know you would want it to be high quality. I mean, EMIT was great, and it would be a shame to let all that creativity go to waste. Why not use it--in the form of a series of short stories? Like maybe a monthly output of literary episodes, kinda like a manga or comic (only without the graphics). Wouldn't that be cool? I'm just throwing out ideas here. Don't feel obligated to do anything on my account.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths."
- Proverbs 3:5-6
I second the motion!!!!!!
I've heard so much about EMIT but I've never seen any of it. I would absolutely LOVE to read EMIT as a series of short stories or something.
I like NW's idea about a monthly release: either one story or a few chapters of a longer one. I hope you really do this Malex; it would be so amazing
The normal ones are boring. They all run-off screaming toward sanity. We just sit there at laugh at their sad attempts.
heyo
Hmm, looks like you might have another project on your hands, Malex
Lol, no pressure. I know you're super busy. But it would be really cool and way entertaining and tons of fun!
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths."
- Proverbs 3:5-6
*raises hand*
Third the motion!
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“Yeah,” Ilor said, beginning to laugh, “they'd kill us because they're pirates!”
O_O
*runs around cuffing raised hands*
No! No! Bad Medianites! Don't give him something else to worry about! Please don't give him something else to worry about.
*on a more serious note*
I can't speak for Malex here, but I think I can help a little. EMIT is not dead. It is in no way dead. But it has been shelved as a "future" project. There are more pressing and urgent matters. More of them then most of us could shake a stick at and it would be best not to give Malex more to worry about.
I am certain he appreciates your enthusiasm. But for now, perhaps we could direct that energy toward more established and modern projects such as the Malex Minute.
You know how to raspberry, don't you Steve? You just put your tongue out and blow.
*rubs hand* (jk, Ais)
Don't worry, Aisling. We know he's REALLY busy. We just want Malex to know that when he gets around to it (whenever that may be) he'll have an audience happily waiting for it
The normal ones are boring. They all run-off screaming toward sanity. We just sit there at laugh at their sad attempts.
On the other hand...
When one chooses to go into entertainment as a livlihood, one should realize that his adoring public will always be there making endless demands on him.
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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel
Future EMIT
I definitely appreciate the enthusiasm here guys. I've got great ideas for EMIT, and one of these days something will come of it. For now, my time is definitely full working on other things, so it'll be a while before anything else comes of this.
Btw, this thread is really old. It just floated to the top when I re-organized all the forums.
ttyl!
Alex Markley
“Objects in mirror seem closer than they appear.”
np
please, take your time. Anything worth doing is worth doing right, and revising this site is definitely worth doing!
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths."
- Proverbs 3:5-6
Correction
Around here it's usually, "Anything worth doing is worth overdoing."
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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel
LOL!!!!
so true. In my life, too
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths."
- Proverbs 3:5-6