tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post1673129331955531635..comments2024-03-07T20:15:45.996-08:00Comments on The Bitter Script Reader: How long is it? (or, another page-length question)The Bitter Script Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16575166527272639709noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-42343930700126576332010-10-14T12:09:25.145-07:002010-10-14T12:09:25.145-07:00I had similar concerns with the action/adventure g...I had similar concerns with the action/adventure genre.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-87701374535926573982010-10-14T06:30:16.957-07:002010-10-14T06:30:16.957-07:00Great question that indirectly asked one that I ha...Great question that indirectly asked one that I have pondered over for a bit: Knowing already that three-dimensional characters should be important for any script, we can't ignore that a comedy should be funny. However, I sometimes feel that I could never compare to a top notch comedy that almost always includes the input of trained, professional comedians ad-libbing funnier lines than originally written. <br /><br />Doesn't a spec writer sort of face a tough obstacle to write something just as funny so a reader, producer, agent can believe that it will be bigger than the previous hit comedy? I can't help but feel at a disadvantage to be one mind compared to a comedy film mostly morable for the one-liners of several comedy "geniuses."<br /><br />I guess my real question is: besides everything related to plot, what are the readers looking for from the comedy? Do they believe, "ok, this wasn't the funniest thing I've read but find a [insert comedian] and the comedy oozes out of this script because the characters are so well-defined."Carlos Matthews Hernandezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04844149114686947104noreply@blogger.com