Strange Conversations: Part One Hundred and Eighty-Four
Posted 6 August 2009 in Strange Conversations by Catriona
Via instant messaging:
NICK: You just need to relax, like the MST3K [that’s Mystery Science Theater 3000, our most recent obsession] theme song says.
ME: But if I remember that it’s just a show, then the existential horror overwhelms me again.
NICK: Oh god.
ME: What if I’m cancelled? Mid-season?
NICK: You’ll live on in repeats, DVD sales, youtube skits, fan-dubs, and the memories of faithful viewers forever.
ME: I can be a cult favourite!
NICK: Exactly!
ME: People will mourn the tragedy of my thirteen-episode run for ever! And send peanuts to the networks!
NICK: Very true. So it’s all good really.
ME: Well, except I’ll be dead. Metaphorically.
NICK: But only metaphorically.
ME: It’s still pretty bad! And if I’m a TV show, isn’t metaphor actualised?
NICK: You know, I’ve lost track of where this one is going.
ME: Me, too. That’s probably why I was cancelled. Too obscure for prime time.
NICK: Oh man.
ME: Sorry.
Share your thoughts [3]
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Drew wrote at Aug 6, 06:38 am
But, when the movie is made (after those thirteen beloved episodes circulate through fandom) it will be EPIC! A total shake-up of the status quo and a textbook example of what a film from a TV should be like, not like those crappy Star Trek episode-like movies. HUGE things will happen, Nick will be killed most likely, brutely and suddenly, and we will mourn his loss (and yours in losing him). After that you will continue to live on in fanfic forever. Man it’s gonna be awesome, can’t wait!
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Nick wrote at Aug 6, 06:49 am
I think my agent has seen the script and has made a few changes, Drew. Instead of dying, I’m going to save the day, riding in with a convoy of Arrakian Sandworms.
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Catriona wrote at Aug 6, 06:51 am
And I think my agent has seen your agent’s changes, and instructed my lawyer to send a stern letter outlining the consequences should the film be subject to a plagiarism lawsuit.
You’re back to dying in the latest version.