*** Visual IRC '98 channel #paddedcell log, created 10/22/01 5:49:50 PM
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> Hey everyone!
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> So happy you could all make it tonight!
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> We've gone to moderated mode just for a moment.
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> Just a few ground rules before we get started.
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> First: Unlike our prior fan club chats with the cast,
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> this is going to be a moderated chat.
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> Unfortunately, we can't have a completely open chat
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> considering the large number of ppl in the room tonight
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> By moderated, we mean you won't be able to speak to the main room.
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> This is to keep down on the chatter,
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> as well as (hopefully) protecting from flooders
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> However, unlike SciFi Channel chats,
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> it won't be a moderator picking and choosing
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> which questions get asked.
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> When it's your turn to ask a question,
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> you'll be given a "voice" – You'll ask the question
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> and get to "talk" with our guests tonight.
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> Second: Please use your fan club or usual handle.
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> We're going in alphabetical order tonight,
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> starting from a predetermined point in the chatter list.
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> If you leave the room and come back in with a new handle,
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> just so you can go next, you won't be called on.
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> That would just be unfair to the rest of the room.
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> Third: Please do NOT discuss this chat in the main room or on the bboards..
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> The last thing we want is a flooder or troll in here,
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> ruining it for the rest of us.
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> We didn't publicize this chat on the bboards for this reason.
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> Fourth: Please have your question ready.
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> Vince & Paul only have a short time with us tonight,
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> and we want to get to as many questions as possible.
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> Before we give the next person in line a "voice",
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> a moderator will private message (pm) you
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> to ask if you are ready with your question.
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> If you don't respond to her in pm, we'll move on to the next person.
#paddedcell
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> or how this is running tonight, just pm Shelbel.
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> For those of you new to chatting,
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> to private message (pm) someone, locate his/her handle
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> in the list to the right of the room, and double left-click
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> on that person's name.
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> Our moderators will, in a few moments,
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> be pming all of you with the name of the room in which
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> the chat with Vince and Paul will be occurring.
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> Just type: /join #name-of-room to join the chat.
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> Please leave #PaddedCell when you go to the main room.
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> It'll help us keep an eye out for any latecomers.
*** [1]Craig (Craig@sznd.aplx.vgnr.nfcl.this.chat.server)[1] has joined channel #paddedcell
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> Thanks and have fun, everyone!!
<[1]Craig[1]> Hi everyone
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> everyone.....R2 has just let us know that Paul & Vince are running a bit late
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> Vince & Paul will NOT be chatting with us in this room. We have set up a different room for the main chat.
[(signed off)]
*** Mode change [:+v Craig] on channel #PaddedCell by [1]KatrynSedai[1]
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> As a special treat, Craig Silverstein is with us right now
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> if you have a question for him, email either gina, mrsspooky or shelbel
<[1]Craig[1]> Yo I-Maniacs!
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> we'll voice you
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> welcome, craig
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> glad you could join us tonight.
<[1]Craig[1]> I can only be here for about twenty five minutes
<[1]Craig[1]> Think of me as an opening act if those two shmoes are late
<[1]Craig[1]> :)
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> yeah, they ARE late
<[1]Craig[1]> Paul, I understand, but Vinny has no excuse
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> anyone have a question for Craig, head writer & producer for I-man?
<[1]Craig[1]> head writer (I wish)
<[1]Craig[1]> Things would've been smoother
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> lg...go again
<[1]LoneGirl189[1]> Ack, I'm on..
<[1]LoneGirl189[1]> What would you suggest to a young aspiring writer?
<[1]Craig[1]> Write Write Write
<[1]Craig[1]> I know that sounds lame but it's harder to do than you think
<[1]Craig[1]> If you are a writer you know what I'm talking about
<[1]Craig[1]> Then, use your friends
<[1]LoneGirl189[1]> Yeah...
<[1]Craig[1]> To get your stuff read
<[1]Craig[1]> Someone is related to someone else important, I guarantee
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> craig, when you're ready for the next question, just say ga
<[1]Craig[1]> Hey R2
<[1]LoneGirl189[1]> Thanks!
<[1]R2[1]> Okay, folks. Craig is willing to answer questions, but you MUST submit them through the Moderators.
<[1]Craig[1]> By the way, Steve Binder says hi. He can't get online right now.
<[1]Craig[1]> ga
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> ga helmet
<[1]R2[1]> If Craig reports anyone PMing him, that person will be removed from the chat.
<[1]MrsSpooky[1]> Hi Steve!
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> helmet....go ahead and talk to the room
<[1]Craig[1]> MrsSpooky, Steve just called me. He's not actually here...
<[1]Adelheide[1]> Yes, R2, THEY WILL
<[1]Craig[1]> He's taking the MCATS soon.
<[1]Craig[1]> ga
<[1]helmetgirl[1]>
07[1][1]yay!
<[1]MrsSpooky[1]> Oh. Well, when you see him. :D
<[1]helmetgirl[1]> Do you put much discription into your scripts, or do you let the actors interpret the sceen?
<[1]Craig[1]> Sure will
<[1]helmetgirl[1]> sorry, I was writing my essay ;)
<[1]Craig[1]> HG, there are descriptions in the scripts.
<[1]Craig[1]> Have someone send you a copy (I handed some out at ComicCon)
<[1]Craig[1]> Then you can see what I'm talking about.
<[1]Craig[1]> ga
<[1]helmetgirl[1]> :(
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> blackdeath, your turn
<[1]BlackDeath666[1]> hey
<[1]BlackDeath666[1]> would you like to do more invisibleman scripts?
<[1]Craig[1]> Sure, but I'm not going to. The show has been cancelled.
<[1]Craig[1]> ga
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> chomjangi, your turn
<[1]Craig[1]> Guys, I have about fifteen minutes left. Hit me with the tough questions if you want
<[1]Chomjangi[1]> Hey Craig. Can you give us any ideas about what might have happened in the series if it had not been cancelled?
<[1]Craig[1]> Yes, but doing so will spoil the last eps of the season.
<[1]Craig[1]> Ask me again after they air, and I'll tell you all.
<[1]Craig[1]> ALL!
<[1]Chomjangi[1]> thanks :)
<[1]Craig[1]> ALLLLL!!!!
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> kevinfawkes...you're up
<[1]Craig[1]> ga
<[1]KevinFawkes[1]> Yes. I wanted to know what you think should've been done, as writers, that might have kept the show going longer? If anything?
<[1]KevinFawkes[1]> <bg> As one writer to another?
<[1]Craig[1]> Um, not to sound bitter, but putting me in charge earlier would've helped. Period.
<[1]KevinFawkes[1]> lol...understood.
<[1]Craig[1]> And the network not throwing out some of our best stories.
<[1]Craig[1]> 'cause they were "too scifi" if you can believe it.
<[1]KevinFawkes[1]> I can believe it.
<[1]Craig[1]> Or too "funny"
<[1]KevinFawkes[1]> You are all good writers, I can see you doing more, if we can help.
<[1]Craig[1]> Anyway, it was a victim of economics in the end. Not stories/creative
<[1]Craig[1]> A successful experiment but that's what did it in.
<[1]Craig[1]> (basic cable with first run syndie simultaneously)
<[1]Craig[1]> ga
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> Rozska, your turn
<[1]Rozska[1]> As a fellow writer (I just sold my first novel!) I'd like to know when you quit your 'day job' and started writing full time?
<[1]Craig[1]> Rozska, I never quit my day job. I wrote at night.
<[1]Craig[1]> I worked till Sunday and started I-Man on Monday.
<[1]Craig[1]> Working for Lucasfilm THX
<[1]Rozska[1]> your schedule sounds as hectic as mine (though I write in the AM)
<[1]Craig[1]> As a quality control reel reviewer
<[1]Craig[1]> I can't write in the AM to save my life. I'm jealous.
<[1]Craig[1]> ga
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> We have several ppl who would like to know what you plan to do next.
<[1]Craig[1]> What's next:
<[1]Craig[1]> I have had offers from Stargate, Farscape, and Enterprise.
<[1]Craig[1]> I don't think I'll be doing either of them.
<[1]Craig[1]> I have a commitment from USA network
<[1]Craig[1]> and SciFi network
<[1]Craig[1]> to develop new series.
<[1]Craig[1]> I've got some ideas, and hopefully they'll make 'em.
<[1]Craig[1]> I'm also trying to get into movies.
<[1]Craig[1]> ga
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> Kitkat...your turn
<[1]Kitkat[1]> We've explored Darien's family…even the relatives that are supposedly dead….when do we get to see Hobbes' family?
<[1]Craig[1]> Unfortunately... never.
<[1]Kitkat[1]> not even if it comes back on another netowrk?
<[1]Craig[1]> Oh, if it comes back... sure!
<[1]Kitkat[1]> yay!
<[1]Craig[1]> His sister, then!
<[1]Kitkat[1]> double yay!
<[1]Craig[1]> Watch out...
<[1]Craig[1]> ga
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> Drakkar, your turn
<[1]Drakkar[1]> Do you need specialized schooling to find work as a screenwriter, Craig? Or can you make it on talent alone if you get your stuff in front of the right people?
<[1]Craig[1]> D, you must know proper format
<[1]Craig[1]> Or no one will read your stuff.
<[1]Drakkar[1]> right
<[1]Craig[1]> If you know TV and movies, and proper format
<[1]Craig[1]> you don't need schooling.
<[1]Drakkar[1]> :)
<[1]Craig[1]> A script does not come with a resume
<[1]Craig[1]> Study shooting scripts, and get some books.
<[1]Drakkar[1]> that's what I was hoping to read
<[1]Craig[1]> But most of all watch TV AND MOVIES!
<[1]Craig[1]> good ones...
<[1]Craig[1]> :)
<[1]Craig[1]> ga
<[1]Drakkar[1]> if you're in the credits
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> oomgowah, your turn
<[1]Drakkar[1]> it's good
<[1]oomgowah[1]> Thanks and Good evening! What has been some of your favorite scifi writing for tv?
<[1]Craig[1]> Thanks, D
<[1]Craig[1]> Hm.. Good question.
<[1]Craig[1]> I'd have to think about it, but...
<[1]Craig[1]> I LOVE Quantum Leap
<[1]Craig[1]> And there are some Next Generation eps. I liked.
<[1]Craig[1]> Voyagers (an old time travel show) cheesy but good.
<[1]Craig[1]> Some X-Files (Darren Morgan)
<[1]oomgowah[1]> Good taste
<[1]Craig[1]> And it's not SciFi, per se, but
<[1]Craig[1]> Batman The Animated Series had some gems.
<[1]Craig[1]> One ep. entitled "Almost Got 'Em"
<[1]Craig[1]> Very well done.
<[1]Craig[1]> ga
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> sparkygirl, your turn
<[1]SparkyGirl[1]> If you were creating a comic book hero, what would he be like?
<[1]SparkyGirl[1]> Yeah, and I love Batman, too.
<[1]Craig[1]> I'd really have to think about that, SparkyGirl.
<[1]Craig[1]> It'd take more than an impromptu answer, but since I can't draw,
<[1]Craig[1]> and I think that's paramount to coming up with comic book characters, initially
<[1]SparkyGirl[1]> You'd be WRITING him, though.
<[1]Craig[1]> the art and the backstory...
<[1]Craig[1]> are both important...
<[1]SparkyGirl[1]> Like writing a comic book TYPE hero, for a show.
<[1]Craig[1]> Ah, I see.
<[1]Craig[1]> Well, I'm doing that right now. But I can't get into it yet.
<[1]SparkyGirl[1]> Oh, boy! Thanks!
<[1]Craig[1]> Still working behind my curtain, in secret...
<[1]Craig[1]> mu
<[1]Craig[1]> ha
<[1]Craig[1]> ha
<[1]SparkyGirl[1]> I look forward to it!
<[1]Craig[1]> ga
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> imanrules....your turn
<[1]Craig[1]> Five more minutes, guys and gals...
<[1]IMANRULES[1]> Hi Craig
<[1]Craig[1]> Hi
<[1]IMANRULES[1]> Do you find writing sci fi more difficult that reg fiction/
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> vince and paul will be with us shortly folks
<[1]Craig[1]> No, genre is always easier.
<[1]Craig[1]> Lots of rules and precedent to help you out.
<[1]IMANRULES[1]> I like writing sci fi too.Although only in fun
<[1]Craig[1]> SciFi goodness.
<[1]Craig[1]> ga
<[1]IMANRULES[1]> I've written a jn Iman story
<[1]Craig[1]> Season 3 will probably be all fan fiction...
<[1]Craig[1]> I think some other shows have done that
<[1]Craig[1]> Hi Liz-Z
<[1]liz-Z[1]> So... what's your favorite I-man episode you've ever written? Sorry if this has been asked before, I'm just curious. :)
<[1]liz-Z[1]> Hi! :-D
<[1]Craig[1]> No prob. Ralph.
<[1]Craig[1]> ga
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> ms tamany
<[1]liz-Z[1]> Ooh, loved that one. :)
<[1]MsTamany[1]> Craig, first off, thanks so much for taking this time with us. Are there any plans for a series of I-Man books, and if so, would you be involved with them?
<[1]Craig[1]> Don't know about the book thing. Are there Farscape books?
<[1]MrsSpooky[1]> there are magazines
<[1]Craig[1]> If there was a book thing, I don't think I'd be involved.
<[1]MsTamany[1]> More precisely, would you WANT to be involved? I've always loved your episodes best -- you seem to really knwo the characters.
<[1]Craig[1]> Um, I probably would not want to be involved in novelization, etc.
<[1]MsTamany[1]> Okay, thanks. :)
<[1]Craig[1]> Less money and you don't have the cast!
<[1]MsTamany[1]> Hee!
<[1]Craig[1]> Different art form altogether.
<[1]Craig[1]> ga
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> Gina, do you have a question for craig?
<[1]Craig[1]> Go Blue, Gina
<[1]GinaS[1]> Hey Craig! Yes Go Blue!
<[1]GinaS[1]> I didn't really have a question but, if you could choose any project to start with no restrictions, what would it be?
<[1]Craig[1]> It's already being done.
<[1]Craig[1]> "Lord Of The Rings"
<[1]GinaS[1]> The bastards stole it from you! :)
<[1]Craig[1]> It's gonna be great, I think...
<[1]Craig[1]> Next question must be my last, guys :(
<[1]Craig[1]> ga
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> everyone....vince and paul are almost ready to start
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> sorry for the delay
<[1]GinaS[1]> Debb did you have one?
<[1]debb[1]> great chat craig
<[1]Craig[1]> I have much more to say. I'll stop by in an hour or so,
<[1]Craig[1]> Hey debb
<[1]Craig[1]> Or I'll chat later on...
<[1]debb[1]> cool beans
<[1]Craig[1]> Go ahead, debb.
<[1]Craig[1]> I've got time for one more...
<[1]GinaS[1]> Go Sanguine
<[1]Sanguine[1]> Craig will you come back to comiccon?
<[1]Sanguine[1]> We enjoyed your visit!
<[1]Craig[1]> Perhaps. It was lots of fun last time.
<[1]Sanguine[1]> thanks we try to run a good con
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> ok guys....we're ready to start the main chat
<[1]Craig[1]> Alright, I must be off. Thanks for having me.
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> sorry for the delay
<[1]KatrynSedai[1]> THX CRAIG!
<[1]Craig[1]> Be back later on...
<[1]Craig[1]> Love Craig
<[1]GinaS[1]> Thanx for stopping by Craig!
<[1]Sanguine[1]> bye Craig!
