http://www.idkfa.com/v3 idkfa: syndicated http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4915&msg_id=4917 I believe it was on his first Q&A DVD, An Evening with Kevin Smith (where he also related a hilarious story about filming a bio documentary for Prince). Anyway, the writing process sounds like a convoluted mess: famous ghostwriters who don't want their names associated with shitty script rewrites, people changing a paragraph of dialogue for a writer's credit, third/ fourth/fifth sets of authors on rewrites (ala Superman), etc. In short: the writing community in Hollywood sounds like a redneck community in Arkansas - everyone is fucking everyone else and no one wants to know or talk about it. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Cognitive Surplus Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:41:43 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4915&msg_id=4917 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4915&msg_id=4916 Huh, I hadn't heard that, though, it only justifies my tithing to the Church of Whedon. Though, the way I understand how they do writing in Hollywood is that any number of writers can look at a script/screenplay, tweak a few words, and get credit (provided they use a portion that they worked on). There's a Kevin Smith video somewhere where he's talking about work he did for a failed Superman movie script (that I can't very well track down at work) that sort of reflects this process (and how it is pretty messed up). kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Cognitive Surplus Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:13:06 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4915&msg_id=4916 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4915&msg_id=4915 Just. Wow. Also, Joss Whedon co-wrote Toy Story???!?!? How the fuck did I not know that until now??? Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Cognitive Surplus Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:39:52 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4915&msg_id=4915