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Rewrite the Cliche (currently 2095 views) |
M.Alexander |
Posted: April 6th, 2013, 8:58am |
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Inspired by Babz Buzz 26 -- take an old cliche and rewrite it. An example she used from one of her clients' scripts; "Today's the first day of what's left of your life" Here's a few of my lowly contributions; "A bird in the bush is worth a bird in the bush." "Sin is a hard taskmaster with low pay and lousy benefits." "This isn't my first day at the rodeo - it's my second." http://www.gardendigest.com/cliche.htmHave fun. |
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AmbitionIsKey |
Posted: April 6th, 2013, 9:04am |
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I feel as free as a turd!
Does that work, lol? |
| "No matter what you do, your job is to tell your story..."
Short scripts
GONE (6 pages, drama/thriller) |
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M.Alexander |
Posted: April 6th, 2013, 9:09am |
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I feel as free as a turd!
Does that work, lol? |
Sure, if you're writing for South Park. Rewriting a cliche is definitely harder than one might think. |
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bert |
Posted: April 6th, 2013, 1:06pm |
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AdministratorBuy the ticket, take the ride
LocationThat's me in the corner Posts4233 Posts Per Day 0.61 |
Rewriting a cliche is definitely harder than one might think.
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Be that as it may, I still want to scream everytime I hear a character begin, "Women, can't live with them,..." Time to retire that one. |
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Bogey |
Posted: April 6th, 2013, 2:02pm |
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LocationThe Chair Posts232 Posts Per Day 0.06 |
The late great Governor Ann Richards had a clever one about W:
"He was born with a silver foot in his mouth." |
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CrusaderVoice |
Posted: April 7th, 2013, 12:52am |
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This isn't original either and I really hate to go profane, especially on a thread MA started, but I can't get this memory of a cliche that got twisted out of my head.
I was the broadcaster for the Toronto Blue Jays AA minor league baseball team in the mid-1990s and on the last day of the season I interviewed the team's manager, Garth Iorg. The team was terrible. We lost 90 games and only won 54...despite the fact that 12 guys eventually played in the major leagues including one Cy Young winner.
I asked Iorg what he learned about leading team through that trying year and he replied (ON THE AIR!):
"Some days you win. Some days you lose. And some days you step in shit."
I with Iorg every day for six months that season. That was only time I heard him use profanity. I managed to kill the mic so the entire profane word didn't air...but it still nearly gave my boss and team's vice president a heart attack. |
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M.Alexander |
Posted: April 7th, 2013, 10:31am |
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Every cloud has a silver linings playbook.
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RegularJohn |
Posted: April 10th, 2013, 5:39pm |
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Been there, done nothing.
As soon as convenient.
Thinking outside the smaller box.
My rewrites aren't very good either. |
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Ledbetter |
Posted: April 10th, 2013, 6:09pm |
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Do unto others before they do unto you
(A whale cliché) You're only as young as you krill
If at first you don't succeed, you're a loser
(A dog cliché) If you can't lick 'em, you must be a girl dog
(A dentist cliché) You can't handle the tooth
Shawn....><
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Felipe |
Posted: April 10th, 2013, 6:23pm |
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Be that as it may, I still want to scream everytime I hear a character begin, "Women, can't live with them,..."
Time to retire that one.
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Women, can't live with them... *silence* |
| 'Artist' is not a term you should use to refer to yourself. Let others, and your work, do it for you. |
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DanBall |
Posted: May 29th, 2013, 12:29pm |
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I know a good idea when I steal one.
Smart as a milk carton. |
| "I remember a time of chaos. Ruined dreams. This wasted land. But most of all, I remember The Road Warrior. The man we called 'Max'."
THE PINBALL WARRIOR (scifi, WIP, ~30 pg.) A STAND AGAINST EVIL (short, 9 pg.) |
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Manowar |
Posted: June 8th, 2013, 1:26am |
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I asked Iorg what he learned about leading team through that trying year and he replied (ON THE AIR!):
"Some days you win. Some days you lose. And some days you step in shit."
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But that's so much better than most coaches/managers offer. The usual "one game at a time" or "it is what is it is" or "backs against the wall" is so total cliche and says nothing. At least you got a funny (and truthful) line out of the guy. |
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Manowar |
Posted: June 8th, 2013, 1:27am |
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Inspired by Babz Buzz 26 -- take an old cliche and rewrite it. An example she used from one of her clients' scripts; "Today's the first day of what's left of your life" Here's a few of my lowly contributions; "A bird in the bush is worth a bird in the bush." "Sin is a hard taskmaster with low pay and lousy benefits." "This isn't my first day at the rodeo - it's my second." http://www.gardendigest.com/cliche.htmHave fun. |
Sounds like you're searching for a theme of sorts? |
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