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Posted by: steven8, June 10th, 2009, 9:06pm
Dressell suggested in his review of my Blueprint for Life thread that perhaps the name of my main character should be different.

His description, as in my second draft:


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AARON OLIS "48", a gritty ex-CIA agent with a thinning
mullet who looks 35, feels 60, yet acts 18,


The 48 was in parenthesis, but the website turns that into a smiley face, so ignore that.

Now, this whole story is going under the knife, and I have this name thing stuck in my head and would like folks to just throw out ideas for what you think would fill in that description better than Aaron Olis.

Thank you.
Posted by: Zack, June 10th, 2009, 9:14pm; Reply: 1
Jimmy "Jack" Grayson

~Zack~
Posted by: Andrew, June 10th, 2009, 9:17pm; Reply: 2
Wayne Agelock.

Hmmm, maybe not.

Andrew
Posted by: mcornetto (Guest), June 10th, 2009, 9:19pm; Reply: 3
48

Great name.
Posted by: bert, June 10th, 2009, 9:19pm; Reply: 4
I like ya' Steve, but this is a very silly thread.

Name my character?  Please.  You are writing a script, man!  Put on your thinking cap.

Or browse the phone book or something.

And nobody else start a thread like this.
Posted by: steven8, June 10th, 2009, 9:27pm; Reply: 5

Quoted from bert
I like ya' Steve, but this is a very silly thread.

Name my character?  Please.  You are writing a script, man!  Put on your thinking cap.

Or browse the phone book or something.

And nobody else start a thread like this.


I have run through 3,495 names over the past two weeks . . .and that may be a conservative number.  I am leaning towards one in particular, but like George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, I am looking for the input of my peers to gain more depth in my selection.

I'm glad you like me, Bert.  I like you too.  :)
Posted by: Zack, June 10th, 2009, 9:30pm; Reply: 6

Quoted from steven8


I'm glad you like me, Bert.  I like you too.  :)


Well... this is a little awkward...

~Zack~
Posted by: steven8, June 10th, 2009, 9:39pm; Reply: 7

Quoted from Zack


Well... this is a little awkward...

~Zack~


Not for me, but then I did not intend it in an improper way.

Posted by: dresseme (Guest), June 10th, 2009, 11:41pm; Reply: 8
Eh, just name your character Dressel and be done with it.  :-)
Posted by: steven8, June 11th, 2009, 4:00am; Reply: 9

Quoted from dresseme
Eh, just name your character Dressel and be done with it.  :-)


Ah, a guy with one name.  Like Hansel, from Zoolander?

Posted by: mcornetto (Guest), June 11th, 2009, 4:16am; Reply: 10
Steven,

I wasn't kidding.

48, age unknown, a gritty ex-CIA agent with a thinning
mullet who looks 35, feels 60, yet acts 18.
Posted by: steven8, June 11th, 2009, 5:07am; Reply: 11

Quoted from mcornetto
Steven,

I wasn't kidding.

48, age unknown, a gritty ex-CIA agent with a thinning
mullet who looks 35, feels 60, yet acts 18.


Hmm.  Like Agent 48?  He'd only be half the agent Agent 96 was.  :)  48.  Interesting.

Psht! - See what happens when you post after being up all night.  Can't even make a good Get Smart joke.  Doh!
Posted by: Breanne Mattson, June 11th, 2009, 11:58am; Reply: 12
Delbert Winston Nettle IV, Esquire?

DELBERT WINSTON NETTLE IV, ESQUIRE, 48, a gritty ex-CIA agent with a thinning mullet who looks 35, feels 60, yet acts 18,…

I think it has a nice ring to it. :)




Posted by: Helio, June 11th, 2009, 12:56pm; Reply: 13
Delbert Malone, 48, a gritty ex-CIA agent with a thinning mullet who looks 35, feels 60, yet acts 18,...

-Who's this?

- Delbert, Delbert Malone, baby.
Posted by: steven8, June 12th, 2009, 11:25pm; Reply: 14
I know the entire community has been on the edge of their seat over this, so I wanted to tell you that a final decision has been made.

Aaron will remain Aaron, and I've changed the name of the antagonist instead.

I thank you all for your input.

The End
Posted by: Helio, June 13th, 2009, 12:49pm; Reply: 15
That's okay, so Delbert Malone's name now belongs to Breanne Mattson and Hélio J Cordeiro
Posted by: Breanne Mattson, June 13th, 2009, 3:03pm; Reply: 16
Yeah, you’ll be sorry Steven when “Delbert Malone, Esquire” is the hottest script in Hollywood.  :D

Posted by: Helio, June 13th, 2009, 3:43pm; Reply: 17
Don't come telling us we didn't warn you, dude! ;D
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