Charles Foster Kane

He's a politician and newspaper tycoon.  He has an unfinished mansion and likes to have big parties.  The worth of his mansion is innumerable.  Kane started the Spanish-American War to make more money from his newspapers.  He has talked to many political leaders like Hitler.

Freaks and Geeks Reflection

My favorite episode so far has been the Keg Party episode.  I liked that one the most because it had a lot of funny parts and we learned a ton about each character.  Nick finally starts to show his feelings toward Lindsay, Daniel and Kim get back together, Sam and his friends are very protective and Neal likes Lindsay too.

Sam's Secret Dolls

FADE IN:

EXT. WEIR HOUSE - AFTERNOON

Shot of the casual and contemporary home of the Weirs.

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INT. SAM'S ROOM - AFTERNOON

Sam's room is surprisingly clean and neat but on the floor are figurines
scattered around.

SAM is talking to his toys using various voices.

                                   Sam
          Get down, Mr. Forest!  He's charging his
          laser weapon!

Sam makes fighting and exploding noises.

LINDSAY knocks on his closed door from the hallway.

                                  Lindsay
          Hey, why are you making so much noise?!
          Keep it down!  Don't make me come in there
          and make you shut up!

Sam panics and hurriedly attempts to put away his toys.

Man, I hate flapjacks.  They're just fluffy air that you drench in syrup.  I don't know why so many people like it, there's nothing special about them.

Freaks and Geeks Dialogue

Sam talks very politely and is completely innocent.  He usually makes excuses for things he gets caught doing or tries to do.

Nick and Daniel like to joke around a lot.

Kim and Karen are mean to everyone and feel they are better than them.

Neal has a large vocabulary and tries to act more mature than the other geeks.

Bill is very random.

ComicCon Discussion

Three writers who broke into the business and how they did it.
1. Created a spec for X-Files and got an agent.  Eventually got a job doing Sliders.

2. Wrote a pilot for a show called Van Hellsing, was rejected.  A movie by the same name later had some features the original writer could not have (a crossbow).

3. Went to work on Sea Quest that was canceled soon after.  Wrote a spec for X-Files after watching it for two weekends and came up with a script after originally thinking about albinos.

Screenplay Terms

From Joel Hall's "The Power of Waytergoth"

FADE IN:

int. Ellem Middle school PRINCIPAL’S office -- DAY

WILL HALEY, 27, sits in the old-fashioned principal’s office.  

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A headline reads, TUTORS NEEDED.  

Will reads the ad, picks up his phone, then punches the number from the ad.

ext. greater seattle youth center --DAY

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int. rose HOTEL --NIGHT

Will watches a snowy television screen.  The sound of money-love hammers from the floor above.

There is another series of thumps.  Will loses his patience.