SCRIPTS: Bubbles The Ninja's Great Adventure 1.5

Bubbles Gets Lost Part 5 (google docs)

Bubbles Gets Lost Part 5 (.docx)

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY: Gavin Drury

PREVIOUSLY: After the wreckage explosion on the beach, everyone seems to be ok. In order to find out where they are they start organising a search party for the pilot and the cockpit when something suddenly emerges from the jungle.

SAYID: We'll have to send a search party out. Three or four of us to go look for him at least as we don't know what sort of whacky adventures we could get into searching for him.

 

JACK: Well I'll go. Fortunately I've had experience with exploring and if the pilot needs any medical treatment I'll be able to help.

Suddenly something emerges from the jungle....

.....20 years ago.....

SCENE: There's a group of kids hanging around in the playground at school.

ROBERT: Jack, I'm telling you, Steve said he found a stash of porn in the middle of the woods but he's not telling anyone where it is.

SCRIPTS: The Queen And The Bodyguard - After The Wedding

After The Wedding (online)

After The Wedding (.docx)

SCENE: Buckingham Palace. Saturday morning. The day after Kate and William’s marriage.

The Bodyguard is walking down a hallway with a concerned look on his face. He is apparently searching for something. As he approaches a corner, a little girl comes running round it and bumps into him.

HENRIETTA: Sorry mister, in a hurry. Looking for Gav.

Henrietta runs off and then another gentleman comes around the corner.

SCRIPTS: Bubbles The Ninja's Great Adventure 1.4

Bubbles Gets Lost - Part 4 (online)
Bubbles Gets Lost - Part 4 (.docx)


Previously:-

AUDIO REVIEW: Second Doctor Box Set - 2. The Destroyers

The story starts off with a pretty suspenseful and eerie set-up. Eventually, the Daleks turn up and actually prove themselves to be quite formidable for a change, ruthlessly killing everyone in a base station before the start of a typically eighties theme tune which spoils the tone somewhat. Then we meet up with Sara Kingdom, and considering that all her stories so far for Big Finish have been very good, I'm hoping for more of the same. It will go nicely with the lottery win I'm also hoping for.

While the following scene that sees Sara trying to find her team and get to the base station seems to drag a tad as they encounter various obstacles (one), it's still a pleasant ride. I just couldn't help but think where, (and when) it was going. When we get there, we find the Dalek kindly left a survivor to report everything to Sara's team. I think Dalek Steve may have a faulty weapon.

The Daleks then discover survivors and send Unit 2 - lets hope Dalek Steve isn't in that Unit - to deal with them. The rest of the story is then devoted Sara and her team and it soon gets boring with nothing much having happened at all until the end where someone remembers that the Daleks were supposed to be in this. Cue a quick battle and a resolution and a feeling of relief as you realise that unlike the previous story, this one ends after one disc.

Score: 4/7

Released: December 2010
Publisher: Big Finish
Writer: Terry Nation
Adapted By: Nicholas Briggs and John Dorney
Director: Lisa Bowerman

BOOK REVIEW: Confessions Of A Conjuror - Derren Brown

This is not strictly an autobiography, more a combination of a collection of personal stories, comedic observations, and magic tricks. The book is told through the intricate process of performing a single magic trick, using the minute observations and feelings experienced throughout performing this trick to segway into amusing anecdotes, self help tips, and embarrasing confessions.
It's mainly through these confessions, and their subsequent analysis of why he does these things along with an psycological explanation, that you realise that any ticks or traits you have that make you feel weird or embarrassed about, that everyone does them and taking them into account, how to better interract with people and understand your world around you.
It never gets heavy into instruction or preaching but tells these through amusing recollections of his childhood and just simple observations.

The format could be jarring to some as the magic trick is told in parts here and there throughout the book, continually intersperssed with off the track topics but for me it w--ks well.

Learn about the pantomines people play out to themselves to not appear weird; why you repeatedly do things you don't actually enjoy; and how to simply enjoy life more.

As with the idea that psychics use barnum statements that appear to be very personal and accurate statements about you but would actually apply to most people, I would say that most of the ideas and experiences told in here are similar in that they are obviously very personal things about Derren himself but most of it will apply to everyone in some respect.

I would say that, along with Tricks Of The Mind, this is a must read for everyone.
It also has the greatest ending to a piece of writing ever.

Score: 5/7

SCRIPTS: The Sober Chronicles - Chapter 21 - Guinness

(NOTE: This chapter takes place concurrently with the events in
The Jesus Chronicles - Chapter 21 - Big Expectations)

PREVIOUSLY
"Sounds as good a place to start anyway. Let's go then."
AND NOW

They all arrive at the sinking island to find hundreds of people gathered on the shoreline and looking at the slowly disappearing land mass full of shadows. The gathered have separated into two groups and are arguing with each other about whether they should save the shadows or not. GAVSEN nudges AAlgav, "you think that's that Moses dude?" as he points towards a man knelt in the water in a futile attempt to separate the water with his hands.
"...and this man is supposed to help us?" asks Downtown in a sarcastic tone.
All four of them look on in dumbfounded disbelief as someone approaches Moses and starts talking to him. He is interrupted by a loud rumbling sound and the sea suddenly starts frothing with activity before opening up and creating a channel of dry land between Moses and the island. The man who was talking to Jesus instructs the shadows to make their way back whilst Moses has his arms thrown in the air in victory. Gav then proclaims "This is the man who is going to save us."

TO BE CONTINUED

REVIEW Second Doctor Box Set 1. Prison In Space

While not entirely original, a story about women ruling the planet, or having any creative use of time or high action scenes, the story marched on at decent enough pace and told an enjoyable enough story. The Doctor and Jamie get sent to a prison for the inferiors (males) while Zoe is sent for reconditioning.
There isn't exactly much here to praise, but there's less to pick at. It was okay, with some pretty good performances. The highlights probably being when Jamie and The Doctor (in seperate occasions) both suddenly realise they didn't get the not so subtle hints they were been given. And given that those are highlights, you can imagine how so averagely non-exciting the rest is. The only downside I can say about this, besides there being any real presence of an upside, is that this story was given over to two discs.

Score - 4/7

Released: December 2010
Published By: Big Finish
Written By: Dick Sharples
Adapted By: Simon Guerrier
Directed By: Lisa Bowerman

The Sober Chronicles - Chapter 20 - Too Many References

PREVIOUSLY
"what we really need, is someone who... can perform miracles"
AND NOW


Downtown replied "...or we could just ring the Justice League. I'd phone Santa but I think he's busy."
"You know Santa?" GAVSEN asks with shock.
Downtown slaps him around the head.
"No you fool. I was using Franklin Gothic." Downtown pauses briefly before explaining "...the Sarcasm font. There's no such things as miracles. It's a stupid idea."
"Well, maybe not such a bad idea" Gav teases.
"Not you too?" questions AAlgav.
"Wait. While I agree there's no such things as miracles, there are people out there with brilliant minds and abilities that seem miracle-like to many people but can be explained when you really look at it. What we need to do is find these people. They're the sort of people that may be able to help."
".... or that." adds GAVSEN
"Wait, were you eating worm egg sandwiches on the ship or something?" queries Downtown.
"Quick, someone get him a holophoner" adds AAlgav.
"........" says Gav with a confused look on his face.
"Anyway,..." continues AAlgav, "I've heard talk of someone called Moses who may fit into that description. Everyone talks about him but I've no idea who he is, only that he's trying to reunite the shadows or something over on that island that's flooding."
"Sounds as good a place to start anyway. Let's go then." concludes Gav.

TO BE CONTINUED

The Sober Chronicles - Chapter 19 - The Miracle Worker

PREVIOUSLY
"Downtown screams and charges at Gav..."
AND NOW

Downtown snatches the bottle from Gav's hand and throws it to the other side of the room shouting "What do you think you're doing.. are you even thinking?"
"What? I wanted beer." questioned Gav.
"Good thing I saved you then, did you not notice that that was a bottle of Budweiser!"
"IT WAS?! Fuck man, that was close. Good job someone here has their wits about them."
AAlgav speaks up. "Well clearly, we neeed to get this man some beer. And quick."
"Then I propose we use this meeting to discuss what our options are to achieve this." adds GAVSEN
Downtown replies "Well we know that all public houses will have sold out, so we need to think of an alternative"
"Or find someone who may know of an alternative" replied Gav.
"How about that Billy The Wise?" offered Downtown.
"Whizz. It's pronounced whizz" corrected Gav.
Everyone notices GAVSEN deep in thought.
"GAVSEN?" asks AAlgav.
"I was just thinking, what we really need, is someone who can make alcohol from water. Someone who can perform miracles"

TO BE CONTINUED

The Sober Chronicles - Chapter 18 - 'nuff Said

The Sober Chronicles - Chapter 18 - 'nuff Said

PREVIOUSLY
"Just then the rain stops to cheers from everyone."
AND NOW...  

Gav, Downtown, AAlgar, and JABSEN are back on land where AAlgar is still disgusted with himself for his 'King Of The World' comment and Gav is steadily becoming sober much to his discomfort. AAlgar and JABSEN express interest in joining Gav and Downtown and are given the Gavified names of AAlgav and GAVSEN. It is at this moment that a 'Lemming' from the boat approaches the group. Greatly disturbed by his presence, Downtown rushes towards 'Lemming' and gives him a Gary Neviile* before returning to the group. Collectively, the Order Of Gavs decide to arrange an official emergency meeting to discuss the current beer situation. GAVSEN knows of a place where the meeting can be held and they set off towards a seemingly abandoned building. GAVSEN explains that the founder Dave uses this for gatherings of the Religion Of Indecisiveness but he can't decide how to decorate the place. As they sit discussing things, the door suddenly swings open and a dwarf appears and throws a bottle towards them before apologising about getting the wrong room and running off. Gav catches the empty bottle and immediately holds it upside down above his open mouth hoping to rescue any remaining drops. Upon seeing this, Downtown screams and charges at Gav...

TO BE CONTINUED  

*Gary Neviile - the act of hitting someone whilst saying your own name.