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Peter’s Commentary on the “Pimp My TV” Edition
Peter’s comments on the eight Sketchwar entries for the “Pimp My TV” Sketchwar.
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Peter’s Commentary on the “Advertising” Edition
Peter provides some feedback on the six sketches submitted for the 1/30/09 topic of “Advertising.”
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Peter’s Commentary on the “Borders” Edition
Peter posts some comments on the five Sketchwar entries on the topic “Borders”.
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Peter’s Commentary on the “The Heist” Edition
My commentary on the three sketches handed in for the week of 1/17/09, topic: “The Heist”.
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Grosvenor Square
My entry for the “Brent Spiner and Stephen Fry” edition of Sketch War. Mr. Spiner plays the U. S. consul-general in London; Mr. Fry plays his liaison in the Foreign Ministry.
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FSW: Pimp My TV Edition (Peter’s entry)
Friday Sketch War Pimp My TV Edition “Quantum Leap Trailer” FADE IN: SERIES OF SHOTS (1995) Brief glimpses of shaky digi-cam footage: A) SAM BECKETT (30s, likeable) works in a high-tech science lab. B) He steps into a pillar of smoke. C) He vanishes in a flash of blue light. Meanwhile, the caption “1995” appears…
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Peter’s Commentary on the ‘Cartoons’ Edition
I’m finally writing commentary for the last month or so of Sketchwar. The January 10th war had the theme of “Cartoons”. I think “Cartoons” is the best war I’ve been in so far. It wound up being one of the best topics, certainly. Mr. Porter (AKA “Coyote”) suggested “Looney Tunes”, I proposed generalizing it, and…
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FSW: Advertising Edition (Peter’s entry)
Friday Sketch War Advertising Edition “The ServTech Focus Group” FADE IN: INT. MEETING ROOM – DAY DAVE (30s, sharply dressed) and SAM (20s, nerdy) sit at a big table. Behind them sits an easel with a poster covered by a sheet. Dave has a clipboard on the table in front of him. Around the rest…
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FSW: Borders Edition (Peter’s entry)
Friday Sketch War Borders Edition “52.3°N, 119.9°E” FADE IN: EXT. BORDER CROSSING – DAY A little hut occupies a desolate, rocky landscape. Truly the middle of nowhere. A worn sign reads “Border Crossing” in Russian, Mandarin, and English. LUBOV (Russian, subtitled) I spy with my little eye — INT. BORDER PATROL STATION – CONTINUOUS LUBOV…
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FSW: The Heist Edition (Peter’s entry)
Friday Sketch War The Heist Edition “The Team” FADE IN: INT. ABANDONED WAREHOUSE – NIGHT BILL sits at a table piled high with schematics, maps, and diagrams. Guns, rapelling equipment, and electronic gadgets sit on another nearby table. A nearby chalkboard shows the (heavily-annotated) floor plan of a large mansion. A giant photo thumbtacked to…