FRIEND-OF-THE-STICKS DEBORAH NATHAN posted the Big Get on the previous Bible thread:
in the WGA-MBA, they are no longer called bibles, they are called formats. I think the change in wording is significant and we should opt for that here. A format is a general blueprint, not a paint-by-numbers document. Perhaps it is time for the WGC to educate the industry and initiate that change in the IPA.That is, in simple terms, a Rockstar point.
But I don't think it should be something that waits for the next IPA. You be the change you want to make. Henceforth, I'm not gonna talk about Bibles anymore. Ever. When talk comes up, I'll ask for clarification: "what do you mean by a Bible?" And I'll say, "nobody does Bibles anymore." And then later I'll gently suggest, "oh, you mean a format. Oh, yeah, that we can do. Gosh, I thought you meant you expected us to come up with every plot point and beat of the season, and throw it into prose, and write the season before we actually write the season. Which we both know would be ridiculous. I mean they'd never do that down in Los Angeles -- not in a million years!"
Change the language and we change the thinking.
Showrunner, meet Format.
Hey, Reverse Simulcasting, who invited you to the party?
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