Comments for Richard "Froonium Ricky" Manning http://froonium.com TV writer/producer Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:56:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 Comment on Genre TV: Why Bother? by Syn http://froonium.com/?p=244&cpage=1#comment-3894 Syn Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:56:11 +0000 http://froonium.com/?p=244#comment-3894 OK.. this thread brings me to the crux of the initial contact. I'm writing film and television scripts for a small, underfunded production company and for my Masters in Creative Writing in a program that is notorious for despising "genre writing." My argument is that ALL writing is genre of some sort. One only has to step into Blockbuster or Barnes and Noble to realize just how compartmentalized writing has become. It's not just "Fantasy/Science Fiction" anymore. It's "Fantasy," "Science Fiction," "Vampires," that Harry someone series, etc., etc., etc. Fortunately, my teachers have actually been praising the stories because, despite being "genre," I've somehow managed to capture the "non-genre fiction" human condition in each storyline. I'm looking for a producer, Froon. Bottom line. And I have never forgotten the moment I learned that "You do know that FrooniumRicky is RIchard Manning, right?" Any assistance, even if it's only moral support, would be greatly appreciated. I assume you can obtain my email address from this comment. Again, be awesome, sir! Howard OK.. this thread brings me to the crux of the initial contact. I’m writing film and television scripts for a small, underfunded production company and for my Masters in Creative Writing in a program that is notorious for despising “genre writing.” My argument is that ALL writing is genre of some sort. One only has to step into Blockbuster or Barnes and Noble to realize just how compartmentalized writing has become. It’s not just “Fantasy/Science Fiction” anymore. It’s “Fantasy,” “Science Fiction,” “Vampires,” that Harry someone series, etc., etc., etc. Fortunately, my teachers have actually been praising the stories because, despite being “genre,” I’ve somehow managed to capture the “non-genre fiction” human condition in each storyline.

I’m looking for a producer, Froon. Bottom line. And I have never forgotten the moment I learned that “You do know that FrooniumRicky is RIchard Manning, right?”

Any assistance, even if it’s only moral support, would be greatly appreciated. I assume you can obtain my email address from this comment.

Again, be awesome, sir!

Howard

]]> Comment on About Richard Manning by Syn http://froonium.com/?page_id=2&cpage=1#comment-3814 Syn Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:44:04 +0000 http://froonium.com/?page_id=2#comment-3814 Froooooooon! It's Syn, and, yes, I am still running for President, but that's not why I found you. And I won't go into it here. It's just great to find you again and to learn that you are well. As you can guess, my long-distance wooing of Gigi never came to fruition. Not even sure she ever learned I existed. Ah, well... a long time ago. Be awesome, Mr. Manning. I'm not giving you a choice. Howard Froooooooon!

It’s Syn, and, yes, I am still running for President, but that’s not why I found you.

And I won’t go into it here. It’s just great to find you again and to learn that you are well. As you can guess, my long-distance wooing of Gigi never came to fruition. Not even sure she ever learned I existed. Ah, well… a long time ago.

Be awesome, Mr. Manning. I’m not giving you a choice.

Howard

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]]> Comment on About Richard Manning by FrooniumRicky http://froonium.com/?page_id=2&cpage=1#comment-3391 FrooniumRicky Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:24:55 +0000 http://froonium.com/?page_id=2#comment-3391 Hi, Josh! Here's an awesome book that I'm sure will answer 99.9% of your questions: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Successful-Television-Writing-Lee-Goldberg/dp/0471431680/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278101489&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">Successful Television Writing</a> by Lee Goldberg and Bill Rabkin. Best of luck! Hi, Josh! Here’s an awesome book that I’m sure will answer 99.9% of your questions: Successful Television Writing by Lee Goldberg and Bill Rabkin. Best of luck!

]]> Comment on About Richard Manning by Joshuah Buckle http://froonium.com/?page_id=2&cpage=1#comment-3342 Joshuah Buckle Fri, 02 Jul 2010 03:01:09 +0000 http://froonium.com/?page_id=2#comment-3342 Richard. I was looking around for someone I could ask questions. I am trying to break into tv/film writing/producing and need someone I can ask questions too. I have been sitting on a show bible and pilot script for a sci-fi series for a while now and I think it's time I started doing something about it. Just looking for someone awesome like yourself that I could maybe email and ask questions occasionally. Love your work by the way. Josh Richard. I was looking around for someone I could ask questions. I am trying to break into tv/film writing/producing and need someone I can ask questions too. I have been sitting on a show bible and pilot script for a sci-fi series for a while now and I think it’s time I started doing something about it. Just looking for someone awesome like yourself that I could maybe email and ask questions occasionally. Love your work by the way.

Josh

]]> Comment on Tales from the Writers’ Room by FrooniumRicky http://froonium.com/?p=368&cpage=1#comment-2283 FrooniumRicky Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:27:02 +0000 http://froonium.com/?p=368#comment-2283 Oh, come on in. The writers room is a Friendly place. Really. Honest. Mary Sue is almost completely healed. In fact, she's now running a writers room of her own (and constantly beating up <i>her</i> staff about Not Having Enough Conflict). (sings) <i>Cir-cle of liiiiife...</i> Thanks for the comment <i>and</i> the cliche! Oh, come on in. The writers room is a Friendly place. Really. Honest. Mary Sue is almost completely healed. In fact, she’s now running a writers room of her own (and constantly beating up her staff about Not Having Enough Conflict). (sings) Cir-cle of liiiiife…

Thanks for the comment and the cliche!

]]> Comment on Tales from the Writers’ Room by RitziCortez http://froonium.com/?p=368&cpage=1#comment-2281 RitziCortez Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:43:28 +0000 http://froonium.com/?p=368#comment-2281 Well, this has just put me off going near any kind of writers room for a few years! Fantastic insight into how it all works though :) RitziCx ps, (apols for the cliche but I'm going to say it anyway) Frickin love your work Ricky x Well, this has just put me off going near any kind of writers room for a few years!

Fantastic insight into how it all works though :)

RitziCx

ps, (apols for the cliche but I’m going to say it anyway) Frickin love your work Ricky x

]]> Comment on About Richard Manning by FrooniumRicky http://froonium.com/?page_id=2&cpage=1#comment-1993 FrooniumRicky Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:20:58 +0000 http://froonium.com/?page_id=2#comment-1993 <strong>Beer! Yes! Most excellent! </strong>Have emailed you using last addy I have (from 1000 years ago) and we can plot. Looking forward to seeing you; it's been Far Too Long. Beer! Yes! Most excellent! Have emailed you using last addy I have (from 1000 years ago) and we can plot. Looking forward to seeing you; it’s been Far Too Long.

]]> Comment on About Richard Manning by Matt Ford http://froonium.com/?page_id=2&cpage=1#comment-1989 Matt Ford Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:59:03 +0000 http://froonium.com/?page_id=2#comment-1989 Richard, Matt Ford. Remember? Farscape? I am heading through LA in a few weeks. Beer? Richard,

Matt Ford. Remember? Farscape? I am heading through LA in a few weeks. Beer?

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