Hobbes was right. Man’s inner nature is ignorant and cruel. We are tribal creatures by instinct, driven by survival-based urges of xenophobia and materialism. Is that a bad thing? Not by any means. The traditional developmental argument of “nature versus nurture,” is, however – in a word – bullshit. Something as inherently complex as the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Star Wars’
Gazing Into the Abyss: The Light and the Dark (Side)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Morality, Nature versus Nurture, Star Trek, Star Wars, Writing on 22 July, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thoughts on Adaptation: “It’s a Good Product On Its Own”
Posted in Script Thoughts, tagged Adapting, American Gods, Radio, Star Wars, Writing on 15 July, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So I work in radio – specifically, I help run a radio theater program in Santa Cruz. I’ve been working on it for several years now, and every so often it winds up being my job to bring in scripts. Now, I’ll readily admit that writing a good, original script is usually beyond me. By [...]
