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Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 8h

I figured their estates would be involved.

Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 8h

I didn’t look, but they didn’t even get story credit on IMDB/Wikipedia.

Maybe they just wrote a big check to shut them out, or maybe they didn’t think anyone would notice.

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Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 10h

That makes sense.

I'm surprised they didn't market it as a remake. Connecting it to Shop and You've Got Mail would probably spark interest.

Also how did they get around crediting the original screenwriters?

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Kim Hornsby @kimhornsby.bsky.social · 12h

Another Whidbey Island Writers Retreat!
February 26- Mar 1
3 nights, 4 days
Come & write, stare off the dock, sit by the fire, hole up in your room
DM me for details. 6 spots left
#scriptsky

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Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 3d

Watching Prime's new romcom, Maintenance Required. It's a remake of Shop Around the Corner, but they don't credit the Shop or the play it's based on.

Same plot. Mimics key scenes. A character even says, "Shop Around the Corner."

How did they get away with it?
#Scriptsky #Screenwriting

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Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 7d

One of my biggest pet peeves is people insisting martial arts are only Asian fighting arts.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 7d

Mars was the Roman god of war.
That’s why we say ‘martial arts,' ‘martial law,' and 'court martial.'

Marshall was the Roman god of designer fashion at discount prices.
That’s why we have Marshall’s.

Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 8d

A file naming trick I picked up from the military is using the year,month,day date format (20251005) to delineate versions.

That keeps the files in numerical/alphabetical order. The newest version will always appear at the top or bottom of the list.

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Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 11d

Congratulations!

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Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 11d

Reposting because people need to know.

Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 16d

I just found this hilarious thread.

Brimley/Cocoon Line @brimleyline.bsky.social · Jul 27

Born Nov. 2, 1974, Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. -- known to the world as Nelly -- is 18,530 days old today, matching Wilford Brimley's age on the day 'Cocoon' was released. Congrats Nelly! You've reached the Brimley/Cocoon Line.

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 13d

Hey why haven’t I seen a joint press statement from every blue state governor promising to cooperate and coordinate against the explicitly declared invasion of our cities by the US military?

@gavinnewsom.bsky.social ?
@govpritzker.illinois.gov ?
@governorwalz.mn.gov ?

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 13d

Hey why haven’t I seen an all-hands press conference from democratic leadership saying the president must be impeached for threatening to use troops on US citizens? Like why aren’t 25 key Dems in a room right now with every camera in the country?
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social ?
@schumer.senate.gov ?

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Bobby Kirk @stlkirk.bsky.social · 13d

Happy Birthday!

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