Scripts Available in Electronic Form

[owlcroft]

The STAR group is very happy to announce that we have acquired many of the original scripts for the show and we're setting up a discussion forum right here to compare them to the aired episodes. Here's how it works.

Every month, we send out a script to you in PDF format. We all read the script, watch the episode and compare the differences here on-line. For a $5 donation, you get three scripts (three months) and we're going to do them in chronological order.

Here are answers to some possible questions:

The first discussion month begins on February 5th.
The two-parters (Rolling Thunder and Homecoming) will count as one script each.
When we come to a script we don't have (e.g. Crystal Duck), we skip that one.
You donate here -- www.starforbrian.homestead.com/Fundraising.html
either by Paypal or mail.
Anyone joining after the discussions have commenced will be welcome, but only the scripts for discussion in that three-month period will be transmitted to new members. At the end of the first round of discussions, if there are enough interested, we'll do it all again!
Yes, the electronic versions of the scripts are yours to keep and we don't care if you print them out or just read them off the screen. However, we'd very much appreciate it if you wouldn't pass them on to others for a while. Bear in mind, there are probably some copyright issues here and while we contacted some of the scriptwriters and have their permission, it would be better if we kept them within the group, at least for now.

Any more questions, please let me know. As a favor to us, if you could just post here or send me an email off-line letting me know you're signing up, that would be great. (Let me just say there were some surprising changes between the scripts and the episodes -- for example, the sauna scene in "Georgia Street Motors"? Hah!)

[owlcroft]

Here it is, folks. Remember, you get copies of each of the three scripts in a given section for a $5 donation to the STAR fund. If anyone has a copy of the scripts we're missing, please let us know (there's a list at the bottom), and please ask if you have any questions at all.


Rolling Thunder - Feb
Man in a Glass House - Mar.
The Black Widow - April

The Boxer - May
Killer B's - June
Hotshoes - July

Flying Down to Rio - Aug.
Another Round of That Same Old Song - Sept.
Third Down and Twenty to Life - Oct.

Mr. Hardcastle Goes to Washington - Nov.
School for Scandal - Dec.
Georgia Street Motors - Jan.

The Homecoming - Feb.
Outlaw Champion - March
Ties My Father Sold Me - April

You Would Cry, Too - May
D-Day - June
Never My Love - July

Whatever Happened to Guts - Aug.
You and the Horse You Rode In On - Sept.
Just One of the Girls from Accounting - Oct.

It Coulda Been Worse, She Coulda Been a Welder - Nov.
Hate the Picture, Love the Frame - Dec.
Pennies from a Dead Man's Eyes - Jan.

There Goes the Neighborhood - Feb.
Too Rich and Too Thin - March
What's So Funny? - April

Hardcastle, Hardcastle, Hardcastle & McCormick - May
The Long Ago Girl - June
You Don't Hear the One that Gets You - July

The Birthday Present - Aug.
Surprise on Seagull Beach - Sept.
Undercover McCormick - Oct.

The Game You Learn from Your Father - Nov.
Angie's Choice - Dec.
She Ain't Deep, But She Sure Runs Fast - Jan.

Faster Heart - Feb.
Yankee Clipper - March
Soemthing's Going On On This Train - April

Do Not Go Gentle - May
Games People Play - June
Stranglehold - July

You're 16, You'r Beautiful and You're His - Aug.
Mirage a Trois- Sept.
Conventional Warfare - Oct.

Duet for Two Wind Instruments - Nov.
If You Could See What I See - Dec.
Hardcastle for Mayor - Jan.

When I Look Back at All the Things - Feb.
Brother, Can You Spare a Crime - March
Round Up the Old Gang - April

McCormick's Bar & Grill - May
Poker Night - June
Eye of the Beholder - July

The Day the Music Died - Aug.
Chip Off the Ol' Milt - Sept.

The scripts we're missing are:

The Crystal Duck
Going Nowhere Fast
Once Again with Vigorish
The Prince of Fat City
Whistler's Pride
Did You See the One that Got Away
Really Neat Cars and Guys with a Sense of Humor
Scared Stiff
The Careerbreaker

Thanks to everyone who's already signed up -- you've got some real surprises coming your way!

[owlcroft]

It turns out we have "Prince of Fat City" script and it's included in
the re-vamped schedule below. Anyone signing up for the first set (or
all of them) will get both parts of "Rolling Thunder" on Monday. The
rest of the scripts will follow in sequence on the first Monday of
each month. A big thank you to all of you who've responded (and a big
it's not too late to the rest of you)!

> Rolling Thunder - Feb.
> Man in a Glass House - Mar.
> The Black Widow - April
>
> The Boxer - May
> Killer B's - June
> Prince of Fat City - July
>
> Hotshoes - Aug.
Flying Down to Rio - Sept.
> Another Round of That Same Old Song - Oct.

> Third Down and Twenty to Life - Nov.
> Mr. Hardcastle Goes to Washington - Dec.
> School for Scandal - Jan.

> Georgia Street Motors - Feb.
> The Homecoming - March
> Outlaw Champion - April

> Ties My Father Sold Me - May
> You Would Cry, Too - June
> D-Day - July

> Never My Love - Aug.
> Whatever Happened to Guts - Sept.
> You and the Horse You Rode In On - Oct.

> Just One of the Girls from Accounting - Nov.
> It Coulda Been Worse, She Coulda Been a Welder - Dec.
> Hate the Picture, Love the Frame - Jan.

> Pennies from a Dead Man's Eyes - Feb.
> There Goes the Neighborhood - March
> Too Rich and Too Thin - April

> What's So Funny? - May
> Hardcastle, Hardcastle, Hardcastle & McCormick - June
> The Long Ago Girl - July

> You Don't Hear the One that Gets You - Aug.
> The Birthday Present - Sept.
> Surprise on Seagull Beach - Oct.

> Undercover McCormick - Nov.
> The Game You Learn from Your Father - Dec.
> Angie's Choice - Jan.

> She Ain't Deep, But She Sure Runs Fast - Feb.
> Faster Heart - March
> Yankee Clipper - April

> Something's Going On On This Train - May
> Do Not Go Gentle - June
> Games People Play - July

> Stranglehold - Aug.
> You're 16, You're Beautiful and You're His - Sept.
> Mirage a Trois- Oct.

> Conventional Warfare - Nov.
> Duet for Two Wind Instruments - Dec.
> If You Could See What I See - Jan.

> Hardcastle for Mayor - Feb.
> When I Look Back at All the Things - March
> Brother, Can You Spare a Crime - April

> Round Up the Old Gang - May
> McCormick's Bar & Grill - June
> Poker Night - July

> Eye of the Beholder - Aug.
> The Day the Music Died - Sept.
> Chip Off the Ol' Milt - Oct.

[cheride]

Well, it's only a couple of days until we launch the discussion group and start sending out Rolling Thunder. I can't wait! Thanks so much to everyone who's already signed up. I do have a small favor to ask, though; if you've signed up and haven't already touched base with Owl, will you please drop a line to her or to me this weekend? We're trying to make sure we've got everyone's correct/preferred email address before we get everything started.

We've also had a few recurring questions, so I wanted to let everyone know that we have updated our site, www.starforbrian.com/Fundraising.html with all the info. But, just to cover the two most basic questions: First, this is the place where we'll be holding the discussions. If you've been lurking around and think you might like to participate, you do have to be a registered member to post, but it's simple; just click the 'register' link at the top of the home page. We love new members!

And, the second question generally concerns exactly what you get for your money. I mean, it's a free forum, right? (Right!) But, since we're discussing the differences between the written word and the aired episode, what your membership gets you is a PDF version of the script under discussion. We're covering one a month, and a three month membership (3 scripts) is only a $5 donation.

We're really looking forward to the comparing and contrasting, and I hope you guys are, too. Thanks again, and if you have any questions at all, do let us know.

[owlcroft]

Just a reminder that The STAR for Brian group has copies of pretty nearly every script filmed and we're giving away electronic versions in batches of three for every $5 donation. In other words, for a $5 donation to the STAR group, you can get the next-scheduled set of "The Boxer", "Killer B's", and "Prince of Fat City" for $5. Or the whole kit and kaboodle for a $95 donation.

Each scheduled script is emailed in PDF format the first Monday of the month, and we then discuss the differences, changes, and variations between script and episode right here in Script Discussions.

Here's a teaser for you: in "The Boxer", you can see exactly how much of the sparring match is ad lib and what was scripted. If you have any questions at all, please email me off-line and I'll get right back to you, and thanks so much all of you, for your support and encouragement!

[owlcroft]

Now that Brian has been approved for his star, we're going to make a
new offer to all of you who are interested in the electronic version
of the scripts from "Hardcastle and McCormick". You may remember that
we're selling them in batches of three and that some of you were
waiting until your favorite script came in up for "sale". Well, we're
hereby offering any script for sale (yes, "If You Could See", "Do Not
Go Gentle", "Birthday Present" -- all of them) in the same triplet
batches as before, but available now, for that same $5 donation to the
STAR fund.

In other words, if you want the script for "Hate the Picture, Love the
Frame", you send us $5 (starforbrian.com, click on the Fundraising
page, and take it from there) and you get "Just A Girl from
Accounting", "It Could've Been Worse, She Could've Been a Welder"
_and_ "Hate the Picture, Love the Frame".

Also, from my own personal files, I'm making available a pdf version
of the script that was never filmed -- "My Girlfriend's Back and
There's Gonna Be Trouble". A $5 donation gets you the "missing episode".

Any questions, let me know off-line and thank you all again, for all
the support and help and encouragement!

[raina]

Out of curiosity, is it too late to get these scripts? I know a lot of years have passed since they were available....