The Walking Dead: A: First Draft Parody Script

The last episode of the season begins, trying to influence the critics with its title.

A

Opens with a flashback of the happy prison life, Hershel is back because... well everyone's likes Hershel. Besides whose going to remember farmer Rick from the beginning of the season?

Hershel

Hi how's....

Rick

Not so fast, I need to go back to my current day traumatic state.

Carl

What are we doing Dad?

Rick

Hunting rabbits huhuhhuhuhuhuh...

Carl

Are you ok?

Rick

Clearly not.

Flashback

Hershel

Rick I'm worried about you. Come with me and become a farmer.

Rick

Don't you think that it's too early for me to start dropping my guard?

Hershel

No, no not at all. Or on my head be it.

Cut to the current day where they tensely dispatch walkers with ease.

Rick

This seems as good a place as any for a camp fire.

Carl

Dad we couldn't be any more out in the open.

Rick

Don't worry about the risks son. Can't you see how I've grown as a character?

The marauders arrive to interrupt the ever vigilant Rick and Michone.

Joe

You killed our friend! Only we get to kill our friends!

Daryl

Hey Rick! Remember this bad ass friend of yours? I'm so bad ass I am going to stop these marauders by trying to talk to them out of it. Ow!

Rick

Noooo! You can't kill Daryl... I mean Carl! Chomp.

Michone

Whoa you really have good teeth for someone this far into an apocalypse.

Rick

I've just bitten someone's neck in half and that's all you have to say?

Michone

Hey I'm just trying to keep a little sense of mystery with my character.

They continue walking to terminus but at the last minute decide not just to knock on the front door.

Rick

We'll leave most of our weapons here as a precaution.

Carl

Why not leave 2 people here as a precaution as well?

Rick

Son I told you not to question tmy character development!

Radio lady

Sanctuary for all, community for all. Terminus. Those who arrive survive. Alive...wahahahahaha!

Gareth

Hey I told you to cut out that last bit.

Rick

Hello.

Gareth

Whoa, how long have you been watching us?

Rick

Long enough...

Gareth

Oh no.

Rick

To know that we want to stay here.

Gareth

Oh yes, yes of course. Come and have something to eat, I hope that you're not vegetarians. Ah!

Rick

Where did you get the watch?

Gareth

It's a long story.

Rick

Liar! Tell me where my people are or I'll shoot.

Gareth

Ha, notice the sniper? It's a bit too late to realise that this is a trap.

Rick

Run!

Gareth

Run rabbit, run rabbit, run, run, run.

Carl (running for his life)

*Gasp* I wish that we paid more attention *Gasp* to the forshadowing *Gasp*

Gareth

We have you surrounded, get in the shipping container.

Rick

Hey my son comes with me.

Gareth

We will think about it.

Rick

If he doesn't I'll be constantly asking “Where's Carl”?

Gareth

Fine take him!

Glenn

Rick! Good to see you but also bad to see you, in a way.

Maggie

You were stupid enough to get sucked in too?

Rick

We reconnoitred first.

Maggie

And you didn't see the bones, or hear the screams?

Rick

Well err no... but they're the ones who should feel stupid.

Glenn

Why?

Rick

Well err because... OK!

The shows ambles to a finish but everyone's happy because none of their favourite characters have died.

Fin

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Doctor Who: The Name Of The Doctor: First Draft Parody Script

Opens with a complicated set on Galifrey with two nameless engineers. We then cut to a jarringly simple set using stock footage of the first Doctor.

Clara

Not that Tardis Doctor, take this one.

Tardis

But I’m the one who chose him?

1^st Doctor

Listen ladies, I would feel a lot more rebellious if I was not doing what others told me to do.

Cut to earth 1893

Madame Vastra

I must call everyone to a meeting.

Jenny

Based on the word of a mad man?

Madame Vastra

Isn’t that always the way?

They gather together in a dream.

River Song

This is a really easy way to gather together for plot progression. Why don’t we do it more often? It’s less risky than travelling.

Jenny

I’m not so sure of that I think I’ve been murdered.

Madame Vastra

Noooo!

Strax

Don’t worry boy. People “die” and then return all the time. Death isn’t the hindrance it used to be.

Great Intelligence

If the Doctor wants to rescue his friends he must come to tell the Doctor to come Trenzalore.

Clara

Do you ever think that you are putting too much pressure on yourself by choosing the name of “Great intelligence”?

Great Intelligence

Hmmm I have never considered that… Doh!

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Clara

Stop being stupid the kids have left you to play blind mans bluff alone.

Doctor

But I’m the Doctor I have lived for over 900 years.

Clara

Well you and the Great Intelligence will have a magnificent battle of wits. He says that you have to go to some place called Trenzalore

Doctor

Great Scott! That’s the location of my grave. A time traveller must never go there.

Clara

Woah Doc this is heavy.

They travel to Trenzalore with the Tardis fighting it all of the way.

Doctor

What’s the problem darling.

Tardis

Look at the grave, I don’t want to see this.

Great Intelligence

Tell us your name and Open the Tardis! Doctor Who?

Doctor

In 50 years no one has ever cared this much.

The doors open to reveal a big swirling light.

Clara

How original.

Great Intelligence

I will head into the Doctors timeline to erase him from history.

Strax

How is that strategically a good idea? Why not kill him now so that all the villains that he has already defeated won’t come back? They could become your deadly rivals.

Great Intelligence

The universe won’t fall apart completely from the lack of just one man.

The stars start to disappear

Madame

Wow in all the universe there has only been one saviour? How did the Doctor not have a messiah complex?

Clara enters the time stream to save the Doctor

Clara

Ooh clips form the old series this is definitely worth the risk.

Doctor

I must go into my time stream and save her.

River Song

You can’t cross your own time stream that’s crazy.

Doctor

Time can be rewritten. Thankfully so can the rules this series as well.

Clara

I don’t know where I am.

Doctor

Grab this leaf it will bring you back. Good now let’s make like a tree and… uh oh.

Clara

Who is he?

Doctor

A low key but exciting cliff hanger.

Clara

I think time might slow before the 50^th anniversary.

Doctor

I think you’re right. Geronimo!

Fin

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One reason to hate and a lot of reasons to love Star Trek Into Darkness

Contains spoilers

One reason to hate

The movie did not end with a long shot of Captain Kirk sat in the Captains chair with a tribble on his head. Looking fed up as he surveys an Enterprise bridge which is covered in tribbles.

Lots of reasons to love

Nostalgia Value

The movie starts on a planet with a population and style very reminiscent of the original series. The effects are much improved over those of the 1960s but the quirky design and sense of adventure are still there.

Beautiful shots of the  USS Enterprise

They did a fantastic job in designing the new Enterprise.  Keeping a lot of the elements that fans like and then adding their own style. The movie takes full advantage of the design with new and  imaginative shots. A particular favourite of mine was when the Enterprise rose out of the water. These shots are well made, whilst avoiding the over indulgence that happened in Star Trek The Motion Picture.

Development of characters

The movie is action packed but still spends a lot of time to focus on the characters. The interaction between the cast captures the  feel of the old TOS crew well. The film also spreads the screen time around the cast so that they each get a good amount of story. Instead of focusing on the traditional 3 of Kirk, Spock and McCoy.

A new female character

The addition of Carol Marcus to the Enterprise was a clever and necessary move. Each of the Star Trek series had an unbalanced male-female ratio  in the crew. Even Star Voyager, with a female Captain had this problem. Although Dr Marcus was only seen in one movie, Star Trek The Wrath Of Khan, she left a lasting impression with the audience and showed herself to be an equal of anyone around her. The characters return is welcome as interacts well with the crew and adds another female presence alongside Uhura.

New and Excting Action scenes.

For a space faring show Star Trek hasn’t always embraced it’s environment and has often had a repetitive style of space battle. Star Trek Into Darkness Has an exciting scene where the ships gravity has been messed up so that the characters are tumbling around the cat walk and walk ways.

It was also good to see another spacesuit seen, which always makes the action feel more close and dangerous. The movie makes good use of it's unique setting for action whilst always giving a good reason for the action to take place.

A complex and moral story

The story was well thought out and has the characters considering important issues of morality. I appreciated that the story wasn't about revenge even though that was how it appeared to be at first. The moral questions of how to handle Khan and what was happening to Star Fleet as an organisation were well handled. The movie succeeded where Star Trek Insurrection failed in exploring the ethics of Star Fleet.