Beer Snobs and Script Readers

They have more in common than you think. Both are bored by what the average person likes and both are absolutely convinced that anything less than atypical and unusual is crap.

The Beer Snob is the guy that used to drink whatever it is that you drink but realized just how wrong he was. So now he only drinks whatever it is that you haven’t heard of yet.

The Script Reader has read all of the classics and now only enjoys a script with a slant that won’t appeal to the masses, as long as it’s well written. And by well written we’re not talking about a good story and well fleshed out characters. Original action lines and descriptions (none of which ends up in the movie) are the key.

It doesn’t matter if the beer tastes good or if the script will translate into a good movie. The main thing is that the “appreciation” of said creation puts the aficionado into a class far above the average citizen.

Dealing with the Beer Snob is fairly easy. You drink what you want and let him drink what he wants and try not to be offended as he prattles on about, well whatever it is that they prattle on about. My eyes usually glaze over about 10 seconds into that conversation and I just think about England.

The Script Readers are a different story. They’re the guardians at the gate. Almost all scripts are filtered through them. And they’re bored and they want something “new and different” as long as it’s “well written.” So the only spec script that make it through the gauntlet is “well written” crap.

And we wonder why movies aren’t better than they are.