Saturday, October 15, 2005

Episode 18 Epilogue COMING SOON

As you can well imagine that with all the adjustments I'm hacving to make (both physically and otherwise) as a result of my recent hospital stay, the writing of ATS has really gone down in the number of episodes.

This of course was also due in part to the ideas I had going into Episode 18 being flushed down the toilet when the night I went into the hospital some two months ago.

Well, as luck would have it, time has proven to be a healer of the wound of forgotten ideas as it has given me some NEW ideas now that time in Cedarville has moved on.

Unfortunately though, in order to get everybody caught up and to avoid the problem with the holidays that I had last year, I will post an epilogue of everything that's happened the last couple of months. Much of this will be posted in the Series Recaps section (I *can* do that, can I Kira? :D *crossing fingers*)(Refering to Kira from The EpiGuide ). I may also have an email or letter for Aunt Eppy, also from The EpiGuide (whichever she prefers) by one of the male characters as well (Heads up Eppy! :D).

Anyhow....That's the latest scoop from ATS Central. For all the latest stuff, log onto the ATS Central blog page @ http://atscentral.blospot.com/

Episode 18 Epilogue COMING SOON

As you can well imagine that with all the adjustments I'm hacving to make (both physically and otherwise) as a result of my recent hospital stay, the writing of ATS has really gone down in the number of episodes.

This of course was also due in part to the ideas I had going into Episode 18 being flushed down the toilet when the night I went into the hospital some two months ago.

Well, as luck would have it, time has proven to be a healer of the wound of forgotten ideas as it has given me some NEW ideas now that time in Cedarville has moved on.

Unfortunately though, in order to get everybody caught up and to avoid the problem with the holidays that I had last year, I will post an epilogue of everything that's happened the last couple of months. Much of this will be posted in the Series Recaps section (I *can* do that, can I Kira? :D *crossing fingers*)(Refering to Kira from The EpiGuide ). I may also have an email or letter for Aunt Eppy, also from The EpiGuide (whichever she prefers) by one of the male characters as well (Heads up Eppy! :D).

Anyhow....That's the latest scoop from ATS Central. For all the latest stuff, log onto the ATS Central blog page @ http://atscentral.blospot.com/

Tuesday, August 9, 2005

Episodes 16 & 17 Posted. Episode 18 Coming Fast & Furious

As you may have figured out, Episode 16 & Episode 17 have been posted. On top of that, Episode 18 is shaping up like gangbusters. At this rate, chances are it'll be posted by week's end (if not sooner).

Stay tuned for further details :)

Episodes 16 & 17 Posted. Episode 18 Coming Fast & Furious

As you may have figured out, Episode 16 & Episode 17 have been posted. On top of that, Episode 18 is shaping up like gangbusters. At this rate, chances are it'll be posted by week's end (if not sooner).

Stay tuned for further details :)

Wednesday, August 3, 2005

ATS Theme Music LOCKED

Due to potential legal issues which have been brought to our attention as outlined in this post to a video bloggers Yahoo! Group& UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, the music section of ATS Central on is now restricted to Administration only. This means you can't even view it unless you are me. ATS Admin. regrets having to do this, but in order to keep from being sued, it must be done. It's our hope that the section can be restored to normal viewing as soon as possible.

For further reference, see the following URLs...

FreePlayMusic.com's Terms Of Use Policy
FreePlayMusic.com's Rate Card (Look under Podcasting & Blogs)

Once again, we regret the inconvience this will undoubtedly cause and will do everything possible to ensure that the downtime is as minimal as possible.

ATS Theme Music LOCKED

Due to potential legal issues which have been brought to our attention as outlined in this post to a video bloggers Yahoo! Group& UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, the music section of ATS Central on is now restricted to Administration only. This means you can't even view it unless you are me. ATS Admin. regrets having to do this, but in order to keep from being sued, it must be done. It's our hope that the section can be restored to normal viewing as soon as possible.

For further reference, see the following URLs...

FreePlayMusic.com's Terms Of Use Policy
FreePlayMusic.com's Rate Card (Look under Podcasting & Blogs)

Once again, we regret the inconvience this will undoubtedly cause and will do everything possible to ensure that the downtime is as minimal as possible.

Saturday, July 23, 2005

Progress BUT....

Been working my way through my writer's block. I think I've got the upper hand on the thing now (my case was one of having the ideas, but not a very good plan for carrying them out).

I'm probably about two or three scenes away (maybe four) from being able to post it (Am through scene five now). Hope to post it over the weekend. Either that or I'll hold off until August as then this way, Episode 16 will kick off a new month. :)

I'd have posted it this week (and I still might if I can get through it today) as per my blog entry on ATS Central, but some RL events got in the way. I'm still in the midst of that, however I'm hopeful I can slip this episode in before the next round. :)

Keep an eye on the main page for the posting of Episode 16.

Progress BUT....

Been working my way through my writer's block. I think I've got the upper hand on the thing now (my case was one of having the ideas, but not a very good plan for carrying them out).

I'm probably about two or three scenes away (maybe four) from being able to post it (Am through scene five now). Hope to post it over the weekend. Either that or I'll hold off until August as then this way, Episode 16 will kick off a new month. :)

I'd have posted it this week (and I still might if I can get through it today) as per my blog entry on ATS Central, but some RL events got in the way. I'm still in the midst of that, however I'm hopeful I can slip this episode in before the next round. :)

Keep an eye on the main page for the posting of Episode 16.

Thursday, July 14, 2005

Episode 16 Progress....

At last there's some progress. :) :) :)

Thanks to Hurricane Dennis, I have a WONDERFULLY WICKED idea to add some spice to some of the storylines.

How does a hurricane hitting Cedarville sound to you?

I've also thought of a terrorist attack, but that wouldn't look so well without a storyline to back it up (afterall isn't that what TV show 24 does?). I'm thinking this will be something long term.

I've also thought of the ol' disgruntled employee going on a shooting rampage (The FonDuLac Hotel would be prime for something like this). But in order to pull it off right, there needs to be a scene to set the stage. While this could easily be done, I thought it was just too "old skool" to write. It's been done online and on TV how many hundreds of times now? Far too many for me to keep count.

Plus, the nice thing about Cedarville being hit by a hurricane is not everyone is not everyone has to die. Though it will make for some very interesting scenes (mostly good) indeed.

Besides, I can't recall the last time a town in soap opera land was hit by a hurricane. Floods yeah. Tornadoes maybe. But a hurricane? Almost never. Can you?

The show should be up by this weekend or the start of next week.

So Cedarville will be hit by a hurricane. Just when, I don't know exactly. But it will be soon

Episode 16 Progress....

At last there's some progress. :) :) :)

Thanks to Hurricane Dennis, I have a WONDERFULLY WICKED idea to add some spice to some of the storylines.

How does a hurricane hitting Cedarville sound to you?

I've also thought of a terrorist attack, but that wouldn't look so well without a storyline to back it up (afterall isn't that what TV show 24 does?). I'm thinking this will be something long term.

I've also thought of the ol' disgruntled employee going on a shooting rampage (The FonDuLac Hotel would be prime for something like this). But in order to pull it off right, there needs to be a scene to set the stage. While this could easily be done, I thought it was just too "old skool" to write. It's been done online and on TV how many hundreds of times now? Far too many for me to keep count.

Plus, the nice thing about Cedarville being hit by a hurricane is not everyone is not everyone has to die. Though it will make for some very interesting scenes (mostly good) indeed.

Besides, I can't recall the last time a town in soap opera land was hit by a hurricane. Floods yeah. Tornadoes maybe. But a hurricane? Almost never. Can you?

The show should be up by this weekend or the start of next week.

So Cedarville will be hit by a hurricane. Just when, I don't know exactly. But it will be soon

Sunday, July 3, 2005

New Updates Blog & Still Working On Episode 16

Inspired by the Producer/Writer of Brookline University, who created this blog for posting writing status & updates, I decided to take the plunge myself. From now on, progress updates of each episode will be posted on this blog so you can have a rough idea as to when the actual episode will appear on the main page itself.

Now, with that out of the way, that brings me to this. I've got Writer's Block. As such, Episode 16 will be a little late (I usually post on Saturdays just in time for the new week). I've got one scene done (the one that's before and after the new musical intros). But the next two scenes look LAME at best - and I do mean LAME.

I have NO idea as to when ATS Episode 16 will be posted. I'm hoping it's soon. I have a pretty good idea where I want to go with the episode, but I just don't quite know how it's all going to play out. I've got a pretty good idea as to how it's going to end, but I need to get the rest of the show to that point because the ending will be much later in the day time wise than the episode currently is (It's not even lunch time in Cedarville and the troops on day watch are all asleep in Baghdad). I've got to figure out how I'm going to stretch things whereas it looks like I've put together a pretty good episode by the time the ending comes. As it is now, it looks like a Twinkie without the creme center filling. :(

Anyhow....Just wanted to say thanks to ariesring (the Producer/Writer of Brrokline University) for the inspiration to dedicate a blog to something like this. Hope you get your two-part episode or whatever it is you're working on done. :)

More updates as they become available from ATS Central. :)

New Updates Blog & Still Working On Episode 16

Inspired by the Producer/Writer of Brookline University, who created this blog for posting writing status & updates, I decided to take the plunge myself. From now on, progress updates of each episode will be posted on this blog so you can have a rough idea as to when the actual episode will appear on the main page itself.

Now, with that out of the way, that brings me to this. I've got Writer's Block. As such, Episode 16 will be a little late (I usually post on Saturdays just in time for the new week). I've got one scene done (the one that's before and after the new musical intros). But the next two scenes look LAME at best - and I do mean LAME.

I have NO idea as to when ATS Episode 16 will be posted. I'm hoping it's soon. I have a pretty good idea where I want to go with the episode, but I just don't quite know how it's all going to play out. I've got a pretty good idea as to how it's going to end, but I need to get the rest of the show to that point because the ending will be much later in the day time wise than the episode currently is (It's not even lunch time in Cedarville and the troops on day watch are all asleep in Baghdad). I've got to figure out how I'm going to stretch things whereas it looks like I've put together a pretty good episode by the time the ending comes. As it is now, it looks like a Twinkie without the creme center filling. :(

Anyhow....Just wanted to say thanks to ariesring (the Producer/Writer of Brrokline University) for the inspiration to dedicate a blog to something like this. Hope you get your two-part episode or whatever it is you're working on done. :)

More updates as they become available from ATS Central. :)