That's a very heartfelt and nice response. I am definitely there to help make your film!
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: Take heart, Forrest. No matter what happens to the
: supposedly 'cannon' story, we all have each other.
: Let me explain.
: 4 years ago, I watched my younger brother play a game on
: his computer that intrigued me. The gameplay was
: amazing, I thought. So, I asked him if I could borrow
: it. I spent that entire night, from dusk 'til dawn
: playing "Myth: The Fallen Lords." At first,
: I played on 'Normal'. But, after reading the manual
: and playing through two levels, I quickly changed to
: 'Timid.' It wasn't that I thought it was too hard; it
: was that I HAD to see how the story played out. I
: could feel the struggle, the eternal struggle, between
: good and evil. This story had it all: From the good
: and evil aspect, to diverse characters, to artifacts
: and legend. It was exactly as the title described:
: Myth.
: "Myth II: Soulblighter" dissapointed me a
: little on story, but it added to the timeline and
: answered a few of my questions. "Chimera,"
: of course didn't really give me anything, but it
: continued part of the myth in a different direction.
: Then came GURPS. Although not completely accurate, it
: did fill in a lot of gaps, and enrich the story a
: little more by putting even more faces into the story.
: The comic added more as well.
: You see, I'm a wannabe filmmaker. My only problem is that
: I don't have the capital to make a film, yet. Once, I
: tried to sell one of my scripts, but the producer
: wouldn't sign a contract to not alter the story.
: Typical Hollywood, eh? So, I told him and the other
: potentials to forget it, I'll do it myself.
: I, like the others here, are addicted to story; not just
: a little flash and action. I come to this site to read
: the debates and to see this story flesh out. I have
: read every article here. I have printed out the
: dictionary and gone through it immensely. I have a
: small shelf which holds both manuals, both strategy
: guides, GURPS, the comic, the Myth 2 Handbook, all
: three boxes, and all in between two soulblighter
: figurines. This story is so enveloping, that I can't
: help but be drawn in.
: When I first heard that there was going to be a MYTH III
: and that it was not going to be done by Bungie, I
: almost had a heart attack. As a writer who is
: extremely overprotective of his creations, I could not
: beleive that Bungie, who had created such a rich
: story, would hand it over to a company that had a mere
: 19%. If that were me, I would have come up with
: another way. I almost considered just boycotting the
: storyline in Myth III altogether, without even knowing
: what it was about yet. I guess you could say that I
: was afraid what 'outsiders' would do to it.
: But I calmed down and devised a strategy. I started to
: write a script. Now, yes, I understand that I don't
: own the rights, and that a film of this measure would
: be at extreme expense, and that even acquiring the
: rights would be outragous, but I'm still writing. When
: I achieve the capital to make my first film, I hope
: that I will be able to make one good enough to budget
: the next, and so on. Hopefully, in time, I will be
: able to strike a deal. And we can see Myth the way we
: remember it. And maybe I can watch it and feel the
: same way that I felt that night four years ago when I
: spent all night losing myself in the story.
: But, for now, I have dedicated one entire wall of my
: office to this project. It's covered with pictures, a
: huge timeline, outlines, and copies of certain pages
: from the books, GURPS, the comic, and from this
: website, including forum posts. And in time, I hope to
: be able to enlist the help of the Asylumers who relish
: in this story just as much as I do.
: You see, all of us here are here because we care about
: this story. Sure, there are going to be
: contradictions, debates, truths, and lies. Mumbo Jumbo
: may take the story where it should never have been.
: They might also make a great addition to the story.
: Whatever happens, though, there are deep down core
: elements that will always be there. There will always
: be those who come here to debate, or just to read what
: others have written. There will always be those who
: play the games time and time again and get lost in the
: story. There will always be those who make plugins, or
: write fan fiction, to accentuate the story. And I will
: always have the wall of my office.
: This all may sound somewhat sappy, but I beleive that a
: good story stays inside of you, and you make it your
: own, and beleive whatever version you want to beleive;
: no matter how technical you get about it. And I
: beleive that those in here are of the upmost authority
: on this story. We have made it our own.
: Now I gotta go, I'm getting misty-eyed.
: Zandervix
