Lois & Clark Forums Forums General Discussion Lois & Clark Transcripts?

I know that we have scripts, but has anyone thought about making actual transcripts of the shows?

Most times, the scripts come really close to what the episodes have in them, but sometimes they are radically different.

Just wondering.

James

There are some transcripts out there already from way back, James. Done by...Sarah...someone. I think they were hosted on Pam's website. Yup, here they are:

Sarah Wood\'s Episode Transcripts

By no means complete, as you can see, but they're certainly a start.

BTW, if anyone is googling for LNC transcripts do be wary. Some of the sites claiming to host them are less than kosher. I'd avoid TwizTV for a start! It crashed my pc after trying to transfer 'the transcript' from William Hill's betting website.

LabRat

Yikes! I've accessed that site at work before. Thanks for the heads up!

Thanks Labby!

Sorry for not responding to this one earlier.

James

You know, I'd actually quite like to do this. Perhaps do the ones that Sarah never got around to. Can't promise anything, but I'll check it out and see whether I have the resources for it.

LabRat

As to TwizTV. I doubt that site is bogus or malicious. Just perhaps a bad reaction of Internet Explorer and the site's javascript. They host too many show-transcripts for that. And they do come from volunteers, so the site has to be genuine in order to attract the help it needs.

Anyway, no problems with Firefox and the zips are most definitely clean. Just checked the LnC stuff. And they're just the Episode Scripts as hosted here, too. So much for transcripts, then.

Michael

I agree that It be nice to have them and the ones I have checked out that are posted on this site how shown drastic differences.

I would to like to do this, just don't know how far I would get or how to go about doing so...

I've begun a TOC for Transcript links here . I've started it with links to Sarah Wood's S1 episodes and I'll begin adding to it over the next few days or so.

From there we'll go on to the other seasons, bit by bit until we have them all in one place. So if anyone is intending to transcribe an episode, drop me a line and let me know which ones you're doing, to avoid duplication. I'll be looking to have at least episodes 106 and 107 done by the end of the week (or weekend. Not sure how long each one will take, so that ETA might drift a bit until I do the first couple and work it out.)

I've stickied the TOC to the top of the FP folder, so that it can be easily found and links to it will be included at the top of each new episode transcript post.

This is going to be fun.

LabRat

Has anyone mentioned lately that you rock, Labby?

Carol [who has the text for the chocolate/rocky road convo done if whoever does T: JO wants it - not much but... ]

Awwww. Actually, it's purely selfish. It's going to be way too much fun to do. Firstly, because it's the kind of thing I used to love doing and, secondly, because since I haven't been writing for...well, forever...it's going to be fun to just sit down for a few solid hours and do nothing but type. Haven't had the chance to do that for years!

LabRat

I tried to open the transcripts and I got an archieve damaged error from the site.

Anyone else gotten them to open?

Plus the fact that you can shamelessly watch your favorite scenes over and over...and over....and over, just to get it right.

And maybe the fic bug will bite again?

Hey a girl can dream .

Carol

Edit:
I just tried the pilot from Labby's TOC and it worked fine for me.

What a great idea! I'm all for resources in one place. The TOC worked fine for me. I dl Sarah transcripts before, so it will be nice to have something new.

Artemis

I didn't have any problems opening the transcripts cp33, but I did find they are somewhat hard to read because of the way they are formatted.

Yes, Labby you ROCK!!


I had an idea about a story (which I never did) and did a transcript for the first part of "The Rival". This part isn't in the script - it only says, "Bo Jackson and Clark scene as shot." Anyway, if anyone wants to do the rest of that ep, you are welcome to the transcript. Or if you want partial transcripts, Labby, I can get it to you. But I guess it would have to be posted somewhere (here?) since I don't have my own website.

Hmm.. There's also a transcript somewhere on the web for BGDF. I think I have that on my hard drive - or maybe it's on the other computer.

Oh, whoa. I hadn't looked at Sarah's transcripts, but I was intending to use her format as a template for mine. I've just opened up her transcript for the pilot and these are WAY more detailed than the transcripts I've been used to. More like a fanfic.

I was thinking of something more like these:

Example - West Wing Transcript

Example - Dr. Who Transcript

Example - Stargate SG1 Transcript

Which are more in line with what I think of as transcripts.

The SG1 example is probably the most sparse, so I'd probably do something more in line with the Dr. Who example, with a paragraph or so of scene setting narrative here and there.

Is this format fine with everyone? If so, perhaps I should just start with the Pilot? I could leave/include links to Sarah's versions in the TOC and just do new ones in the format above to add to them.

LabRat

Labby - anything would be fine with me - I hadn't looked at the others until yesterday [and then very briefly] but I had envisioned more like what you're talking about.

If I could suggest [since it's unlikely I'll do any]... start with the ones Sarah didn't do then perhaps redo the ones she did?

Carol

Right, I'm back from my podiatrist appointment and raring to get started. .

Good idea, Carol. I'll start filling in the 'blanks', working around Sarah's transcripts, using the script format above and then go back and do a script format transcript of the ones Sarah did.

And who knows? Once that's all in place, maybe I won't have had my fill of typing and I might get busy with a set of fanfic format transcripts to cover all bases.

LabRat

Hope so Labby!

Or even just fanfic .
Carol