{"id":11918,"date":"2017-02-02T06:00:25","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T06:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=11918"},"modified":"2017-02-01T20:30:47","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T20:30:47","slug":"blogathon-0217-its-groundhog-day-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=11918","title":{"rendered":"Blogathon 02\/17: It\u2019s Groundhog Day. Again."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Groundhog<\/p>\n

I could write a detailed, academic essay on the film Groundhog Day, but I will make every effort to avoid that here.<\/p>\n

I have a copy of Danny Rubin\u2019s original shooting script (which I treasure, both as an example of how to write and format a film script, and how to write impassioned phrases in to ordinary scenes, and thus how to make a moment on celluloid in to a magical place).<\/p>\n

The script tells a slightly different story to the tale the Groundhog Day film shows us.<\/p>\n

The character Stephanie Decastro doesn\u2019t exist in the film, yet in the script Stephanie is a pivotal character. She places a curse on Phil, which is the spell that makes him live his recurring day.<\/p>\n

How long is Phil trapped in the Punxsatawney bubble before he breaks the spell?<\/p>\n

I wrote those words last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Instead of repeating the whole stream of thought about the excellent Groundhog Day, I would like to share a short story that I found on the Internet.<\/p>\n

A Year To Remember is a variation on the ‘12.01 PM’ short story that was itself the precursor to the Groundhog Day script.<\/p>\n

But unlike ‘12.01 PM’ and Groundhog Day, which both focus on the theme of one day on an endless loop, A Year To Remember sees the central character living a year on a permanent cycle.<\/p>\n

And, shying away from traditional forms of publishing, the author has written the story in a blog.<\/p>\n

What’s not to like?<\/p>\n

Try and find the time to read A Year To Remember.<\/a><\/p>\n

Unlike conventional blogs this one presents the oldest entry at the top.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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