Thomas Walker

Grant was my 'voice of danger'. Reformed sinners try to show how reformed they are, but Grant was arriving just in time for the Final Test, and was the character I selected to introduce tension.

I like that the longest ones so far are Paradise scenes. The whole point of the New Earth series was that Paradise was the central character.

I admit, this scene was one of the most fun to write.

Conversations like the last page or two of this thread? It's why I did it this way. Spirited conversation! Yay!

Caleb and Sophia's family have undergone a few redesigns since the first clip, but they've always been ethnically ambigious. The reason for this is obvious: They're for everyone. I have created characters specifically to discuss Civil Rights, Gender equality, all kinds of prejudices that will have to be shed in Paradise. Other than this, I specifically avoid mentioning nationalities and skin color unless its part of the backstory. The reason for this is because that way as many readers as possible can see themselves, or something familiar in the characters they're reading about. I've had some complain that it makes my characters harder to picture, but it means they're for everyone.

Until I started seeing all these videos, I didn't realize how harrowing my books were.

EDIT: Sorry. Comment already posted.

Taxation would destroy Religion. All religious organizations, including ours, enjoy tax-exempt status. If the Powers That Be ever decided to charge back-taxes, everything would be bankrupt in a week. Including the JW organizations, incidentally. France tried that some years ago. If they'd succeeded, the money to continue the printing/translation/infrastructure of the French Branch would have ceased to exist at a stroke. But when the 'Final Stage' happens, I imagine the Brothers would keep working. We wouldn't need to keep the printers and translators and Halls working for long. During Covid, we practically went off-grid; holding Meetings at home. Nobody gets rich working full-time in the JW Service. Not even the Governing Body. In an odd way, that alone would keep the Witnesses going when all other religion has folded.

Ahh, the limits of AI.

Also not the one. The one thing my father is certain of is that he started with *nothing* but the daily paper. He thinks the guy might have started the wager with nothing, including the clothes on his back. That said, I love that this thread is offering free movies to people now. 🤣

Afraid that's not the one either; but as it happens, we just finished watching that one ten minutes ago. It was the similarity that got my dad onto this topic.

Doesn't look like it. Sorry.

There's a subreddit called 'tipofmytongue' to help people find things. I'm banned from that sub, for reasons I don't remember. I think I searched for something that had been searched before. But right now, I'm searching for a movie that my father's trying to recall. He doesn't remember the name, or any of the actors. Here's what he does remember: * A man is caught up a wager, where he has to survive for a week, starting with only a newspaper. * He talks a tailor into fashioning this newspaper into a suit, and starts 'advertising'. * It's a black and white comedy That's all he can recall. If anyone knows the movie I'm talking about, can you let me know?

The Voyager Probe is unique, in that it has passed beyond the heliosphere. Being a JW means an absolute certainty that humanity will keep plodding along until eternity. That being said: If the Sun exploded tomorrow, Voyager would be the only evidence that humanity ever existed.

Well, I'm not the one making these 'trailers'; but speaking as the author I don't see a problem with it; as long as you make it clear it's AI. Beyond that, ask the Makers; its their work too.