Talk:If I Ran the Camera
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I was just poking around the Wayback Machine and I found this. It doesn't seem to be on the current site and my computer is weird about some of the wayback archives. Can anybody get it to work? --mibluvr13dígame 15:42, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- No good, the wayback machine never stored the swf. Aurora the Homestar Coder 15:14, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
If we ignore the stuff that the Wayback Machine added to the source, we get this: (Yes, I know we're not supposed to use the <pre> tag anymore, but it works better for page sources):
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<!--If I Ran the Camera (Ws . TÃ O ,h(YC?S gO j… ! w "If I ran the camera for the movies today, Things would be different," said young Astrid Renee. The special effects and all that kind of stuff That they show on the screen is not quite good enough. You can see stuff like that in just any old flick, But you'd see something different if I made a pic. Of course, I'd need helpers and the first to be hired Would be my Grandpa Chapman (after all, he's retired). My Grandpa Chapman is one of my very best friends, So I know he won't mind doing some small odds and ends. producer "What my movie needs first," pondered Astrid Renee "Is a solid foundation, one heck of a screenplay." And my Grandpa Chapman is just the guy who can write it Why I'll bet he can even cast it, produce it and light it! screenplay by don chapman With the story all settled the next thing to do Is to find a location to set up my film crew. Some place exotic, some place never seen Some place that looks stupendous up on the big screen. The jungles of Prance or the mountains of Prut Or maybe the River of Brigger-ba-Root Yes, that's it! My film will be set on a boat As down the Brigger-ba-Root my cast and crew float When the crew is all set and the river is Brigger-ba Rooting Then will be just the perfect time to finally start shooting And who better to capture every last detail? Why my Grandpa Chapman, he just can't fail. When the shooting is done, then it will be time to edit And my Grandpa Chapman is the guy who'll get that credit. When my film's in the can, folks will come from far and near To rub elbows with me at my movie's big premiere ASTRID'S BIG PREMIERE Then I'll have to embark on a long publicity tour And after that, I'll need a spa vacation for sure. After all, making movies takes a lot outta me… But I'll be sure to thank my Grandpa Chapman When I thank the Academy. sl?C ,OAC! 'j �…w" 'M the!.… aGydÿPC…!bbqG the end --><center><OBJECT classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
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Very long, but from what I can guess, it appears to be a kids' poem. Note the use of "Grandpa Chapman" throughout. Unless she's the Little Girl, I have no idea who "Astrid Renee" is. --
ENUSY 
, 11:21, 25 June 2005 (BST)
Here's a quick solution to your If I ran the camera questions which I am also dying to know about: Email TBC and ask about it. --Darklinkskywalker 23:10, 13 Jul 2005 (UTC)
E-mail sent, awaiting reply... --—↑Darklinkskywalker|Talk_|i did this stuff_↓
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Research
I know it's not much, but I found two forum posts that referenced the toon: [1] and [2]. Also, I wasn't sure how obvious this was, but the Internet Archive made the copy of the source on Nov. 12, 2002. That might help in further research attempts. -- Tom 23:45, 28 Sep 2005 (UTC)
Flash File!
Dwedit found the Flash file! (See external links) - Kookykman
(t)(c)(r)
Yeah, I had that on my computer ever since I noticed that the WS_FTP.LOG file was wide open, so I downloaded every file from the site at that time. How I found the WF_FTP.LOG file? I was looking in /menuswfs, and got a directory listing, and there was a nice big conspicuous WS_FTP.LOG file sitting in that folder. I posted the taryngame.swf link onto fark.com, then blabbed about the ftp log on some other message board. Someone else also might have found it at the same time, since I heard about it on fark.com comments as well. So I saw that this page said "the swf file is lost to the ages", laughed, then uploaded the file on my comcast webspace. Just contributing my share... TBC, please don't sue me.--Dwedit 05:18, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
Fun Fact
The fun fact you added isn't really needed, as it's mentioned in the description. - Joshua
- Whoops! Sorry about that - Volbeat A The Cheat 08:44, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
Grandpa
Now that we have the Flash file, we can confirm it is the Brothers Chaps' father. If you look when "young Astrid Renee" has a stack of papers, the top one reads "Screenplay by Don Chapman". That proves it, don't it? --DorianGray
