At 9:20 PM 9/17/95, Black Unicorn wrote:
As I understand it shows like "The X-Files" don't accept unsolicited scripts. Not surprising as I'm sure they have writer's agreements.
And, given how popular the show is, I doubt their *writers* even accept unsolicited *phone calls*. In principle, the idea of working on positive media exposure is a good one; in practice, it'll likely be mostly dangerous, since there's no way to guarantee a pro-crypto slant when anticrypto slants will widely be seen as making for better "drama." Any number of soap writers would bite a crypto hook if someone took the time to contact them--except on shows like that secrets are *bad* (e.g., So-and-so is suspected of Murdering Whoever for Financial Reasons, but refuses to give up the Password to his Encrypted Files, so Some Chick Seduces him and slips an Invisible Keystroke Capture Program, written by her Little Hacker Brother, onto his computer to Reveal the Ugly Truth). The news programs won't be much better, since reporters, being a suspicious lot, tend to dislike secrets too. Maybe try the Simpsons, hey? I see it all now: Bart encrypts Homer and forgets the password. As far as the family's concerned, the blob of random friction that sits around watching TV and drinking beer is fine, but Homer's boss starts to worry that Home's looking a bit unkempt... ted