Good storytelling is something like telling a good joke.  If it’s well told, you don’t mind hearing it again, now and then, but after about the fifth time, it starts to feel like an act of war.  Human beings were never meant to be bored.  If you’re being paid to entertain, you have an obligation […]

Colony Bay matte artist Jonathan Neil is working on a new online theater for the show.  Even though it’s not finished, it’s so clean and captivating, I check it out every hour or so.  You can too, by clicking on the graphic on the right.  (Not every hour if you don’t want to.)  Fairly soon, […]

If you’ve been following Courage, you’ve been watching the exploits of one Reverend “Silence Laud,” marvelously portrayed by Rutgers-educated actor Donal Thoms-Cappello.   Quite a few fans have demanded this particular villain receive some heavy measure of justice, and one fan has even detailed the precise methods of retribution, many of which I cannot share […]

Random Lessons in Building an Indy TV Show We’ve all had to wear so many hats around here, at Colony Bay, that we pick up our business lessons on the fly, between producing shows.   That may not be the wise way to do it, but if you look at most scripted television these days, […]

We still have two days of shooting to go, but, here, all linked together are some of the images from chapter IV — Courage, New Hampshire — “Ambition.”

It’s time to do yours! Disclaimer: If you are one of the faithful who have already contributed, ignore this message — unless you have a friend who needs to ante up! It all starts with culture, with story. If you don’t like what is going on around you, blame it on art. We are what […]

When we look back on the great accomplishments of the late 18th century — embattled farmers standing their ground at Lexington and Concord, the timeless language of the Declaration, the homage the centuries have paid to the Bill of Rights — we tend to see the victories and not the character of the people who […]

Not Every Order Should be Obeyed The Brittany Rebellion of 1771 Most enlisted soldiers cringe at the very thought of disobeying a superior officer.   As Washington wrote, “the soul of the army is discipline,” and the very enterprise of war can’t move forward if every battle strategy required a vote.   Certainly, even rogue […]

Hi, everyone.  Your director here, James Riley, asking those of you who are able to contribute to “Courage, New Hampshire” to do so, TODAY, if possible. I have publicly chided what I call the “smart money” set, who give you a funny look when you talk about pooling resources to create better entertainment.  The fact […]