The Town of Odyssey

Dunno if I should link to it or not, but its an interesting piece of AiO history to be sure. >_>

Link?

Gandalf wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 11:34 amLink?

Dave Griffin— the actor who played Jimmy Barclay— shared the script on his blog on November 26. I believe it's still his most recent post. Don't know if we're supposed to post links or not, but it's easy enough to find. Personally, I really like Dave and appreciate him sharing his story. As a long-time Odyssey fan who also now struggles with my American evangelical background, I can definitely appreciate where he's coming from. But all that said, his blog is not necessarily a kid-friendly website... strong language and such. And he deals with some pretty weighty issues. I just figured I should mention that because I know there are Odyssey fans of all ages on this site.

Yeah he asked me specifically not to link directly to it from here since theoretically kids could be creeping around.

The Top Crusader wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 7:11 am Yeah he asked me specifically not to link directly to it from here since theoretically kids could be creeping around.

Yeah, that definitely makes sense. I was hesitant to even respond, though I wasn't sure if there were any kids on this message board anymore. I haven't logged on in years... just dusted off some Odysseys for the first time in a few years and thought I'd check back in... but I see things are much quieter here these days. Bummer.

Good GRIEF. Poor David, poor queer aio fans. What a tragic mess.

I had never heard the rumors of this script even existing. Thanks for making us aware of it. I know David didn’t want his blog shared on fan sites but it’s important that his story gets out to grownup fans like us.

I’m glad that FOTF made the call to not air this episode. As an AIO fan who didn’t feel comfortable coming out as gay until my late 20s thanks to my evangelical upbringing, hearing this message explicitly enforced on my favorite childhood show would have only been more harmful.

What a fascinating piece of AIO lore.

One in five attempt. One in two seriously consider. https://www.thetrevorproject.org/survey-2022/

Aside from the obvious topical issues, I have to say the script is so boring. I'm sure DG made his parts come alive, but man.

I have to wonder what made them think this was a good idea in the first place. The blow back they got from the abortion episode should have made them think twice about even developing a script around this. I agree it was a boring script and that could be why ultimately it didn't air. Either way it probably was a good thing it didn't air.

The second script where Whit and Eugene had to don leather and go undercover in a gay bar to retrieve the Applesauce disc from Shakespeare was more entertaining at least, but again I see why it was canned.