Communities of people who share interest and activities
Social networks connect people at low cost
Early social networking sites started out as generalized sites
The first online social network site was started in 1997, called Sixdegrees.com
Personal web place popular in U.S.
Communication with friends, Information exchange…
The most popular
SNS service in Korea.
It
scrolls by
endlessly: bombings, assassinations, mercenary
kidnappings, terrorism-for-hire...
Rookie agent LOOMIS studies the details carefully. Other
agents -- including BUZZ and WANDA scan computer grid-
maps, man phones, etc. amid the take-out cartons and
coffee cups. These people are on high alert.
ARCHER
Any follow-up from L.A.P.D.
Intelligence?
BUZZ
No, sir, nothing yet.
ARCHER
Get them on t
RONIN
an original screenplay by
J.D. Zeik
DRAFT: May 20, 1997
A BLOOD RED SCREEN - A JAPANESE DRUM starts to play, softly,
but tinged with a desperate edge, growing louder, joined by
other DRUMS as a BLACK LEGEND scrolls up: In feudal Japan,
the warrior class of Samurai were sworn to protect their
liege lords with their lives. Those Samurai whose liege was
killed suffered a great shame, and they
wave, continuing away...
Kids chase past. Nicholas and two other kids huddle, arms
locked, spinning round and round, till they stumble
different directions, falling, laughing, dizzy...
Nicholas gets up, wearing a PUPPET on each hand.
STEP PRINT: He walks CLOSE and peers in the camera, steps
back, happily talking. We cant hear because its SILENT...
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. VAN ORTON MANSION, BATHROOM --
waves.
PILOT
Good sleep?
NORMAN
Not bad. So, where are we?
PILOT
Whered they bring you in from?
NORMAN
San Diego. Left yesterday.
PILOT
So you came Honolulu-Guam-Pago-here?
NORMAN
Yeah.
PILOT
Long trip. What kind of work do you do,
sir?
NORMAN
Im a psychologist.
PILOT
A shrink, huh? Why not. Theyve called
in just about everything else.
NORMAN
How do you mean?
PILOT
Weve been ferrying people out o