Got to put my 'games advisor' hat on once more by teaching our Block 2 director and DOP how to play Whist and 21. Oddly enough, Whist was the easier game to teach, we had a good laugh, blocked through the actions and it all went really well. They literally never heard of 21 which I thought was crazy. Apparently the writers didn't know either because they got the order of play completely wrong too. I spent a good half hour trying to convince the DOP that all players need their cards dealt to them first up so they know what they're plylaying with. 'Wouldn't it be cooler if...' Was the question they kept asking and I kept shooting them down by saying your audience will call you out immediately if you play a well known game like 21 in some bizzarro way.
Honestly, don't writers do any research these days?
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