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Inspector Clouseau meets Bond

Script for a News.com/TechRepublic play Authors: News.com editor Dan Ilett and TechRepublic’s Sonja Thompson Roles: 007 wannabes Run time: Less than two minutes to read the article; more time if you apply Music: Theme songs to James Bond and Pink Panther movies Style: Comic contemporary whodunnit mystery. One set, location in the U.K. Synopsis: It is …

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Sonja Thompson
Sonja Thompson
Oct 14, 2005
1 minute read
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Script for a News.com/TechRepublic play

Authors: News.com editor Dan Ilett and TechRepublic’s Sonja Thompson

Roles: 007 wannabes

Run time: Less than two minutes to read the article; more time if you apply

Music: Theme songs to James Bond and Pink Panther movies

Style: Comic contemporary whodunnit mystery. One set, location in the U.K.

Synopsis: It is 2005, and the MI6 Web site, which is officially run by the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), is actively recruiting men and women to help support efforts in combating terrorism. The Web site supposedly attempts to dispel the myth around the glamour of spying. However, it also states the following: “…the certainty of a stimulating and rewarding career which, like [James] Bond’s, will be in the service of their country.”

Scene 1
(The door opens and the detective walks in. He approaches the terrorist cautiously. He twists the ends of his moustache, curling them up at the corners. Slowly, he reaches out his hand.)

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Sonja Thompson

My name is Sonja Thompson. I've worked for TechRepublic since October of 1999, starting with the enewsletter team, then with the Premium Products group (creating books and CDs), as well as programming some of the elements on the site. After leading the Tech News team on TR, I jumped at the opportunity to switch gears and try my hand at video editing, podcasts, and other forms of multimedia on the site. I'm currently the host of the Smartphones blog, plus I edit the TR Dojo video series.
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I graduated from the University of Louisville. Since then, I've also completed several technology related courses from SmartPlanet. My goal is to learn about the TR community, interact with members on the site, and hopefully encourage more people to participate - and more often.