How One Response to a Reddit Query Became a Big-Budget Flick | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
That day, as Erwin scanned Reddit, a question caught his eye. It was posed by someone calling themselves The_Quiet_Earth: “Could I destroy the entire Roman Empire during the reign of Augustus if I traveled back in time with a modern U.S. Marine infantry battalion or MEU [Marine Expeditionary Unit]?” Erwin clicked on the question and a lively comment thread unfurled.


DRC: A "blow by blow" account of the Hollywood Dream.  It makes a great read.


"James Erwin, 37, [used to work] for a financial services firm in Des Moines, Iowa, writing software manuals."