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Considering how badly botched the launch of the challenge was, I consider this one of the best challenges in terms of creativity and breadth of genre and depth of story.
- Don
3.45 I Can't Get No Satisfaction by Gary Howell (GaryHowell,) writing as Casey Kasem - A radio DJ tries his best to give away a cash prize over the air, but the listeners aren't having any part of it. - Short, Comedy
3.36842105263158 Kittens by Paul Knauer (PKCardinal,) writing as Anon - When it comes to love, always have a backup plan. - Short, Thriller
3.3 Fatal Distraction by L. Chambers (LC,) writing as Not Again... - A woman is forced to make a choice whether to forgive her husband after the death of their child while in his care. - Short, Drama
3.21052631578947 Soul Chat by James Barron (MarkItZero,) writing as Moloch - A bored student strikes up a chat with a stranger who knows him far better than he thinks. - Short, Thriller
3.15789473684211 Poor Bastard by Claudio Saez (Claudio,) writing as Ryker Piccard - The poor bastard is stuck on the other side. - Short, Thriller
3.10526315789474 Goodbye by Zack Akers (Zack,) writing as Blank name, also - A father receives the worst phone call of his life. - Short, Drama
Desperate Times by Warren Duncan (Warren,) writing as A Desperado - Desperate times call for desperate measures when a dying woman's son goes to great lengths to see her one last time. - Short, Drama, Experimental
Duty Calls by John Staats (JEStaats,) writing as Cheery Prawn 5 - External interruptions influence the performance of elite squad members and threaten mission success. - Short, Action
What's Your Emergency? by Anthony Cawood (AnthonyCawood,) writing as The Don - A 911 operator gets an unexpected call from the grave. - Short, Comedy
Sin Sation by DAVID C LAMBERTSON (eldave1,) writing as Blank - A man must decide if confession over the phone will save his soul. - Short, Drama
The Specimen by Mark Renshaw (markrenshaw,) writing as Doctor NotSpock - A scientist working in a secret base has three minutes to escape its self-destruction while in labour and trying to avoid escaped monsterous specimens. - Short, Sci Fi
Off the Record by Rob Herzog (Rob,) writing as Deep Throat - A ambitious reporter makes a shot-in-the-dark call to a suspected murderer. - Short, Horror
Last Call by Owen Herity (Geezis,) writing as El Padre - A man calls his wife as she lies dying in a hospital bed during the Covid pandemic. - Short, Drama
Discovery by Rene Claveau (ReneC,) writing as Michael Burnham - The discovery of a lifetime becomes more than one astronomer ever imagined. - Short, Sci Fi
Rigatoni Rigmarole by R5e (Gum,) writing as Blank, but a different 'blank' - Four old school Wise Guys cope with the intricacies of modern-day technology. - Short, Comedy
2.57894736842105 It Was Dark and Stormy by Joe Garza (SPQR,) writing as John Silence - A businessman learns there are some things you shouldn't try to exploit. - Short, Horror
2.47619047619048 Coldwater Two by Mark Dykshoorn (MarkD,) writing as Barry Voight - A USGS volcanologist reports his observations of Mt. St. Helens. - Short, Drama
A Protocol by Khamanna Iskandarova (Khamanna,) writing as N/A - A rule-abiding employee falls prey to restrictions set by her employer. - Short, Drama
Vacuum by Matthew Taylor (Matthew Taylor,) writing as Ham the Chimp - All a lonely Astronaut wants is a little help from Control. - Short, Sci Fi
A Period Piece by Steven Clark & Mark Moore (SteveClark,) writing as B & B - For Leroy, a night of poker with the boys gets interesting when his daughter calls with some... issues. - Short, Comedy
Home Call by Craig Macken (Craig Macken,) writing as Ghost Writer - A businessman phones home after an accident, only to find his wife doesn't recognize him. - Short, Horror
A Fool's Errand by Javier Torregrosa (jayrex,) writing as Bob The Builder - Have you ever wondered what it's like to order non-existent objects? - Short, Comedy
Thought Police by Javier Torregrosa (jayrex,) writing as George Orwell - Can the police arrest you for your thoughts? - Short, Comedy
Congrats, Gary! Awesome script and very deserving of the win! Congrats to the runner up's, and everyone else for that matter. And finally, thank you Don, for the amazing challenge.
Congrats to those on top. Nice turnout and diversity of scripts content! And a fun challenge Don, thanks. Hey, nice work, Libs! And two women were the only ones writing about women as their main character. Interesing
Congrats to those on top. Nice turnout and diversity of scripts content! And a fun challenge Don, thanks. Hey, nice work, Libs! And two women were the only ones writing about women as their main character. Interesing
Hey, my character was female ... Unmemorable but female lol
Wow. I mean, that was totally unexpected. There were a lot of great scripts in this challenge so congrats to everyone who entered.
Thanks everyone and thanks to Don for such a great challenge. Looking forward to May!
Some of my scripts:
Bounty (TV Pilot) -- Top 1% of discoverable screenplays on Coverfly I'll Be Seeing You (short) - OWC winner The Gambler (short) - OWC winner Skip (short) - filmed Country Road 12 (short) - filmed The Family Man (short) - filmed The Journeyers (feature) - optioned
Gary, dude! Awesome. Congratulations. I got quite a few laughs out of your script.
LC, your script was my top scorer. I thought it was fantastic. Not to take anything away from Gary, but I thought yours was the runaway winner for sure. Really well done.
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