Scripts of the September 2020 OWC

Spiro by Buster Scruggs - Two loudmouth gangsters die slowly in a room.
Prompt: Blood everywhere - Short, Crime

…For Dummies by Dr. Steven Brule - A couple planning a special evening for their anniversary have exactly one hour until their guest of honor arrives.
Prompt: You have exactly one hour. - Short, Rom Com

Clean Slate by Also Blank - Two brothers catch-up after one of them goes to rehab.
Prompt: It's a dead end. What now? - Short, Drama

First Call by Harry Boesch - A rookie police detective experiences his first crime scene investigation with a seasoned partner.
Prompt: Dead person in a room. - Short, Crime

You Can't Force Love by Omg Stfu - In search of love, a determined man receives help from a female friend.
Prompt: You're not the one for me. - Short, Rom Com

Temptation by Max Pipsy - A man and woman debate the fate of the world in a locked room.
Prompt: Things are not what they seem. - Short, Sci Fi

Unlawful Duties by Bette Davis - Two dirty cops investigate a Hobo in an alley at what cost?
Prompt: It's a dead end. What now? - Short, Thriller

Howard's Jewelry and Loan by Blank - A boxer pays a visit to his loan shark after being told he has exactly one hour to settle his outstanding debt.
Prompt: You have exactly one hour - Short, Crime

A Very Bad Date by Rocky Custer - A guy's plan to philanderize with his secretary goes awry when his wife shows up -- and then things get much worse.
Prompt: Dead person in a room. - Short, Crime

Caller Unknown by Anonymous - An emergency call center attendant attempts to talk a young woman off the ledge as she asks him increasingly personal questions.
Prompt: Woman on a ledge. - Short, Drama

Connected by Isaac Asimov - What if the point of singularity has already happened and we just don't know about it.
Prompt: You have exactly one hour. - Short, Sci Fi

Safety by Mr. Bond - When a strange package appears at the door, a couple are at odds about what to do with it.
Prompt: A mysterious parcel is delivered to your house. - Short, Sci Fi

The Night Siren by A True Man's Capote - A man comes to the aid of a desperate woman in need.
Prompt: A woman on a ledge. - Short, Crime

Unsaid by Anonymous - Are things truly better left unsaid?
Prompt: You're not the one for me. - Short, Drama

Huberis by Mean Muddy Funster - A notorious gang leader's self-important is taken down a peg or two when circumstances force him to take a trip in an Uber and he encounters a quirky driver who meticulously obeys the sat nav instructions.
Prompt: I just make up these rules, I have no control over them. - Short, Drama

Ooh, wow! I went out and they're up already.

Don's the man.
Thanks in advance to all who entered. Hope you had fun concocting.
Fifteen. Not bad at all.

Some of the links here don't match, guys. Have notified Don.

Opening from below separately is fine until fixed.
https://www.simplyscripts.net/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?b-0920/

Hey, they went up middle of the night.  

Hi Folks,

I've fixed the page and the scripts now open in the correct locations.

- Don

Amazing turnaround getting those up, Don. Thank you!

Good turnout too. Looking forward to reading.

Thanks for getting these up so quickly and thanks to Libby for the challenge.

The reads have been enjoyable.  The parameters resulted in a bunch of varied stories and as a reader, I highly appreciate that.

Running into some parameter issues - but that is par for the course for OWCs. Enjoyed them nonetheless.

FYI, one of the prompts is courtesy of Don.
And it was used too.  

Quoted from LC FYI, one of the prompts is courtesy of Don. And it was used too.

Nice!

Quoted from LC FYI, one of the prompts is courtesy of Don. And it was used too.

My guess is...
I just make up these rules, I have no control over them.

Quoted from mmmarnie My guess is... I just make up these rules, I have no control over them.

Touché.

Okay - done and done.

Nice job group.

As a reader, I REALLY liked the framework for this one - multiple prompts and genres. There really were no two scripts alike and the pages flew by.  

Thanks to Libby and Don - great challenge.

Thanks, Dave.

I'm pretty chuffed too.
Some really great production-worthy scripts in this challenge, and very entertaining to boot.
Thanks up front to all who partook. Is that a word? Yep, I think so.  

Agree with Dave, the criteria allowed for some very different scripts to emerge which was great from the read perspective.

And may be just my opinion but is the quality of the scripts in challenges getting better?

Thanks for organising Libby, and I promise to read the instruction next time and not leave myself two hours to write a script

Quoted from AnthonyCawood And may be just my opinion but is the quality of the scripts in challenges getting better?

Totally agree. The caliber of entry lately (Writers Tourney and last couple OWCs) has really gone up in all aspects. A lot of the usual suspects but some newer entrants too. I'm only halfway through this lot but am truly impressed with what I've read. Kudos to everyone that has entered.

Quoted from AnthonyCawood ...I promise to read the instruction next time and not leave myself two hours to write a script

I have a feeling the bonus for you Ant is that now you have another script pretty much done and ready to post after the OWC. Not a bad two in one.

P.S. Did you see on the other thread I posted Don's link to SS pandemic masks.