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leitskev
Posted: October 22nd, 2011, 9:53pm Report to Moderator
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A new champion on my list has arisen. I did not think Casket could be unseated, but a contender emerged out of nowhere. A truly original script with real heart, one the SS community can be proud of. No idea who the writer is. Last Stop is the name of the script. It has some things that need to be maybe worked out on rewrite, but it's a powerful story. If you have not read it, check it out. It will hold you from the first word until the last.
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Sandra Elstree.
Posted: October 22nd, 2011, 9:57pm Report to Moderator
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A new champion on my list has arisen. I did not think Casket could be unseated, but a contender emerged out of nowhere. A truly original script with real heart, one the SS community can be proud of. No idea who the writer is. Last Stop is the name of the script. It has some things that need to be maybe worked out on rewrite, but it's a powerful story. If you have not read it, check it out. It will hold you from the first word until the last.


I wasn't going to do this. I was going to keep my choices a secret until the close, but in light of your comment, Kevin, I have to admit:

The Last Stop was one of my top three.

Sandra



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leitskev
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I just edited my review, thinking I may have misinterpreted the ending a bit. If they are both dead, and they have separate tickets to the afterlife, it actually reminds me of my short The Station. Either interpretation, this jumps to the top of my list, despite things to be worked out still here. I guess me and you Sandra see things a little differently. A lot of reviews on this weren't so hot. Those of us that liked it seemed to really like it.
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Dreamscale
Posted: October 22nd, 2011, 10:36pm Report to Moderator
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What is this world coming to?

Unbeleivable...
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Baltis.
Posted: October 22nd, 2011, 10:43pm Report to Moderator
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I think Balt said he didn't enter at one point.


I entered a script -- But I wasn't able to start writing until the 14th at around 5 or so.  When I was told about the OWC I started checking back in on the site.  When the criteria was announced I had a story, but no time to write it as some personal matters came up which prevented me from being home much of the week.  When I finished the script at around 9 my time I had no time to do anything but cut and condense the story down from 22 pages to 12.

I didn't write it using Movie Outline
I didn't write it using my standard format of Cole & Haag
I also didn't use the proper font on my script

With all this considered, I'm very pleased with how it was received.  I literally go back through and read it and think, my god this makes no sense -- These pages need to be added back in.  

Either-way it was fun and the OWC's are my favorite events.  And my daughter just turned the big 2 today!!  We had a costume party and she was Dora... I was the meanest lookin' Jason around, by the way.  I'll upload a pic -- That's me gettin' ready to drop on my nephew, who came as a Libertarian upon my request.  

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leitskev
Posted: October 22nd, 2011, 10:47pm Report to Moderator
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What do you mean Jeff?
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Dreamscale
Posted: October 22nd, 2011, 10:56pm Report to Moderator
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What do I mean?  I mean I think you're crazy with your last few posts, as well as your post on "your new Heavyweight Champ".

First of all, you didn't even get teh title correct of your new fave. Then, you openly stated that you didn't know for sure what it was about, by using the word "assume".  Then, you wrote an edit with a different take on what went on.

Hey, we all have opinions.  I checked my review and see that I thought it had potential, but it was written poorly, didn't make sense, had lots of issues throughout.  In no way is this a champion IMO, but hey, nobody cares what I think, so you go support your new baby.
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I'm not openly going to say my pick, but I enjoyed "Last Stop".   I probably won't even state my favorite script or claim my own script to be honest... I like Anonymous OWC's for that reason.  We can write it, leave it and let it loiter about.  If it has a voice it'll speak to someone -- if it doesn't, no one will read it.
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A new champion on my list has arisen. I did not think Casket could be unseated, but a contender emerged out of nowhere. A truly original script with real heart, one the SS community can be proud of. No idea who the writer is. Last Stop is the name of the script. It has some things that need to be maybe worked out on rewrite, but it's a powerful story. If you have not read it, check it out. It will hold you from the first word until the last.


Last Stop. Not sure where I messed it up. But I also made clear in my review the title is not a grabber. If I made a mistake somewhere, certainly THAT does not make me "crazy", so let me move on to your next point.

You mention there is a problem in my assuming what the story is about, which means I am not sure what it's about. And how can one ever pick a story as a favorite if they are not sure of the meaning, right? Is that your point?

Some stories are meant to be subtle. They are meant to be figured out. They invite speculation. Many people have speculated about the end of Taxi Driver.

If a story is unclear because the writer is confused, that's one thing. For example, Falling Angels. The the young girl mentions to the priest "what have we done? The Lord seeks vengeance for our sins." But then later the girl is portrayed as your standard innocent virgin. The priest disbelieves in Hell at the same time he believes. Maybe I missed the meaning. But I suspect the writer himself was confused. Maybe meant to go in one direction with the girl, then went in another without realizing. Nothing invited me to speculate. I just think the story is muddled, no offense to the writer who displays some skill.

A story that purposely invites one to speculate what's going on is different. And I do think Last Stop should be made a bit clearer, but not much. Hitting us over the head with what happens would be a mistake, would ruin the experience. The idea that a story asks us to think about things certainly does not weaken it in itself.

Not sure why you're upset that someone likes a story. This was well written, too, certainly not poorly written. Was a slug or something off? I don't know. That really would have no impact on what I thought of it. I could easily follow action, the dialogue was next to flawless, and there was nothing that slowed the read. It was a gripping read, actually.

Nothing cookie cutter here. Original. A character with a clear goal. Stakes, urgency. And a sense of mystery. How many stories in this OWC can say those things? I'm not crazy. Well, maybe a little, but my review is not!


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Sandra Elstree.
Posted: October 22nd, 2011, 11:27pm Report to Moderator
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Quoted from Baltis.
I'm not openly going to say my pick, but I enjoyed "Last Stop".   I probably won't even state my favorite script or claim my own script to be honest... I like Anonymous OWC's for that reason.  We can write it, leave it and let it loiter about.  If it has a voice it'll speak to someone -- if it doesn't, no one will read it.


Can I say, "Right on!" without dating myself. I'll answer myself with, "No, Sandra you can't".  

Mostly, I'm trying to wait to say much until the close of voting, but there's been a lot of talk in the threads and I think The Last Stop deserves a mention.

Sandra



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leitskev
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2 stories are getting Recommends from me, is the bottom line. And I have 4 to read still. I try to be straight shooting with me reviews, and sometimes that means I have to be a little harsh. It feels good to be able to tell a writer they did great work.
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Dreamscale
Posted: October 23rd, 2011, 7:44am Report to Moderator
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Kevin, I mean no harm with my "crazy" comment, nor do I mean that literally.

Bottom line is that, IMO, one should not be using this thread to garner votes for their "favorite" script, just like one should not be knocking any script over and over as being the worst.  Just ain't fair or in the spirit of the challenge.

My reference to you misquoting the title is on the script's thread, in your "new Heavyweight HCampion" review.  You called it "Last Call", maybe harkening back to your bartending days.

If a script is ambiguous...in a good way...and is meant to be, that's fine.  Your review stated 2 completely different things about what the script was about,a dn IMO, that's not the characteristics of an awesome script.

But again, anyone can love any script or movie.  Maybe you're a big fan of "Paul Blart: Mall Cop"...who knows?

But again, besides a little call out to this script was good, that one was cool, IMO, no one should try to influence other votes or opinions.  Let the scripts speak for themselves...
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It would be wrong of me to call out a favorite if I knew the the writer. As I do not, I don't I've violated the spirit of the competition in any way. Late in the game, when most have finished their reads, is the time when people list their favorites or support a script. I also like to take a script that for some reason didn't get as many reads and give it a little boost, if it's a good script.

I very much doubt anyone's vote is even slightly influenced by my opinion. However, I might get someone to read the script who otherwise would not have. which is a good thing.

Clearly this script's ending was meant to be something the audience had to figure out. Otherwise the midget would have just explicitly explained everything to those who have no patience for such things as subtlety.

We all can be pretty harsh on scripts at times. It's good to call attention to scripts we like. And I think it's a good thing to try to make the reviews a little less tedious as well by having a little fun with them.

I'm sure when they come out with the horror version of Paul Blart it will make some folks happy.
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Kevin, you know I have absolutely nothing against you and consider you a friend of mine.

My point is that campaigning for a script or against a script, isn't right, IMO.  A simple shout out?  Fine...dandy, even.  But long, detailed specific posts for or agaisnt scripts ain't cool IMO.
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Ledbetter
Posted: October 23rd, 2011, 9:00am Report to Moderator
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Let's leave the lobbying to Washington and simply wait for the results.

Or at least until after breakfast.

My favorite is a Bagel with cream cheeze.

It's in my top 3...

Shawn.....><
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