Writers' Choice
Score - 3.53 Great Again by Michael J. Kospiah (spesh2k) writing as Blank - After falsely reporting a hate crime, Wendell believes he's being followed and harassed by a mysterious man. But will anybody believe him this time?  - Nightmare at 20,000 Feet - S5E3 Short, Thriller

Score - 3.33 There's Something Inside by Mark Renshaw (markrenshaw) writing as Rodman Edward - A strange creature seeking shelter for the night finds itself 20,000 feet in the air on an airplane wing with one passenger inside bent on its destruction.  - Nightmare at 20,000 Feet - S5E3 Short, Fantasy

Score - 3.31 Last Day by Ariel Y (Bort) writing as Wayne Sax - A man is discharged from the hospital on the last day of his recovery.  - Twenty-Two - S2E17Stopover in a Quiet Town - S5E30Short, Thriller

Score - 3.29 An Occurrence on Owl Street by John E Staats (JEStaats) writing as Rod Surely - A man runs for home after a case of mistaken identity.  - An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge - S5E22 Short, Thriller

Score - 3.07 Writer's Block by Chad Murtaugh (yosemitesam) writing as Anonymous - The life of an average Joe gets turned upside down as he struggles with his newfound writing ability.  - A World of His Own - S1E36 Short, Drama

Score - 3.06 Teeny-Tiny Teeth by Rob Herzog (Rob) writing as Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass - A homewrecker locks horns with a pull-string doll bent on revenge.  - Living Doll - S5E6 Short, Horror

Score - 3.00 Help me I'm hurt by Claudio Saez (Claudio) writing as Gladys Cooper - An old woman is hunted down by some entity.  - Nothing in the Dark - S316 Short, Horror

Score - 3.00 Where The Rubber Meets The Road by Matthew Taylor (Matt) writing as Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington - A seemingly innocent road trip takes an unexpected turn when three friends stumble upon a wreck, and one of them can't handle what they find.  - Death Ship - S4E6 Short, Thriller

Score - 2.93 With a Shake of the Head by Anthony Cawood (AnthonyCawood) writing as Author's Name - Two divers, running out of air, learn some home truths.  - I Shot an Arrow into the Air - S1E15 Short, Drama

Score - 2.93 Doomsday for Denton by Anthony Cawood (AnthonyCawood) writing as RS - Some Legends are best observed from a safe distance.  - Mr. Denton on Doomsday - S1E3 Short, Drama

Shifted by Anthony Cawood (AnthonyCawood) writing as Someone - Sometimes the price of progress is greater than can be imagined.  - And When the Sky was Opened - S1E11 Short, Sci Fi

Caller Unknown by Austin Bennett (ABennettWriter) writing as Blank - Thanks to a myserteous cell phone, a grieving grandson is able to communicate with his deceased grandfather, but should we really commune with the dead?  - Long Distance Call - S2E22 Short, Slasher

The Mouth of the Gift Horse by Anthony Cawood (AnthonyCawood) writing as Someone Too Quickly - A SWAT team responds to the weirdest callout ever, not realizing the fate of the planet is at stake.  - The Gift - S3E32 Short, Sci Fi

His Time Will Come by Vin Conzo (Conz) writing as Stretch Armstrong - In order to ascend in the afterlife, a wronged soul is tasked with helping decide his killer's punishment.  - Deaths-Head Revisited - S3E9Time Out - TZTMShort, Dark Comedy

Satan smokes marlboro by Gerasimos Rozis (Gerasimos) writing as The CancerPony - A small time burglar-for-hire takes on a last minute-massive job orchestrated by the Devil's son himself.  - The Who Of You - S2E3 (TZ19) Short, Thriller

The Box by Claudio Saez (Claudio) writing as Roddy Rich - A man pleads to keep his job as an assistant.  - The Obsolete Man - S2E29 Short, Drama

Silence is Golden by Chris Bodily (ChrisBodily) writing as Rod Matheson - When noise deprives a cinephile of her moviegoing habits, a genie offers her silence and every movie in existence. But at what cost?  - Time Enough at Last - S1E8The Man in the Bottle - S2E2Short, Horror, Supernatural, Genie

To Destroy A Town by Mark Dykshoorn (MarkD) writing as Rod Serling - A small town descends into chaos when the citizens learn that there is a foreign spy among them.  - The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street - S1E22 Short, Drama, Thriller

The Ewig by Andrew Lightfoot (Lightfoot) writing as Blank - With the Red Army on the doorstep of East Prussia, three men board a merchant ship bound for German lands in the midst of Operation Hannibal.  - Death Ship - S4E6 Short, Drama, Horror, War

Knowing Is The Battle by Steven Dilworth (steven8 ) writing as Rod Swirling - The presence of prescience isn't necessarily a present.  - Nick of Time - S2E7 Short, Drama

Saru Saru by R5e (Gum) writing as Monkey man - A man who is desperate for money stumbles upon an endless cash cow. The only caveat… make sure the murder weapon has fresh batteries.  - Button, Button - S1E20b (TZ85) Short, Suspense, Dark Comedy

Congrats to all!

Congrats Michael - back with a bang!

And congrats to all, some great scripts!

Thanks, man. And congrats to Bort for steamrolling his way into Simply Scripts with his entry! That's how you make a fucking entrance!

Big congrats to Michael - I knew that was yours.

And a big shout out to everyone else -- you'll did a great job.-A

Well done, Michael. Top Job.

Great work on your first OWC, Bort. Hopefully you take part in future ones.

And well done to all, some interesting scripts that were fun to read.

How my entry wasn't slated I don't know, but I think I'll rewrite and develop.

Does this mean I get a coffee mug? Because I'm super lazy and only wash dishes if I need to use them again lol, wouldn't mind having something else to drink coffee out of. I'm the type that'll just buy new socks instead of getting off my ass and doing laundry.

Congrats to the writers choice, well done!

Nicely done, Michael. Some great entries in this OWC.

Congrats on your placement for your first OWC, Bort.

A shot-out to two of my faves: The Box and Shifted. Both for leaving it up for interpretation and just plain weirdness.

good job, Mike. i knew that was gonna win the second i was done with it.

... hopefully we won't have to utter that damn acronym much longer. A toast to you and your much deserved new mug.

Quoted from Conz good job, Mike. i knew that was gonna win the second i was done with it. ... hopefully we won't have to utter that damn acronym much longer. A toast to you and your much deserved new mug.

I hear you, man. Cheers!

-- Michael

So, it appears I was totally wrong on Satan Smokes Marlboros. Oh well, congrats Gerasimos! I really liked it.  

Congrats to the rest of you guys who took part. I wish I could've joined.  

Congrats Michael, Mark, and Ariel!

And special mention to Rob - TeenyTiny Teeth was my all time fav. Great job.
And Ghostwriter R - a great effort that deserves a rewrite.

Congrats Michael, well deserved! Congrats to all for the great reads!

Quoted from Bort Congrats Michael, well deserved! Congrats to all for the great reads!

Thanks, man.

https://youtu.be/AXaXerFmWms

Your screen name (along w/ this TZ theme) reminded me of The Simpsons lol.

Again, nice work!

-- Michael

Great Simpsons clip. Thanks for the laugh, Michael.

On another note - Ant wrote four entries!
Wow!

Oh, shit, didn't even catch that. Doomsday for Denton was tied for my 2nd fave, the writing itself elevated it.

If I'd been awake for Who Wrote What I definitely had Ant down for Doomsday for Denton.
Definitely top notch writing for sure.

Ooh, and you even tied with yourself Ant for placing on two.  

Congratulations, Michael!

I'm pleased to see my favourite TZ episode of all time influenced the top 2 entries!

Well done to all who entered, it was a pleasure reading them. And Bort, what a way to enter your first OWC, that's how it's done!

Quoted from spesh2k Thanks, man. https://youtu.be/AXaXerFmWms Your screen name (along w/ this TZ theme) reminded me of The Simpsons lol. Again, nice work! -- Michael

It's an intentional Simpsons reference  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zERppszruZU

Quoted from MarkRenshaw Well done to all who entered, it was a pleasure reading them. And Bort, what a way to enter your first OWC, that's how it's done!

Thanks! Happy to be here

Yep, this OWC definitely captured my imagination... so four entries, though could have been many more, such rich source material to be inspired by!

It has been literally a year since I wrote anything and did it ever show, but that's what I get trying to figure out the ending while making constant changes to rest of the script with an hour left to go.

I really appreciate all comments on The Ewig.


Congrats to everyone who entered.

Looks like I need to do some more reading and reviewing...

Happy Helloween to all, and BIG Congrats to the peeps that took place here, and won the hearts of the readers.

Great job, all, on a what I think was a tough challenge for the non TZ fans.

Congratulations, Michael. And awesome to everyone.  I really enjoyed reading the scripts and writing mine.  The reviews of mine were great and totally expected, except for the fact that so many people actually kind of liked it, or liked the premise anyway.  It meant a lot.

I was surprised no one recognized any of my characters.  I created none of them.  All plucked from pop culture.  I wrote the whole thing in one take like someone who was going to film something with his buddies and you all share the same interests.  I do know the rules for sluglines and character descriptions.  I truly didn't think about it as I was writing.  Just lots of fun.  Always great to see a Dreamscale meltdown though.  Hello, Jeff.  It's been some time.

Perhaps I will do some rewriting.

Great OWC concept, Don.

Peace.

P.S. - How cool Jeff and I were posting at the same time...

Congratulations, Michael! Very well deserved.

Congrats to all who entered. Great scripts!

A big shoutout to my personal favorites from the lot apart from "Great Again";
An Occurrence on Owl Street
The Mouth of the Gift Horse
Last Day
Teeny Tiny Teeth

Cheers!

Congrats Michael!! And to everyone else too!

Congrats to the winners and all partaking. Great Again was a very interesting take on an episode that fits perfectly with the current climate.

I've had no time to even watch one till last night. Twilight Zone is awesome. Can't believe I'd never seen one till now. Every episode I watched it felt like I'd already seen a dozen things inspired by it.

Way to go Michael! Very deserving. I really enjoyed your script.

This was a fun challenge to lurk on. Some really good scripts.

So, really... good job everyone!

Quoted from PKCardinal Way to go Michael! Very deserving. I really enjoyed your script. This was a fun challenge to lurk on. Some really good scripts. So, really... good job everyone!

Thanks, Paul! Glad you enjoyed it. Would've loved to read your take on a Twilight Zone premise!

--  Michael