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Mal Suerte - Atypical Day by Frank MacCrory - Series, Superhero - A super who dislikes both superheroes and supervillains stumbles upon a plot where in order to survive, he must try to save the superheroes and supervillains from each other.  55 pages

Contest: Quarterfinalist in Script2Comic 2021

A full half-hour pilot set in the same world as the 2020 Writer's Tournament entry Unwitting Accomplice . - pdf format

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So this is a full-hour pilot based on the half-hour pilot which in turn was based on the Writer's Tournament entry Unwitting Accomplice.

This script advanced to the finalist round of Script2Comic 2023, which is the furthest I've gotten in any scriptwriting contest. Not quite a win, but my best showing so far.


Feature-length scripts:
Who Wants to Be a Princess? (Family)
Glass House (Horror anthology)

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"Kord" (Fantasy)
"Mal Suerte" (Superhero)

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Wow, Frank. I'm not big into Superheroes, reluctant or otherwise, but I read a bit of this and have to say: great work! Can see why it placed highly in the comp.

Mal Suerte is a real character, some great touches of humour throughout, and you built a very immersive world around him.
Thought I'd bump it so hopefully get more eyes on it.

Congrats!


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FrankM
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Thank you for the kind words... it means a lot.

I basically see these comps as a way to get coverage on the script, and I found the coverage from this one helpful in developing the script. A bit pricey for 4 or 5 pages, but had actionable advice rather than everyone-gets-a-trophy drivel to lure you into paying for more praise for a script with no hope of going anywhere.

Two most useful bits were to switch from a half-hour format (like a good ol' fashioned Saturday morning cartoon) to full-hour drama (like Heroes, The Boys, Invincible, etc.), and to do a better job of linking one conflict to the next with visibly rising stakes. So this is really what I had envisioned being the first two episodes.

Your comment about the humor is just a reminder that I can only write funny when I'm trying to write realistic dialog back-and-forth without explicitly trying to be funny.


Feature-length scripts:
Who Wants to Be a Princess? (Family)
Glass House (Horror anthology)

TV pilots:
"Kord" (Fantasy)
"Mal Suerte" (Superhero)

Additional scripts are listed here.
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