The One Week Challenge wherein writers have a week to write a short script in the Science Fiction genre on the theme of Popcorn.




Jolly Popped by Abigail Porterfield - Short, Sci Fi  - Travellers search for their loog lost galaxy. A fatal coordinate leads them in the out door and face to face with a hungry clan of microwave pop corn feeders. - pdf, format

Wasteland by Larry Hubbard - Short, Sci Fi  - After a nuclear holocaust, an outbreak of mutation occurs, and the only thing that can stop the change is the world's favorite snack. 11 pages - pdf, format

Popped by George McFly - Short, Sci Fi  - A young man, trapped in a cell with an apathetic group of people, tries to escape. 11 pages - pdf, format

Popheads by Henry Higgins - Short, Sci Fi  - A group of teens hang out in their apartment experimenting with Popco, a galactic illegalized drug. Meanwhile, a dangerous situation brews between two Popco dealers and a potential buyer as accusations and guns start flying around. The story soon builds to a tense and thrilling climax.  15 pages - pdf, format

What Starts With "P" and Ends With "-orn"? by Catherine Tramell - Short, Sci Fi  - Henry has trouble trying to write a 15 page sci-fi script about popcorn in a week's time.  8 pages - pdf, format

Crunch Crunch by Terence Mann - Short, Sci Fi  - Crunch Crunch or a weird use of a popcorn box. 4 pages - pdf, format

Intelligent Design by Roberta Sparrow, - Short, Sci Fi  - A movie theater tests a brand new state-of-the-art popcorn machine with the ability to recycle waste into fuel but things go horribly wrong when human DNA gets thrown into the mix. 12 pages - pdf, format

Popcorn 4994 by William Forrester - Short, Sci Fi  - The Popcorn 4994 travels through out the outer space without its crew to know the danger they are submitted at. 7 pages - pdf, format

The Rainbow Express by Raleigh St. Clair - Short, Sci Fi , Popcorn - A Space merchant is hunted by a ruthless Bounty Hunter. 8 pages - html, format

Precious Popcorn by Barbara Novak - Short, Sci Fi  - A young boy makes a wish to a couple of aliens, the wish turns into a burden, but redemption comes from the faith of believers. 8 pages - pdf, format

Code Five by Henry Sherman - Short, Sci Fi  - In a future where robots govern the human race, the success of the imminent human uprising depends on a pop-corn machine. 17 pages - pdf, format

Pop Goes the Robot by Alex Sheldon - Short, Sci Fi , Comedy - Karens having a double-uber-clutch birthday bash!  But will her nasty robot chef ruin everyones good time? 10 pages - doc, format

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Code Five by Matias Caruso (mr. z) - Short, Sci Fi  - In a future where robots govern the human race, the success of the imminent human uprising depends on a pop-corn machine. 17 pages - pdf, format

Crunch Crunch by Michel J. Duthin - Short, Sci Fi  - Crunch Crunch or a weird use of a popcorn box. 4 pages - pdf, format

Intelligent Design by James McClung - Short, Sci Fi  - A movie theater tests a brand new state-of-the-art popcorn machine with the ability to recycle waste into fuel but things go horribly wrong when human DNA gets thrown into the mix. 12 pages - pdf, format

Jolly Popped by Spencer MacDonald - Short, Sci Fi  - Travellers search for their loog lost galaxy. A fatal coordinate leads them in the out door and face to face with a hungry clan of microwave pop corn feeders. - pdf, format

Pop Goes the Robot by Tyler Higgins (Higgonaitor) - Short, Sci Fi , Comedy - Karens having a double-uber-clutch birthday bash!  But will her nasty robot chef ruin everyones good time? 10 pages - doc, format

Popcorn 4994 by Helio J Cordeiro - Short, Sci Fi  - The Popcorn 4994 travels through out the outer space without its crew to know the danger they are submitted at. 7 pages - pdf, format

Popheads by J A Parker - Short, Sci Fi  - A group of teens hang out in their apartment experimenting with Popco, a galactic illegalized drug. Meanwhile, a dangerous situation brews between two Popco dealers and a potential buyer as accusations and guns start flying around. The story soon builds to a tense and thrilling climax.  15 pages - pdf, format

Popped by Michael Cornetto - Short, Sci Fi  - A young man, trapped in a cell with an apathetic group of people, tries to escape. 11 pages - pdf, format

Portal Potty by Steven R. Scheer (Sryknows) - Short, Sci Fi , Comedy - Two gentlemen discover that their toilet contains a portal to hell. 13 pages - pdf, format

Precious Popcorn by Pia - Short, Sci Fi  - A young boy makes a wish to a couple of aliens, the wish turns into a burden, but redemption comes from the faith of believers. 8 pages - pdf, format

The Rainbow Express by Steven - Short, Sci Fi , Popcorn - A Space merchant is hunted by a ruthless Bounty Hunter. 8 pages - html, format

Wasteland
by Jordan Wiebe (theboywhocouldfly) - Short, Sci Fi  - After a nuclear holocaust, an outbreak of mutation occurs, and the only thing that can stop the change is the world's favorite snack. 11 pages - pdf, format

What Starts With "P" and Ends With "-orn"? by Sean Elwood (thedeadwalk2nite) - Short, Sci Fi  - Henry has trouble trying to write a 15 page sci-fi script about popcorn in a week's time.  8 pages - pdf, format

Hmmm...I expected more entries....

Sean

Quoted from Zombie Sean Hmmm...I expected more entries.... Sean

Sean,

The lack of entries was entirely my fault.  Shortly before Phil announced the theme and genre, I was sucked into a work black hole from which I've only just emerged.  I didn't have the opportunity to advertise the fact the OWC was going on, hence the few number of entries.  

Actually, there were more entries than I expected give the circumstances.

Don

Quoted from Don Sean, The lack of entries was entirely my fault.  Shortly before Phil announced the theme and genre, I was sucked into a work black hole from which I've only just emerged.  I didn't have the opportunity to advertise the fact the OWC was going on, hence the few number of entries.   Actually, there were more entries than I expected give the circumstances. Don

So that's where you've been, huh?   I was beginning to worry, because I haven't heard from you in a while. But all is well, and I can understand how work gets in the way.

Were you able to travel through time in that black hole?  

Sean

P.S. Is anyone else able to get to Jolly popped? I click on it and it leads me to an error sign.

Ha.  I like what you did with the names don.  Anything inparticgular evoke these?

The only ones I really recognize actually are Raleigh St. Clair, william forrester, and George McFly.  I wish I knew what henry higgins was from.

Quoted from Zombie Sean So that's where you've been, huh?   I was beginning to worry, because I haven't heard from you in a while. But all is well, and I can understand how work gets in the way. Were you able to travel through time in that black hole?

And did you bring popcorn?

I've read four of the scripts so far and two of them were nopt about popcorn; it was mentioned somewhere in the story.  I find that to be a little....disappointing.

I'm now waiting for a Pepi script.

Was the theme of the OWC too hard this time around?


Phil

The dictionary says about a "theme" and I quote "a subject of discussion" and as long as they discuss the theme, it is a theme so maybe change your meanings like you did when you changed it from a contest.

Quoted from Higgonaitor The only ones I really recognize actually are Raleigh St. Clair, william forrester, and George McFly.  I wish I knew what henry higgins was from.

That would be from Pygmalion, better known to musical and movie lovers as My Fair Lady.

Bizarre assortment of names, though. From what I can derive, if there's a pattern (besides them all relating to the entertainment medium), it's rather obscure. I can think of a few strings that might work for some of them, but it may be a case of looking for a pattern in randomness.

Well, I've read and commented on all of them. Perhaps the turnout was a little weak but no big deal. It's quality, not quantity. Speaking of which, this OWC had some good ones, some really good ones, and some not so good ones. I guess that's every OWC but I have to say the ones that were good were really good. I'd actually call two of them outstanding. Even the ones that weren't great at least had some comic relief going for them.

All in all, not bad at all this around. IMO, anyway. Hope the next OWC's just as good. Thanks to Don and Phil for organizing this one. Keep up the good work, guys.

Larry Hubbard.....The Lonely Guy

Great Steve Martin movie, probably my second favorite after The Jerk.

Quoted from George Willson Bizarre assortment of names, though. From what I can derive, if there's a pattern (besides them all relating to the entertainment medium), it's rather obscure. I can think of a few strings that might work for some of them, but it may be a case of looking for a pattern in randomness.

They are all fictitious authors from movies or television.

Quoted from dogglebe And did you bring popcorn? I've read four of the scripts so far and two of them were nopt about popcorn; it was mentioned somewhere in the story.  I find that to be a little....disappointing. I'm now waiting for a Pepi script. Was the theme of the OWC too hard this time around? Phil

Yeah, Phil.  This month's topic was extremly difficult to me.  I'm probably breaking a rule here, but I didn't enter this time around again, and I really wanted to try and participate this month because I haven't written anything in a very long time, but dag man, haha.  I had a piece of paper with "Sci-Fi" and "popcorn" at the top and to this day it is still blank.  I just couldn't think of anything, haha.

Oh well, perhaps next month.  

Quoted from tomson I didn't change my avatar two days ago for nothing.

I don't get it. Is the new avatar a clue or was the old one? Or was neither?