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Posted by: Don, April 2nd, 2018, 11:32am
Road Trip by Warren Duncan - Short, Sci Fi, Comedy - Everybody loves a good road trip. - pdf, format

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Posted by: Gary in Houston, April 2nd, 2018, 1:22pm; Reply: 1
Bravo.  Taking current events and making a fun story out of it.

Best,
Gary
Posted by: HyperMatt, April 2nd, 2018, 1:38pm; Reply: 2
As a SpaceX fan I may be a bit biased but I really enjoyed this. Great twist. Well done for containing all that in one page.
Posted by: JEStaats, April 2nd, 2018, 1:48pm; Reply: 3
A good one-pager. My curiosity kept me going to the end as I wanted to call you out on a few issues but they were answered soon enough. I'm still pondering how a song is played silently on the radio? Good stuff, nice reveal.
Posted by: PKCardinal, April 2nd, 2018, 4:20pm; Reply: 4
I impressed myself by calling the setup early. (Do I get a bonus star?)

This is one of my faves. Great take on a recent, ongoing event.

Suggestion: dialogue line beginning with "Ground Control" feels stronger without the words "Ground Control."
Posted by: ScottM, April 2nd, 2018, 8:19pm; Reply: 5
You got a laugh out of me. I really enjoyed that.

Had an idea where it was heading, but didn’t matter.
Posted by: eldave1, April 2nd, 2018, 8:47pm; Reply: 6
Nice job - well written and topical - kudos
Posted by: Zombie Sean, April 3rd, 2018, 10:40am; Reply: 7
This was great. Enjoyed every bit of it.
Posted by: Stumpzian, April 3rd, 2018, 11:20am; Reply: 8
Just the right touches for this one.

The surprise at the end works only for readers. On film, we would see the red Tesla in the first scene. Does that matter? I don't think so.
Posted by: PrussianMosby, April 3rd, 2018, 4:03pm; Reply: 9
Road Trip

This reads as a commercial to me. As an entertaining story it's not connected properly yet; but as said, as a goofy hip auto commercial, it comes across qualified…
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Posted by: jayrex, April 3rd, 2018, 4:45pm; Reply: 10
I enjoyed this one a lot.  Nicely done.  
Posted by: RJP, April 3rd, 2018, 11:43pm; Reply: 11
Nice bit of comedy. Smart. Well done.
Posted by: FrankM, April 3rd, 2018, 11:49pm; Reply: 12
Having the words "Space Oddity" on the car's screen makes more sense than "plays silently."

This works as completely silly (so yeah, maybe as a car commercial), but anyone who could interact with a car in space would know that sound doesn't travel there, so why talk to the driver?
Posted by: CameronD, April 4th, 2018, 12:42pm; Reply: 13
Cute.
Posted by: ajr, April 4th, 2018, 5:41pm; Reply: 14
There's a complete story here, and a nice reveal. I'm torn because I didn't get the chuckles that everyone else got. Solid job though and should get a nice rating.
Posted by: LC, April 4th, 2018, 7:32pm; Reply: 15
Nothing much to add. Pretty good.
Posted by: DanC, April 5th, 2018, 11:47am; Reply: 16
One of my favorites.  I enjoyed it a lot.  Solid 4, but is it really a 5???  Hmmmm

Dan
Posted by: SAC, April 5th, 2018, 8:41pm; Reply: 17
Writer,

Haha! Topical, funny. Not a bad effort.

Steve
Posted by: Warren, July 21st, 2021, 6:25am; Reply: 18
Optioned :)
Posted by: Yuvraj, July 21st, 2021, 6:30am; Reply: 19

Quoted from Warren
Optioned :)


Congrats!
Posted by: Warren, July 21st, 2021, 4:53pm; Reply: 20
Thanks, Yuvraj.
Posted by: Zack, July 21st, 2021, 5:25pm; Reply: 21
Congrats, Dude!
Posted by: Warren, July 21st, 2021, 5:33pm; Reply: 22
Thanks, mate.

It seems like there would be some pretty big hurdles (Tesla and a Bowie song) in trying to keep this true to the script, but I have nothing to lose optioning a one-pager that would likely never see the light of day anyway.
Posted by: ghost and_ghostie gal, July 21st, 2021, 5:42pm; Reply: 23
Ooh,  missed this one. Speaking for the both of us... congrats Warren. Not surprising. :)-A
Posted by: Warren, July 21st, 2021, 5:52pm; Reply: 24
Much appreciated, team.
Posted by: LC, July 21st, 2021, 6:10pm; Reply: 25

Quoted from Warren
Thanks, mate.It seems like there would be some pretty big hurdles (Tesla and a Bowie song) in trying to keep this true to the script, but I have nothing to lose optioning a one-pager that would likely never see the light of day anyway.


Must have been a nice surprise, Warren. Congrats!
Will be very interested to see what they do with this.

Posted by: Warren, July 21st, 2021, 6:20pm; Reply: 26

Quoted from LC


Must have been a nice surprise, Warren. Congrats!
Will be very interested to see what they do with this.



Thanks, Libby, always nice when something finds a home, but I also know how these things go so time will tell.
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