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Okay, put your best guesses forward.  :D

No-one's guessing?

I have a few, but my votes are not in yet...
Better hurry so I can put 'em up, and then get them all wrong.  ;D

Only one I know for certain is Feeling Vilified is ElDave.

Quoted from Cacutshaw Only one I know for certain is Feeling Vilified is ElDave.

;D ;D

I'll second that! Lol

In all seriousness, I've got Dave for Sister-Hood. :)

Libby, delete if not allowed.

I'm not playing this round (no entry/reviewing/voting) but I read 2 and I think I can guess both and one other I think I can guess on title alone...

The two I read:

Zack - I think everyone knows this one :)
Michael - Bastard Saint            

Title alone:

Fun Guy - 100% either James or Paul  (maybe)

I have got;

Micheal for Bastard Saint.

Dave for Sister hood.

John Staats for The Boundary.

The only ones I can take a stab at based on their writing styles:

Either Dave, Paul or John wrote: Sister-Hood or Misread.

Got Matt for The Darkest Hour, which was one of my faves (along w the other scripts I named).

Um, seems we've got a last minute straggler out there somewhere...  ;D

I'll have a go....

Bastard Saint - Michael
The Darkest hour - Rene
Sister-Hood - Dave
Perspectives - Anthony
Reaching - PK
Fun Guy - Mark Renshaw
Disorder - John Staats
Shaun - Geezis
Jagged Little Pill - Mmmarnie

I'll take a stab in the dark at a couple:

Misread or Grave Men - Yuvraj
Hollywood is Dead - Rob or Rick.

I refuse to confirm or deny any guesses, but I will say this: I am a HUGE fan of quite a few writers who were involved in this challenge. I think the difficult thing about the 3rd round is that the main rule made people focus specifically on that rule when, in reality, most of you have written shorts and features before this challenge that would easily qualify for this round... and you wrote those scripts without even noticing how much you toyed with the structure because it came so naturally.

Quoted from LC Misread or Grave Men - Yuvraj

Libby, you're getting somewhere! ;)

John Stats for Disorder or Fun Guy. :)

This round threw me for guesses. Some I thought I knew, only to realize later they likely aren't.

My only guess is Christopher wrote Hollywood is Dead. I really want to know who wrote Bastard Saint though because at one time or another I suspected half a dozen different people. (Matthew is probably right.)

Quoted from ReneC My only guess is Christopher wrote Hollywood is Dead.

I can neither confirm or deny, but that's nice of you to say. If I wrote it, I'm quite fond of it and if I didn't I'm quite fond of it.

Quoted from Cacutshaw I can neither confirm or deny, but that's nice of you to say. If I wrote it, I'm quite fond of it and if I didn't I'm quite fond of it.

If you wrote it, I look forward to the explanation. If you didn't, I look forward to the explanation.

Same goes for a couple of others. There were a few that went over my head. I want to go back and understand them, see where I got lost.

I've no guesses. I'm really bad at guessing.

When do we find out who wrote what?

Quoted from spesh2k When do we find out who wrote what?

I Don't Know wrote What. Who wrote That's What I Said. As for who wrote Why, I'm guessing Second Base.

I'm in a weird mood today. Your question put me in mind of Abbott and Costello.

THIRD BASE!

Finally got home from work at the ass crack of dawn... was expecting to see more action (eg who wrote what, etc, due to the midnight voting deadline). Hopefully when I wake up in 10 hours, there'll be some shit up. But I'll be back at work shortly after that. So, congrats to everyone ahead of time, I probably won't be around for a few days. But I'll check in on my phone periodically in between slinging booze and drinking it and other life things.

Quoted from spesh2k Finally got home from work at the ass crack of dawn... was expecting to see more action (eg who wrote what, etc, due to the midnight voting deadline). Hopefully when I wake up in 10 hours, there'll be some shit up. But I'll be back at work shortly after that. So, congrats to everyone ahead of time, I probably won't be around for a few days. But I'll check in on my phone periodically in between slinging booze and drinking it and other life things.

If you wrote Bastard Saint, you might be drinking that booze out of your new mug.

I'm set to out myself. Any objections?

...just to get it over with.

I only have one guess, it’s about Zack, and I’m Feeling Confident about that one :)

Don't think I've read Zack's yet but I'm assuming it's about rainbows and puppies.

I'm leaning towards Michael for Bastard Saint. Also thought it was the most entertaining and seems like that's the consensus.

Curious to see who wrote Reaching and Billy's Choice. Love the potential with those two.

Great last round!

Quoted from JEStaats I'm set to out myself. Any objections?

Not for me to say... but, what could be the harm now?

I always love your stuff, so I'd kind of like to know.

Quoted from JEStaats I'm set to out myself. Any objections?

I'm about set to out myself, too, figured that at least "who wrote what" would be posted by now...

So, it shouldn't be any big surprise that I wrote Disorder being that it's a sequel to Tunnel Rat from about three years ago. Don't remember it? Not shocked. It was a OWC that required zero dialogue and hot weather. Tunnel Rat was the first short that I turned into a comic. I thought someone would catch that for sure.

https://www.hyperepics.com/tunnel-rat

That's why no one understood the opening sequence and the red eyes. I took this opportunity to have 20 peers give a first read! HAHA! Thanks for that - I really appreciate the comments.

- Gold star goes out to Gum and Marnie for catching the Alice in Chains 'Rooster' references. Something else I've had in mind for a long time.
- Someone questioned the title - Disorder - Not just the nonlinear requirement but the PTSD of Weasel.
- Yes, the nurse was meant to be the Vietnamese nurse from the opening. The comic will be much more graphic and show the nurse and others at the end.

Check out Tunnel Rat if you haven't seen the comic. Disorder will make more sense. And stay tuned for Tunnel Rat II.

I remember Tunnel Rat! Good stuff. ;D And that comic is awesome too!

It's also cool to see someone else write a sequel to one of their own shorts. ;D

Quoted from FrankM I only have one guess, it’s about Zack, and I’m Feeling Confident about that one :)

I see what you did there. Nice (?!) job!  ;) ;D

Quoted from JEStaats So, it shouldn't be any big surprise that I wrote Disorder being that it's a sequel to Tunnel Rat from about three years ago. Don't remember it? Not shocked. It was a OWC that required zero dialogue and hot weather. Tunnel Rat was the first short that I turned into a comic. I thought someone would catch that for sure. https://www.hyperepics.com/tunnel-rat That's why no one understood the opening sequence and the red eyes. I took this opportunity to have 20 peers give a first read! HAHA! Thanks for that - I really appreciate the comments. - Gold star goes out to Gum and Marnie for catching the Alice in Chains 'Rooster' references. Something else I've had in mind for a long time. - Someone questioned the title - Disorder - Not just the nonlinear requirement but the PTSD of Weasel. - Yes, the nurse was meant to be the Vietnamese nurse from the opening. The comic will be much more graphic and show the nurse and others at the end. Check out Tunnel Rat if you haven't seen the comic. Disorder will make more sense. And stay tuned for Tunnel Rat II.

I did catch that, but treated this as a standalone piece. Good on you for returning to it.

Uggghhhh... think I'm just gonna out myself so I can respond to the comments on mine, I understand the scores taking a bit, but I thought the "who wrote what" would be listed by now. And by the time I get the chance to comment next, the next challenge will probably be starting...

Just do it! It's so liberating.

Quoted from JEStaats Just do it! It's so liberating.

I won't outright say what I wrote but I have a feeling most of you know. I wanted to address some of the suspension of disbelief stuff with a few links, but I'll be away from my computer for a while and don't feel like searching for them on my phone. I will say that I was going to use this premise for the December challenge but I had other shit to do during that one. As for the father themes, I pretty much stole from my own shit (a script I wrote called Morphine that's been under option since 2013) and more subtly, my movie The Suicide Theory (which you should watch if you haven't).

I will touch a little bit on the suspension of disbelief - father doing 25 years for what his son did. Yeah, its farfetched, but the whole story is far fetched. My inspiration was partially Charles Manson living the rest of his life in prison for murders he wasn't even there for. Yes, he orchestrated the murders, but he didnt pay anybody to do it (like the mafia). Also, theres some kinda California penal code that holds a parent responsible if the child is under 14 and the parent is aware of their crime or somehow influenced the crime. I deleted a scene with Malcolm telling a cop that his Dad told him to do it. And then the Dad is questioned... but I thought that was boring and it would bring me over the page limit. Also, a few comments addressed that Malcolm sending the kid his father's head would be traumatic for him. I get that a normal person like you or me would be traumatized... but writing about normal people is boring as fuck to me. The kid asked Santa to kill his father for Christ sake. This little kid is practically a younger version of Malcolm, sharing the same type of abusive relationships. They're very much alike. And though the story is somewhat grounded in reality, I like to contrast it with ridiculous shit... each aspect enhances the other in a weird way. What I was going for was a silly B movie that was grounded in reality and delivered with a very dry, matter of fact tone via a dry and matter of fact delivery in voice over (was going for Wonder Years meets Sissy Spacek in Badlands meets Matthew Mconaughey in Frailty).

Quoted from spesh2k I won't outright say what I wrote but I have a feeling most of you know.

Loved it. It was top of the chart for me.

Stayed tuned...

Time zone differences, tallying scores etc.
I'm sure you all understand. :)

Quoted from Matthew Taylor I'll have a go.... Bastard Saint - Michael The Darkest hour - Rene Sister-Hood - Dave Perspectives - Anthony Reaching - PK Fun Guy - Mark Renshaw Disorder - John Staats Shaun - Geezis Jagged Little Pill - Mmmarnie

How did you guess me again, you fiend! It wasn't even sci-fi,  well it was a little sci-fi lol! But I've certainly never written anything backwards before and found it challenging.

He guessed me too. Again.

He’s got me pegged.

I think Matthew is a witch... Perspectives is so far from my 'normal' and yet he still got it... amazing skill!

Quoted from Matthew Taylor I'll have a go.... Bastard Saint - Michael The Darkest hour - Rene Sister-Hood - Dave Perspectives - Anthony Reaching - PK Fun Guy - Mark Renshaw Disorder - John Staats Shaun - Geezis Jagged Little Pill - Mmmarnie

Nailed it

My secret is that I bribe Don to release some of the names to me so I can pretend I am a writer guessing wizard*








*This accusation that Don accepts bribes has no basis in fact

I'm still favouring the witch explanation, burn him at the stake!

Quoted from AnthonyCawood I'm still favouring the witch explanation, burn him at the stake!

I respectfully request a trial by water

lol

Quoted from Matthew Taylor I respectfully request a trial by water

If he floats... he must die.

Or... we could modernize this thing.

Give him a Perrier. If, after taking a drink, he goes, "Ahhh," thereby signaling a quenched thirst... die, witch, die.

Feels reasonable. What say ye?