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Genre: Dark Comedy Premise: A manager at a small town fast food restaurant must use every resource available to come up with 10 grand in 24 hours, after losing a “sure-thing” bet. About: This finished near the middle of the pack of last year’s Black List with 11 votes. Writer Jeff Lock, who worked as […]

Genre: TV Pilot – Drama/Supernatural Premise: An alcoholic preacher in a small West Texas town becomes the true voice of God. About: Preacher was originally a comic book series created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon. Recently, Seth Rogan’s team snatched up the rights to turn the series into a TV show for […]

Genre: Sci-fi/Fantasy Premise: A down-on-her-luck maid gets kidnapped by aliens, only to discover that she’s the heir to an intergalactic fortune that includes earth itself. About: Jupiter Ascending was supposed to be the Wachowski Siblings big comeback. Once considered the heir to movie geekdom, replacing an aging George Lucas, the duo have struggled to find […]

I’ll start today’s Amateur Offerings out by offering a couple of tips.  It’s funny because the things I assume are common sense are mistakes I keep seeing over and over again.  First, when you’re submitting a script anywhere, don’t start your e-mail with “To Whom It May Concern.” Know where and who you’re sending your […]