IT’S FINALLY HERE!!! As I combed through all of the comedy submissions, it became clear to me that three things would determine which scripts made the showdown. One, you had to have a funny marketable concept. Two, you had to be funny (your first page should’ve made me laugh). And three, you had to know […]

Plus, the quickest and easiest strategy to get your script on the Black List. Frequently, I see comments or receive e-mails regarding all the bad reviews I give to Black List scripts. Readers of the site are confused by the mixed messages. These are, supposedly, the industry’s best scripts! Why, then, are they getting such […]

Today we review the oddest concept on last year’s Black List, all to get ready for December’s “Weird Script Showdown!” Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Premise: A young girl creates a robot version of Harry Potter while her father simultaneously is treating Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe for a terminal disease. About: This script finished on last year’s […]

Genre: Drama Premise: A Nevada court judge who moonlights reffing high-profile boxing matches must face his demons when he’s assigned to the Olympic fight of an ex-con he’d previously sentenced for murder. About: Justin Piasecki is a writer who’s slowly making a name for himself. You can usually spot the writers who are on the […]

REMINDER: COMEDY SHOWDOWN DEADLINE IS THIS THURSDAY AT 8PM PACIFIC TIME. IT’S TOTALLY FREE. FIND OUT HOW TO SIGN UP HERE! Genre: Superhero TV Show Premise: Thor’s misfit brother, Loki, tries to steal the time-travel trinket known as the Tesseract but is quickly arrested and imprisoned for the crime of time travel. About: One of […]