Today I review the coolest TV premise I’ve come across all year! Genre: TV Pilot – Sci-fi/Drama Premise: A small American town on the east coast finds itself dealing with a group of refugees… from the future. About: Whereas yesterday’s writer was a neophyte, today’s writers – Dan Dwarkin & Jay Beattie – are anything […]

Genre: Spy-Thriller Premise: As a young CIA spy is about to assassinate her next target, he reveals to her that her agency has been lying to her, and that she’s so much more than she thinks she is. About: This Black List script will star Zoe Saldana in the title role. Up-and-coming directors Marcus Kryler […]

Michael Voyer’s killer script that I reviewed yesterday, “The Young Hollywood Party Massacre” (which better end up on the Black List or I’m going to tickle Franklin Leonard to death), has reinvigorated me, given me hope that there is undiscovered talent out there just waiting for an opportunity. And hence, we begin another weekend of […]

Can it be true? A dying Carson is brought back to life by a fetus that kills people? Genre: Horror/Comedy Logline (from writer): A young, hip Hollywood couple on the verge of becoming first-time parents begin to fear their unborn baby is a murderous demon. Why You Should Read (from writer): I used to work […]

I’ve been reading some really boring scenes lately, guys. It still baffles me that writers view quality in scenes as optional. Like, “Okay, I know this scene isn’t great, but it’s only one scene, so the reader will have to deal.” You have to make every scene entertaining. Every one! I know this is easier […]