Genre: Sci-fi Premise: A reluctant boy genius finds out his step-father, who’s building the world’s first artificially intelligent computer, has been keeping a terrifying secret from him. About: Gary Whitta sold his spec script Book of Eli five years ago. He went on to script After Earth for Will Smith. He’s since been tabbed as […]

Genre: Drama/Noir/Superhero? Premise: When a wealthy couple is gunned down in front of their son, a man named James Gordon, one of the only honest cops in the city, attempts to solve the case. About: This FOX project is, if not the flashiest, definitely the most high profile new show on the 2014 fall television […]

Genre: Drama Premise: When a struggling actor’s father is diagnosed with cancer, he must finally grow up and become the patriarch of his family. About: This film received a lot of press when writer-director Zach Braff raised the funds for the film on Kickstarter. There was some initial backlash, as some noted that Braff would’ve […]

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Mistake #15 – Too many characters! After consulting on a script last week, the writer asked me, “Is there anything in my script that screams amateur?” I found that to be an interesting question. As writers, avoiding that amateur status is a must. No one wants to cluelessly show up to their first hockey practice […]