Is today’s screenplay the spec script return of the slick high-concept sci-fi thriller? Genre: Sci-Fi Thriller Premise: A down-on-his-luck former getaway driver comes into possession of a mysterious watch that allows the user to go back in time by one minute. As he starts to uncover its uses and gets pulled into one last heist […]

Is “Suits” a perfectly constructed pilot? Recently, I read an article that the two biggest streaming shows in America were Gray’s Anatomy and NCIS. I’ve never personally met anyone who’s seen an episode of NCIS so, naturally, this was confusing to me. I was also confused when, amidst a bottomless pit of shows on Netflix, […]

I’ve got a big fat juicy newsletter that’s going to get you salivating over screenwriting in a way that’s illegal in Canada. We’ve got the surprise September Showdown announcement. We’ve got a nuanced conversation about how many scripts you should be writing. I take on Ahsoka (and the Star Wars brand along with it). I […]

Genre: Thriller Winning Logline: When her estranged son returns and takes her grandson in the night, a veteran park ranger sets out to rescue him from the clutches of a mysterious cult deep in the Oregon woods. About: This is the winner of the August Logline Showdown! If you missed it, you can check out […]

“What’s that, brother?  My logline didn’t make the showdown???” It’s time to play that most wonderful of games: “Why didn’t my logline get picked for Logline Showdown?” This month, though, we’re going to do something special. We’re going to focus on submissions that need to retire.  As much as I’m rooting for everyone on today’s […]