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| Play nice, dammit!!! |
| 10.21.04 (8:21 pm) [edit] |
OK… I just read through all the comments on my second to last post, which I've now deleted, and feel the need to reiterate something: I started this blog as a place for people to share info about Situation:Comedy in a SUPPORTIVE manner. If you feel the need to make others feel bad, please find some other place to vent!!! For many (most?) of us this has been a brand new experience, something we’ve never even considered doing before, so let us share our excitement without your cynicism. We are not stupid, or naïve, just enjoying a new experience. It may well be true that not all scripts were read, and that we’ll almost certainly never know the reasons our scripts were rejected, but we’ve come together here because we’re all in the same boat and enjoy talking about it. From now on I will keep a much closer eye on the postings and will delete ANY that are disrespectful to anyone, got it? It’s not a democracy, it’s MY blog!!!
(Ogress is out, in case you can’t tell)
P.S. For all those who believe that just because something never HAS happened it means it never WILL happen, all I can say is ... GO RED SOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!
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| I'm back |
| 10.21.04 (8:00 pm) [edit] |
Hey all. Sorry I haven’t posted anything new for a while. Whenever I found the time for some reason I couldn’t access tblog. I love technology!
Not much to report from our end (another reason I haven’t posted). Writing partner and I are re-working our script, but it’s slow going between her schedule and mine. We hope to get cracking next month and be making the rounds by the end of the year. It sure takes a lot of pressure off not to have a rock solid deadline.
I’ve come across quite a few other contests, but almost all of them have entry fees. That in and of itself isn’t discouraging, but it would be prohibitively expensive to enter them all. I’ve heard that many of them are disreputable. Anyone have any input on this?
So any further word from any of the 50? Have they been whittled down to the ten yet?
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| Is it just me? |
| 10.15.04 (6:24 pm) [edit] |
OK, things seem to have settled down a bit. Thanks all.
We’ve had several postings offering to swap scripts, which I think is terrific. It may take me a little while, but I’m looking forward to doing so (one at a time, so I don’t get confused, which happens often). That’s the fun part of this.
Also have to admit I’m feeling a bit irked toward Bravo at present. I don’t want to start another flame war as to the validity of round one being over or not, but honestly, how difficult and/or time consuming would it be for them post SOMETHING on the website as to the current status of the contest? I’m not asking that they list every applicant, just for a blurb saying “At present we are proceeding with round two” or something to that effect. Took me, oh, 5, maybe 10 seconds to type it, and might take a minute or two to ftp. Is that SO much to ask? And now they're giving an email address for info, that apparently does not work? WTF??????????????????
Here’s why this bothers me: by signing the application form and sending them our scripts, we have in effect given them right of first refusal. No biggie, but what does that mean for those of us (with nothing better to do) who want to shop our scripts around? Are we legally prohibited from doing so until we hear from Bravo? Here’s what the rules say:
“By submitting a Script Submission as part of the Contest, you grant to Producers and Bravo an option to produce a presentation based on your Script Submission and to exercise any other rights associated with the production of such presentation that may arise under the WGA Agreement. Such option will be exercised by Producers and Bravo if you are selected as a Finalist.”
Notice it doesn't say one way or the other what happens if you are NOT selected as a finalist. Any thoughts on this? I'm guessing there might be one or two...
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| Don't make me have to stop this car! |
| 10.14.04 (7:41 pm) [edit] |
Wow! I didn’t expect things to get quite so testy here!
Look, I think we can all agree on one thing: that we still don’t really know anything for certain. Other than that, we’ll just have to form our own opinions, and HOPEFULLY respect those different than our own. If the 50 have been chosen and notified, then hopefully Bravo will post something on their website soon. Can’t imagine why they wouldn’t, if nothing else than to get curious people like us off their backs. If not, and more notifications are on the way, well, bonus!! I’d love nothing more than to have someone here make it.
OK, I need to go finish reading Ken’s script now. Very funny so far!
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| Rah rah! |
| 10.14.04 (8:48 am) [edit] |
OK, I just gotta say something here. At the risk, like Carol, of sounding like a cheerleader, I am impressed beyond words with what I’ve encountered here. Several of us have been swapping scripts for feedback over the past couple of days, and here’s my take on what I’ve read:
First of all, let’s face it, a contest like this, open to any and all, is likely to attract a LOT of people who can barely write in complete sentences, let alone television format, right? Yet every script I’ve read so far not only had a better idea behind it than most of what’s currently on the air, but was also better written!! Dialogue was snappy and well timed. Structure was solid. Pacing was good. And on and on.
Second, the critical comments I’ve received back have been insightful, dead-on accurate, and show an amazing knowledge of the craft. I feel like I’ve learned more in the past couple of days than I would’ve in a year-long screenwriting course, and I am deeply touched by the generosity people have shown. This is a very competitive field, obviously,
but the support and encouragement I’ve encountered here have been outstanding.
I’m genuinely thrilled for the 50, and am glad that they’re getting recognition for their efforts. But you guys are the real winners in my book!
See? Ogress is back in her cage!
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| Guessing games |
| 10.13.04 (10:20 am) [edit] |
Carol brought up an excellent point for those of us currently nursing bruised egos: there are many reasons a script might be passed over that have nothing to do with quality. It even states in the rules that one of the judging criteria might be how financially feasible the show would be to shoot. Does it lend itself to a typical studio 3 camera format, or would it involve a lot of expensive location shooting, for example? Sadly, I don’t think we’ll ever find out what the critiques of our scripts were or how they scored, so all we can do is wonder about it.
For those busy with preparing videos, remember that personality is everything at this stage. Your writing has gotten you this far, but now they want to see if you’re going to be interesting on camera. I hate to say it, but I have a feeling that many wonderful scripts will be ignored at this stage in favor of “winning” or at least interesting tv personas. Much as I hate to admit it, the thing that kept me tuning in to season 2 of Project Greenlight was the jerky personalities of the directors and the conflict that seemed to follow them wherever they went.
BUT – for now we’re rooting for all of you, and we’re anxious to hear what happens from this point on, so keep those posts coming. Knock ‘em dead!!!!!!!
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| Grumpy, but not hungover |
| 10.12.04 (5:11 pm) [edit] |
Sorry I couldn’t post until now, was teaching today. Yes, Carol, my liver has lived to fight another day, just had a couple over a few hours. It was more about Jamie (my writing partner) and I discussing what, if anything, we wanted to do now. We both came to the conclusion that since we’ve written the darn thing, we have nothing to lose but postage costs in sending it around. It needs some work, obviously, but it’ll be nice to be able to do it without a deadline looming. Considering that it was two weeks from the time we first heard about the competition to the day we mailed the script (the 17th), I’m choosing to believe that our problem wasn’t in the idea but the execution… and that can be fixed.
Bob mentioned that he called Bravo, and was given an email address to check in with. Mind sharing that with us, or least anything you might’ve learned from it?
And everyone can hate me for this if they want to, but I really believe that if we haven’t heard anything by now, we aren’t going to and that’s that. A couple of people mentioned a deadline of the 18th for having the app and video back to Bravo, so there just wouldn’t be enough time now. And as for them eventually notifying everyone, I just don’t see that happening either, due to the sheer volume of entries. What I’d like is to see something on their website ranking all the entries, so we could at least see how we fared overall, but I think the odds of that happening are as likely as me being elected the next pope.
Aren’t I just a little ray of sunshine today? Sorry. I’ll try to wrestle my inner ogress back into her cage before my next post.
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| Moving on |
| 10.11.04 (9:05 pm) [edit] |
And I thought the saddest news I’d hear today was that of Christopher Reeve’s passing. Wherever he is right now, I hope he’s going for a nice long walk… but I digress…
I can’t by any means say I’m sorry I did this, either entering the contest or starting this blog. I can’t believe it’s only been a few days! But I’m thrilled that we’ve found a way to get together, and really look forward to keeping it going.
I also want to thank the lucky round 2 survivors for giving us more news than we will likely EVER hear from Bravo, and encourage you to keep it coming! We may not be IN the contest any longer, but we sure as hell will be voting for the final episode, so please keep us up to speed.
OK, as I suspect one or two others here might be doing, I’m off for a bit of alcohol and self-pity. Maybe the topic tomorrow could be a comparison of our hangovers?
Have a great night all, and give yourselves the credit you deserve for even thinking about taking a chance like this, much less actually following through with it. No judge can take that away from us! Peace!
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| No more waiting |
| 10.11.04 (5:52 pm) [edit] |
OK, group hug everybody, c’mon. We’ve now heard from 3 different people that the notices went out over the weekend. Let’s face it, the wait is over.
To those lucky 50, all the luck in the world to you! You’ve clearly created something special, and you deserve to be proud and celebrate. Please keep us posted as to your progress.
For the rest of us, well, it’s a drag, but I think we’ll live. Hey, at least we don’t have to worry about the possibility of uprooting and moving to LA for 10 weeks, eh? That was certainly an UNappealing aspect of this contest for me, and I’m sure many others.
Some people have asked that we keep this blog going, and I’m game if you are. It’s been wonderful meeting all of you, and having company during the wait. I’d love to keep up and hear what your next adventures are. Carol’s entering a one-act contest. Ken suggests the People’s Pilot Competition, and if he gets me more info I’ll happily put it up here for all. Ditto for any other competitions anyone knows of.
As for me, well, I need to talk to my writing partner (preferably over a consolatory cocktail or two) to see what, if anything we want to do with our baby. After all, Bravo/NBC aren’t the only networks out there. On the other hand, heaping more rejection on top of this isn’t too appealing right now. Have to think about that one.
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| We have a winner! |
| 10.11.04 (9:43 am) [edit] |
Well, the purpose of this blog was to share news, and now we have it:
I may be the bearer of sad tidings here. I got the call and and an e-mail on Saturday that I was in the final 50. I don't know whether or not they contacted all 50 on Saturday (what a horrible way to spend the weekend), so I don't want to crush anybody's hopes. There may be more going out.
As far as I can tell, we're still not required to keep it secret. The e-mail is titled "SITUATION: COMEDY Phase 2 Packet." It contains two forms to fill out, guidelines for the short video required, and two more forms to fill out if you're in the military
To whomever posted this, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish you all the best!
For the rest of us, well, we gave it our best shot, and I think we should all give ourselves credit for completing a script and sending it in…and then slink off and lick our wounds for a bit.
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| Summaries |
| 10.10.04 (11:18 pm) [edit] |
Happy Columbus Day, one and all. You know what that means: no mail today, and therefore no news.
I’ve received a couple of emails asking where to see the summaries that people have posted so far, so from now on when I get one I’ll put it here. Here are the three I’ve gotten thus far:
From Randy, also posted on his blog:
"Journeyman" is the story of Cade Kendall, a once promising tennis star whose taste for celebrity and the nightlife has derailed his career. A professional at 15, Cade advanced to the quarterfinals of both Wimbeldon and the U.S. Open before his career hit the wall.
Cade’s "team," his inner circle consists of his coach George Lorraine, his trainer Marvin Briggs and his girlfriend Adrian Rhodes. Through all the ups and downs, the triumphs and tragedies, they have stuck together from the very beginning. And while Cade feels he’s at the end of his journey, his team feels that a new beginning is just over the horizon, if he will just allow himself to believe.
Half of the show takes place in the lockers rooms and tennis courts at tournaments across the country that Cade plays in to earn a living and ATP points to, hopefully, qualify for the bigger tournaments and the Grand Slams. The other half of the show takes place in and around Cade’s apartment in Los Angeles. All of the action is of the present day.
From Carol:
I will share mine. It's not too earth shattering, or original. It's about 4 male 40 somethings (for some reason I write better male characters..will have to figure that one out!) But I chose that cause it's based on actual friends of mine so I am inspired and had more joy in the writing. They have been friends for a long time, 2 of them were sort of ladies men in their youth, the other two are nerdier.
The script I wrote introduces them and their differences. It's set on a long ski weekend together, they get stuck inside during a storm and being male, only reluctantly end up talking about their actual lives. So this also introduces their life situations. One is just recently separated.
I am also giving them little personality quirks like one just loves beer.
And last but (hopefully) not least, mine and Jamie’s:
The Peterborough Gentlemen’s Society is set in present day Atlanta, Georgia, and takes place primarily inside The Peterborough Gentlemen’s Society, an exclusive, membership-only gay club. Petal Wilson, a young southern deb inherits a gay bar from her biological father, whom she never knew existed. The will stipulates, however, that if Petal chooses not to run the bar, it must be sold and the proceeds be donated to charity. Figuring that the news of bio Dad’s existence is enough of a shock for her daughter, Iris Wilson urges the father’s life-partner, Charner Mitchell to hide the fact it’s a gay establishment from Petal. This isn’t difficult, as Petal is not exactly the sharpest pencil in the box. She is impressed with the elegance of the club, & her social skills kick into high gear when she learns that a member of a prominent family has a bachelor party and wedding booked at the club in the immediate future. She is so excited by her chance to play Martha Stewart to the elite that she is completely oblivious to the feminine traits of the staff, including Kudzu, Ida Slapter and Venus De Mylar (waiters by day, drag queens by night). Much to the relief of Charner, and Iris’ chagrin, Petal decides to keep the business. She may change her mind, however, when on the night of the bachelor party she discovers The Stable, a separate, more flamboyant bar that exists on the back of the property…and hilarity ensues!! (We hope.)
And here are some links to summaries/scripts I’ve found while combing while the web. These are sites that I couldn’t contact directly, but hopefully word will get out and they’ll join us here eventually:
http://journals.aol.com/duckebride323/AJourne ytoMe/entries/1578" title="http://journals.aol.com/duckebride323/AJourne ytoMe/entries/1578" target="_blank"http://journals.aol.com/ducke...
http://home.onemain.com/" title="http://home.onemain.com/" target="_blank"http://home.onemain.com/~nospamtoday/bio.htm
http://www.spymac.com/weblog/?pageid=685311 " title="http://www.spymac.com/weblog/?pageid=685311 " target="_blank"http://www.spymac.com/weblog/...
http://www.radhole.com/archives/cat_about_ru ss.html" title="http://www.radhole.com/archives/cat_about_ru ss.html" target="_blank"http://www.radhole.com/archiv... (Sept.13 entry)
http://www.promonmars.com/Prom_web_BLOG1_050903 .htm" title="http://www.promonmars.com/Prom_web_BLOG1_050903 .htm" target="_blank"http://www.promonmars.com/Pro... (Aug. 18 entry)
So there you have it folks. Since the deadline has passed and no changes can be made to any script now, I see no harm in sharing our ideas. I won’t push anyone to if they don’t want to, though. Feel free to criticize (mine at least), but I’d like to keep a positive vibe going here so please try to be constructive. For my part, I LOVE reading them, and I’m a lot less scary than a network producer…honest! I know this doesn’t begin to scratch the surface, so if you know of any others, please let us and them know about each other.
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| The $25,000 question |
| 10.10.04 (1:53 pm) [edit] |
Since this seems to be the primary issue on everyone’s mind, including my own, let’s do some more guesstimating, shall we? It’s something to pass the time, if nothing else.
When will round 2 notices go out?????????????????????? ?????????????????????????
I have to throw my vote in with Steve on this one and say it will be by the end of this month, at the latest. That should be enough time to read and tabulate all the scripts. If they knew that 39,000 apps had been downloaded by the end of August, that would’ve given them 3 weeks in which to find enough third party readers. And while the rules do state that the producers reserve the right to change schedules and deadlines, we probably would’ve heard something about that by now if they were planning to do so. Steve also makes the excellent point that there are several rounds to go through before they can even begin filming. If the series is still scheduled to air in early 2005, and I haven’t heard otherwise, they’re going to need to be in production by the end of next month. That means between now and then they have to notify the top fifty, give them time to complete a more detailed application and video, and send those back in. At LEAST a week right there. Then the apps and videos get reviewed and the top ten are selected. And from those the top 5…and that all has to happen before they can start shooting. Unless they decide to postpone the airing of the show, which would mean missing February sweeps, I don’t see how the top 50 can be selected any LATER than the end of this month.
The other question weighing heavily on us all, and the main reason I started this blog, is whether or not ALL applicants will be notified, or only the winners. Hate to say this, but I’m pretty sure that only the top fifty will hear anything at all. If they’re dealing with tens of thousands of entries it would simply be too time consuming to contact everyone, even by email, especially if they’re scrambling to meet a tight deadline.
So, if you know of any entrants out there that are waiting for word, please encourage them to drop by here and post. My hope is that when someone does hear something, we’ll be among the first to know (and congratulate them!!!). Welcome, Kyle and Steve! Good to have you with us, and best of luck to you!!
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| IMHO |
| 10.10.04 (8:37 am) [edit] |
Not to sound like an Ed Anger column, but this really got my irish up:
http://www.wgaeast.org/mba/2004/articleindex /2004/08/18/variety/" title="http://www.wgaeast.org/mba/2004/articleindex /2004/08/18/variety/" target="_blank"http://www.wgaeast.org/mba/20...
Anyone read this? Basically this guy from the WGA is indignant that know-nothing, no-talent hacks such as ourselves are being offered a chance to enter the hallowed ranks of the WGA, and blames the lack of quality that runs rampant through sitcom land these days on network execs, not the writers. The nerve of us peasants!!!!
OK, he’s got a point: network execs have the ultimate say so in what gets on the air. Always has been that way, and always will. And it seldom seems to have ANYTHING to do with quality and/or appeal. But if the current batch of working writers are so good, then why is he so threatened by the possibility of adding some fresh blood? I mean, is Britney Spears threatened by the winners of American Idol? (Just making a point, I am NOT a Britney Spears fan!) Maybe, just MAYBE having higher quality choices will result in getting higher quality shows on the air, you think?????
As stated in an earlier blog, I recently forced myself to sit through 2 hours of current sitcoms on a major network. And it was tough! Pretty much from the time the opening credits were rolling and the first sarcastic remark was uttered to a family member followed by an uproarious laugh track (NOW you know which show I’m referring to, right?), I had to sit on my hands to keep from grabbing the remote. I sat there gaping at the tv, thinking “I can’t believe somebody got PAID for this!” To be honest, I felt insulted. Yes, the network execs are responsible for it being on the air, but the writers are responsible for the lame content no matter how you slice it. I felt like they were saying “I’m a working writer and WGA member, so I can stop trying now and if you don’t like it, bite me!”
Wait. No. That might actually be construed as funny by one or two people.
You know, I’m gonna go out on a limb here and guess that the absolute worst script in this competition is better than the best episode of “Whoopi” (which hurt, because I LOVE Whoopi Goldberg!) or “Coupling”, or 90% of what’s currently on the air. So if that frightens the members of the WGA, well, GOOD!!! Either rise to the challenge and improve the quality of your work, or step aside. Either way, the viewers win.
No matter what the outcome of this is for me, you can be damned sure I’m going to watch every episode of “Situation:Comedy”, cheering people on, and every episode of the winning show should it make it on the air. And there is not one… single… new sitcom currently on the air that I will sit through ever again. I’ll be too busy sticking pins in my eyes.
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| Fun With Numbers! |
| 10.09.04 (10:31 am) [edit] |
First I want to say welcome to Carol and Ken! Happy to have you with us, and best of luck to you both in the contest!
Carol brought up something that I think is weighing on all of our minds right now, and that is the statistics involved in this process. It got me thinking (always dangerous), and while I am severely math-challenged, I figure that’s why God put a calculator in Windows. So let’s crunch some numbers, and see what we come up with:
Stat 1: The 39,000 app download figure that we were all so horribly depressed to hear.
Analysis: First of all, there’s no question that this figure includes multiple downloads by single entrants. It also undoubtedly includes downloads by people who, for whatever reason, did not enter. Then are those entrants who will be disqualified for things like sending their scripts in by Fed Ex instead of US Mail, or using colored paper, or whatever. That’s the good news. The bad news is that this statistic is dated Aug. 30, a full 3 weeks before the deadline, and therefore doesn’t include all the last minute downloads like my own. So where does this leave us? With a number that I am just going to pull out of my ass: 25,000. Feel free to dispute this, but we’ll use it here for the sake of argument.
Stat 2: How long will it take for 25,000 scripts to be read, scored, and tallied?
Analysis: This somewhat depends on who the third party readers are. Logic dictates they must be people familiar with script reading. So let’s say that the average script length is 30 pages, and these are pros, I’ll say 20 minutes to read each script (and I think that’s conservative, could be 10 – 15). OK, time for the calculator. At 3 scripts being read per hour, that’s 8,333 hours to read 25,000 scripts. If they have 50 readers, that breaks down to about 167 scripts for each reader. If they each read 3 scripts an hour, it breaks down to 56 hours of reading time, or about a week and a half. Now, this does not account for the time involved in tabulating and comparing scores, which I’m sure is no small feat. But bottom line, I don’t think it’s as overwhelming as we’ve all been fearing.
*NOTE: Just realized a flaw in my formula. This is based on a one script per reader figure, when in fact three readers are assigned to read each script (hence why we had to send in 3 copies). So that triples the number of hours involved, which puts us at around 4.5 weeks. Today marks 3 weeks since the deadline, so I still think there'll be some news soon.
Of course, this is all pure speculation. They may have received 50,000 scripts, and have only 10 readers, but I doubt it. The show is still scheduled to air in early 2005, and they still have a couple of rounds to go through before they can begin filming, so I’m thinking word will be coming fairly soon.
And for those of you lucky enough to make the top 50, think about these numbers: Your chances of advancing to round 3 are 1 in 5, and from there it’s 50/50 all the way to the finish line. Pretty cool, eh?
So that’s my brain-fart for the day. I know, I know…I need a hobby…sigh.
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| Judging criteria? |
| 10.08.04 (6:11 pm) [edit] |
The best and hardest thing about contests like this is that your success is really up to you. This isn’t a random drawing, it’s based on evaluation. If you’ve done a good job, you’ll get confirmation of it and move on. If not, well…
But here’s the tricky part: this is all part of a reality show that will film the finalists re-tooling their scripts and being eaten alive by the Hollywood system (now THAT’S entertainment!). Therefore, the producers aren’t necessarily looking for scripts that leap off the page screaming “I’m the greatest thing since flush toilets!”. Rather (I assume) they will be looking for funny, solid premises that are raw but have potential to be developed and polished. Here’s what I guess will be the judging priorities, and feel free to disagree:
1. Is it funny? Now, you’d think with the stipulation that this is a sitcom script, this would be a no brainer, but frankly I’ve been surprised by the number of people I’ve seen admit that they don’t think their scripts are particularly funny. Obviously humor is largely subjective, but if it isn’t even funny to you, what are the odds that it will be funny to anyone else? Our golden rule in writing our script was a wonderful quote from Mel Brooks: “Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall down an open manhole cover and die”. Sick, but true.
2. Is there an entertaining situation? Again, not rocket science, nor does it need to be complicated. Take ANY sitcom and state the situation in a sentence and you’ll see what I mean: “Friends”: a group of trendy young adults hang out in New York and help each other deal with life. (Pretty much ditto for “Sex and the City” and “Seinfeld”). “Frasier”: After the breakup of his marriage, a pompous psychiatrist moves in with his blue-collar father and hosts a radio show. “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”: a young woman copes with single life and a career in a male-dominated profession. And on and on. If you find that you can’t easily do this with the premise for your script (as was part of the application), then I hate to say it but you’re probably out of the running.
3. Is it original? This one’s tricky. After all, when boiled down to the basics, even the greatest sitcoms of the past 20 years weren’t really original. You’ve got your personal life scenarios and your workplace scenarios, with some degree of overlap, and that’s about it. The thing is have you found a relatively new angle on these? Granted, looking at the current line-up of network sitcom fare would suggest this is a very low priority…I mean, how many MAWG (middle-aged white guy) shows do we really need? But for the purposes of this show/contest, I’m guessing it’ll be pretty important.
4. Does the situation lend itself to an episodic format? I’ve been surprised by the number of scripts and/or summaries I’ve read that don’t. Obviously your pilot needs a plot, which means conflict and resolution, but if everything is resolved there’s no series. Your premise should leave you with several ideas for subsequent episodes, and if it doesn’t, I think you’re in trouble.
5. Does the situation have mass appeal? This will probably be the biggest hurdle that most of us face, again due to the subjectivity factor. Would I watch a show about a bunch of nervous amateur writers combing the net for info about a reality show, hoping for a chance at a glamorous career? Sure! Would those of you reading of this? Probably. Would it necessarily pull a winning Nielsen rating during sweeps month? Probably not. Let us not lose sight of the fact that it’s all about money for the producers of this show. The situations in our series need to be such that most people can identify with them (see point 3), but just different enough to be entertaining. A fine line indeed, and where I think so many shows fail.
So those are my top 5 guesses, keeping in mind that they ARE guesses. If you disagree or care to add on, feel free to elaborate. And if I’ve inadvertently left anyone feeling hopeless as a result of this posting, just tell me to shut the hell up. I’m not a judge. I’m not a pro. And I doubt very much that I will even make it to the next round, so if I don’t and you do, I will humbly accept any and all raspberries from those with more knowledge and talent than myself!!
Looking forward to meeting the future winner here, so tell all your friends about this and don’t be shy folks!
P.S. Thanks to hoosierbr for his warm welcome and providing inspiration for this blog!!
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| Situation:Comedy of Errors |
| 10.08.04 (8:36 am) [edit] |
Hello world. I'm not much of a one for journaling or blogging, but thought I'd start this as a sounding board for all those poor saps like myself who are awaiting word from Bravo's "Situation:Comedy". For those not in the know, this is an upcoming reality show/contest where amateur writers submit original pilot scripts, with two ultimately getting made, shown and voted on. September 18th was the deadline for submitting 3 copies of one's script to the network, which then get read and scored by third parties. Scores will be tabulated, and the 50 highest will move on to round 2. We are currently between rounds 1 and 2.
Obviously this is a nerve-wracking time for all who entered, and there is a surprising lack of info available. Hence, this blog...TA DA!!!! I'd like this to be a place for people to post and/or gather information about the current status of the contest, at least until Bravo gets around to posting a message board on their site. I mean, "Blow Out" has one, for crying out loud! It's comforting to know that I'm not alone in this obsession, and look forward to hearing from my fellow wall-climbers.
For me and my writing partner, this wasn't about any expectations of winning so much as it was about being able to say "I've written a pilot and submitted it to a network". How cool is that, even if we don't advance in the competition? We had a ball writing it, and nothing can take that away. From what little I've been able to find on the web about this, it sounds like this true for everyone who entered. So, I wish each and every one of you luck, and look forward to hearing from you, especially if you're one of the exhalted 50!
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