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A whole bunch of TV PILOT scripts

May 10 2009 Published by under Scripts, TV

I was fortunate enough to get a large number of upcoming TV pilot scripts in over the last day.  I’ve already reviewed Community and Happiness Isn’t Everything, and I hope to be able to review most of the others in the next week, but it depends how I progress with uni work.  Anyway, here’s what came in:

BACK – Dean Widenmann
EASTWICK – Maggie Friedman
EMPIRE STATE – Michael Seitzman
THE FORGOTTEN – Gerald Di Pego, Eric Roth & Zak Penn
HAPPY TOWN – Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec & Scott Rosenberg
HOUSE RULES – Michael Seitzman
MASTERWORK – Paul T. Scheuring
SONS OF TUSCON – Greg Bratman & Tommy Dewey
THREE RIVERS – Carol Barbee
UNTITLED HEMINGSON LEGAL DRAMEDY
WASHINGTON FIELD – Jim Clemente & Tim Clemente and Edward Allen Bernero

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HAPPINESS ISN’T EVERYTHING pilot script impressions

May 09 2009 Published by under Reviews, Scripts, TV

Jason Biggs

Jason Biggs

According to Nikke Finke, this is the younger-skewing sitcom written by Mitchell Hurwitz and Jim Vallely, and starring Jason Biggs, that CBS thinks could do well paired with The Big Bang Theory. “The network is happy with the way it came in.” Good thing, too, because this is CBS’ biggest commitment and there’s a giant penalty. Five scripts are already in.

I’m not gonna bother with a full review of the script because frankly it was pretty terrible.  Call me a stickler, but I think a sitcom should actually be funny, and this one isn’t.

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COMMUNITY pilot script review

May 08 2009 Published by under Reviews, Scripts, TV

Chevy Chase

Chevy Chase

First of all a little background. NBC’s “Must See TV” branding first entered into usage during the 1982-83 TV schedule when the programming included Fame, Cheers, Taxi and Hill Street Blues, a lineup that whilst I was not an actual viewer (I was 4 years old at the time), I would consider to be “Must See TV”. Skip forward 26 years and the lineup on Thursday nights may not necessarily have the historical significance that it did back in 1982, but save for a couple of exceptions, it certainly has an abundance of quality.

NBC’s current Thursday schedule is My Name is Earl, Parks and Recreation, The Office, 30 Rock, and Southland. I soured on Earl a long time ago and I’ve yet to watch Southland, but the middle pack of shows are fantastic and only promise to get better. So, whilst NBC may no longer use the “Must See TV” moniker, instead settling on “Comedy Night Done Right”, I think that the current Thursday schedule is the closest that NBC has come to “Must See TV” since 1996-97 when the schedule consisted of Friends, The Single Guy, Seinfeld, Suddenly Susan, and ER.

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GRAND THEFT AUTO script added

May 08 2009 Published by under Scripts

Added GRAND THEFT AUTO by Jason Dean Hall (06/06/08).  I assume it’s based on one, some, or all of the Grand Theft Auto videogames, and seen as how I love those games I figured it might be a good read.  Hopefully when I’m done reading some of my Eszterhas scripts I’ll find time for this one.

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THE DETAILS script added

May 08 2009 Published by under Film, Scripts

Elizabeth BanksJust got another one, this time it’s THE DETAILS by Jacob Aaron Estes (06/12/08).  According to joblo.com the film is about a couple who find a raccoon infestation in their backyard, and disagree about how to deal with the problem, which in turn creates more problems.  Elizabeth Banks, James McAvoy, Laura Linney, and Anna Friel are set to star.

If anyone’s reading this and has a suggestion on how I should make posts regarding new scripts so that they aren’t just one sentence posts, let me know.  If no-one cares, I’ll probably just stick to the format I’ve used in this headline so that people can differentiate between the various posts for new scripts.

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New script

May 08 2009 Published by under Film, Scripts

Just got DEATH NOTE (04/07/2009) by Charley and Vlas Parlapanides in.  I don’t know anything about it, but it’s nice to add stuff to my collection.

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YOU AGAIN script

May 07 2009 Published by under Film, Scripts

Just got the script for Kristen Bell’s upcoming Disney flick, YOU AGAIN.

Apparently it’s about a girl (Bell) who discovers that her brother is marrying a girl who bullied her in high school.  Sounds like a gender reversal of Mr Woodcock.  I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt because of my genuine love for Kristen Bell, but I’m not expecting much.

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TOY STORY 3 script impressions

May 06 2009 Published by under Film, Reviews, Scripts, Unproduced

Toy StoryThis is my first attempt at reviewing a script on my new blog, but I’m not even going to pretend to be good at analysing a script.  What I’m going to do instead is give general impressions of the scripts I read with some broad reasons why I like or dislike it.

So, the script I have for TOY STORY 3 is an early draft which has apparently been discarded for a completely new story.  I think with the standards that Pixar has set for itself with it’s catalogue of films, that this is actually a good thing.  That’s not to say that the story isn’t any good, I just don’t think it matches up to the level of quality that we all expect from a Pixar flick.

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New scripts

May 06 2009 Published by under Film, Scripts

It’s a great day. After roughly one year of looking, I just got Male Pattern Baldness in.  I also got the newly announced Hesher which is set to star Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Natalie Portman and Rainn Wilson.

GANGLAND – Alex Tse
HESHER – Spencer Susser
MALE PATTERN BALDNESS – Joe Eszterhas

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New scripts

May 05 2009 Published by under Film, Scripts

Just got these in.  I’m looking forward to reading Superguys if only because I’ve always liked Breckin Meyer.

FORBIDDEN PLANET – J. Michael Straczynski
SUPERGUYS – Breckin Meyer

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