If this were any old message board someone would have resorted to the old, "I hope the producer in him asked permission first" line.
But this is the BCG and we've got class!
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Quote: evan rubivellian @ February 24 2012, 7:50 PM GMTIf this were any old message board someone would have resorted to the old, "I hope the producer in him asked permission first" line.
But this is the BCG and we've got class!
Well that has me puzzled 
When it comes down to it, we won't reject anything on technicalities.
Our only concern is that we find the best scripts possible so we can put on the best shows possible.
We're looking for funny, original, stageable and marketable.
If a script is brilliant but contains a short scene that can't be staged (for example) we'll grab it with both hands (well, four since there are two of us) and suggest a slight tweak to make it possible for us to stage it.
We won't reject the good stuff, believe us. There's too little of it out there.
Quote: Marc P @ February 24 2012, 8:00 PM GMTWell that has me puzzled
Marc: You know; the producer "in" him. Fnarr fnarr. Luckily I could never do that sort of joke.
Simon: So the overall standard is not that great?
I would say don't worry about the 'overall' standard. If it happens to be low it's not going to benefit anybody to hear it.
Quote: evan rubivellian @ February 25 2012, 11:41 AM GMTMarc: You know; the producer "in" him. Fnarr fnarr. Luckily I could never do that sort of joke.
Simon: So the overall standard is not that great?
Sorry.. dim this weekend!
The standard of the vast majority of entries is in a big pool called 'OK'. Not offensive, not bad, not brilliant, just ok.
Some make your eyes bleed.
And there are a few that stand out because they're exciting, different, have bold, funny characters that are both recognisable and unique and have a story with a beginning, middle and end and promise of future episodes.
Semi-controversial question alert: is last year's winner able to submit an entry this year? Is it possible to win twice?
Quote: richiemoomoo @ February 25 2012, 5:32 PM GMTSemi-controversial question alert: is last year's winner able to submit an entry this year? Is it possible to win twice?
Why not?
Maybe there is somebody who entered 16 scripts, and maybe they will have the competition sewn up quite early.
Quote: rwayne @ February 25 2012, 6:01 PM GMTMaybe there is somebody who entered 16 scripts, and maybe they will have the competition sewn up quite early.
Maybe there is someone with a masochistic side that entered 33 scripts - just to ensure they get at least one rejection.
Or maybe one person entered 400 scripts, in which case the whole competition is nothing but a sham.
(GASP) Maybe there is no competition and 'Simon' and 'Declan' are actually a 15 year old boy called Nigel who has just made himself a tidy sum of cash from a simple bit of computer trickery.
I like the idea of 'Nigel' putting on this elaborate hoax for a relatively small return but having to still send the feedback.
Quote: rwayne @ February 25 2012, 9:19 PM GMTI like the idea of 'Nigel' putting on this elaborate hoax for a relatively small return but having to still send the feedback.
Nigel has an algorithm that can randomly rearrange the words 'funny', 'stageable', 'interesting', 'original' and 'not' in to automatically generated feedback write-ups.
Quote: simon wright @ February 25 2012, 10:59 AM GMTWe're looking for funny, original, stageable and marketable.
If a script is brilliant but contains a short scene that can't be staged (for example) we'll grab it with both hands (well, four since there are two of us) and suggest a slight tweak to make it possible for us to stage it.
We won't reject the good stuff, believe us. There's too little of it out there.
Simon? When you read the scripts, do you read the whole thing whether its brilliant or rubbish, or do you throw them away after the first page not knowing they could be brilliant by page three?