Shortlist just posted an update - over 2,000 entries.
Looks a very promising and official sitcomp... Page 4
Blimey. That's more than the beeb when they run a sitcom competition.
Quote: Seamus @ October 9 2012, 2:29 PM BSTShortlist just posted an update - over 2,000 entries.
You can't be disappointed if you don't get through to the long list when there are that many entries. The more entries, the more chance that a good script will be overlooked - no matter how strong the filtering process. It becomes more of a lottery.
Saying that, with there being no entry fee, chances are that a large portion of the entries are made up of 'send my random poem/play/novel to every competition going' types.
There's luck involved in everything, most you make yourself. Keep writing, keep failing, fail better...
Quote: Stevie D @ October 10 2012, 10:19 AM BSTYou can't be disappointed if you don't get through to the long list when there are that many entries.
We can be disappointed with their selection process...
Quote: Tim Azure @ October 11 2012, 3:28 PM BSTWe can be disappointed with their selection process...
Yes you can. Contrary to my statement above, you can be disappointed with pretty much anything you like.
For example: I'm disappointed that I can no longer do an impression of Jimmy Saville without there being sinister connotations. My Jim'll Fix It material is no longer suitable for a family audience. This is very disappointing.
The top 40 is scheduled to be posted tomorrow in their magazine. Good luck everyone.
Been announced today.
http://www.shortlist.com/comedy/sitcom-search-meet-the-final-40
Unfortunately didn't make it to the list, but well done to those who did.
Congrats to Matthew Stott, member of this forum! I think All The Fun Of The Fair and Keep Off The Grass were previous entrants in The Sitcom Trials. I don't recognise any other names.
Here's the full 40 that made it:
2:2 by Lewis Elliot, Josh Mellor, Sid Sagar and Toby Shevlane
The 7.52 by Christopher Glasson
A Month Of Sundays by Daniel Hobden
All The Fun Of The Fair by Alan O'Brien and Dominic Murphy
Beneficiary by Rupert Apsden
Bobby by Juliet Valdez
Craig by Steve Nelson
Date Me by Ziella Bryars
Digs by Alasdair Morrison
Diminishing Returns by Mohammed Mahbood Khan
Dirty Barry by Paul Hinnrichs
Drone by Ian Gordon
Dumped by Laura Fountain
Four's Company by Mark Pinshon
Funny Girls by Julie Currie and Paula Currie
Hated by Nathan Thomas
Intelligence by Louisa Fielden
Keep Off The Grass by Sarah Christou
Last Days Of Home by Rachel Aroesti
Laundry Service by James Chapman
Mascots by Neil Bennett
Memo by Peter Brownlow
The Motherhood by Abby Woolf
Multiplex by Simon Craig
The Neighbours From Hell by John Rooney, Stephen McCole and Paul McCole
Off The Road by Matt Plass and Kai Merriott
Roadies by David Nicholds
Rosencrantz by Francis Blagburn and Angus Harrison
Siblings by Martin Holmes
Specials by Mark Clompus and Stephen Keyworth
Status by Hannah George and James Whitehouse
Summertime by John Hart;
The Support by Lyndsey Honou
Three's A Tribe by Pete Barnes
Tight Five by Matthew Stott
Twenties-Thirties by Tim Sewell
Under Exposed by Matt Oakley
Uncle Richard by Ben Cottram
Vargon Lives! by Christopher Stanners
The Wonderkid by Ed Palmer
Congrats, Stott! Of course you couldn't have done it without my tweak to your title.
This is nice, though I only found out because Bussell let me know! Seems that there were 2136 entrants, so nice to get to the longlist of 40.
I recognise Martin Holmes on that list, an occasional visitor here.
Congrats, Matt! Well done.
Dan
Congrats, Stott. I knew I shouldn't have got my hopes up.
Congrats Mr Stott sir!
I didn't expect I'd be on there anyway. I'm definitely sending the full 30ish pages in next Script Room or BBC Sitcom competition.
Well done, Matt!
Let's hope you're a ten percenter (as long as it's funny, of course!).
Might be time for some of us to begin to realise that we just ain't got it.