We’re back with a new name, a new look, some new features, and most importantly, new scripts! Okay, well… we’re working on the scripts. We figured rather than launch with a plethora ‘o scripts (and risk imploding like we did with the three previous site attempts) that we’d just take this version nice ‘n easy for a while. So, let’s go over what’s new here:
Wait, you’re really back?!
Yep. Sheridan here, and as most of you know, the Darabont draft of Indiana Jones 4 was the ultimate undoing of the original pdfscreenplays. After I took the site offline I posted a brief message that contained the following quote:
“Keep on beginning and failing. Each time you fail, start all over again, and you will grow stronger until you have accomplished a purpose – not the one you began with perhaps, but one you’ll be glad to remember.” ~ Anne Sullivan
I failed. I started over. This site is the result.
And before I get too far into this, I’d like to thank J.C. and CWB for all of their help and patience over the past few months helping me iron out the kinks and functions of this site. Two servers, four themes, hundreds of ideas, thousands of lines of code, and nearly a year later, here we are. Thanks guys.
Okay, so what’s with the name?
I felt that since J.C. and Adam picked up the torch and ran with pdfscreenplays in their own vision, that I’d think of something new, and so I did, but with reason:
my to suggest community ownership, especially since this site has the Submit a Script feature,
pdf because, well, in my opinion, it’s still the gold standard for screenplays and scripts, and
scripts because even the old site encompassed far more than just screenplays.
This isn’t to negate what J.C. and Adam have done in any way, mind you. I love the forum and I do use it, but I’ve always felt that if Lil’ Ahmad, the boy whose dreams are far bigger than his tiny village in Timbuktu, wants to check out the screenplay for Every Which Way But Loose so that he, too, can study the art of screenwriting, which could ultimately lead to his writing of yet another Hollywood masterpiece. Well, then, he should be able to find that monkey-lovin’ script with ease.
That said, if you’re a member of the forum and you prefer using it, then by all means please continue to do so. This site isn’t and shouldn’t be thought of as a replacement for pdfscreenplays. It’s an extension of and a separate entity at the same time… if that makes sense.
The Scripts
DO NOT ask for any scripts that are currently in development, please. This site isn’t about the latest and greatest script that just sold yesterday (although we may post a news story about said script). This site will feature only scripts for films, television shows, comic books, video games, et cetera that have been released.
And as far as the Unproduced scripts are concerned, those are what we consider to be dead or no longer in development. Sometimes that status can change, and if that happens then the respective script will be removed.
If there are any questions regarding copyrights, please refer to our Fair Use Notice.
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Reviews
We’re starting with some script and movie reviews, but this section will eventually (and hopefully) expand to include “novel or original source material to script” reviews, “script to screen” reviews, film book reviews, and possibly more.
Want to submit a review for consideration? Contact us.
Submit a Script
We’re trying this as a beta sort of thing. We’re hoping it will streamline the process of adding scripts to the database. Again, it should be considered beta as we may change or alter the form or process of script submission as we go.
What else?
Oh yeah, you can keep up-to-date with the latest posts and scripts by following us on Twitter.
And that’s about it, I think. I hope you enjoy the site as it’s something I’ve been coming back to and tinkering with since around October of last year. Hopefully, this iteration will last longer than a month. Maybe?