Trackinb Contest

[joe9alt]

You can ask whatever you want and I can think whatever I want about your question.

One of your questions basically was, "why do winners get a better deal than losers? That's not right!"

Is that a smart question, Eddie? I mean really? I'm not trying to be a jerk. I'm just trying to give it to you straight, man. That's a dumb way of thinking. Losers think like that.

Are you a loser, Eddie, or are you a winner?

You better at least fake the winner's funk if you want to get anywhere in this game, brother, and that's the straight stuff.

As far as how the contest is judged? Hmmm, let me go out on a limb and say that common sense would dictate that the Insider and probably some trusted friends and associates judge the first rounds and then select who moves on to the next rounds. How else would it work?

Or maybe they're just randomly picking scripts to advance. That would explain why you and Scriptonian didn't advance and are bitter now, right?

Yeah they're just randomly picking scripts to advance and then they're showing them to people like David Boxerbaum and Mike Esola and then those uber-agents are just randomly signing the writers based on a whim.

Yeah, that makes sense.

C'mon, dude.

Man up already.

[Hamboogul]

EddieCoyle vs. joe9alt in a writing throwdown. On a topic of my choosing.

[joe9alt]

Look at the previous posts, Ham. I already won that.

[EddieCoyle]

Originally Posted by joe9alt

You can ask whatever you want and I can think whatever I want about your question.

One of your questions basically was, "why do winners get a better deal than losers? That's not right!"

Is that a smart question, Eddie? I mean really? I'm not trying to be a jerk. I'm just trying to give it to you straight, man. That's a dumb way of thinking. Losers think like that.

Are you a loser, Eddie, or are you a winner?

You better at least fake the winner's funk if you want to get anywhere in this game, brother, and that's the straight stuff.

As far as how the contest is judged? Hmmm, let me go out on a limb and say that common sense would dictate that the Insider and probably some trusted friends and associates judge the first rounds and then select who moves on to the next rounds. How else would it work?

Or maybe they're just randomly picking scripts to advance. That would explain why you and Scriptonian didn't advance and are bitter now, right?

Yeah they're just randomly picking scripts to advance and then they're showing them to people like David Boxerbaum and Mike Esola and then those uber-agents are just randomly signing the writers based on a whim.

Yeah, that makes sense.

C'mon, dude.

Man up already.

Joe,
You are embarrassing yourself with a post like this. I'm not going to dignify any of this with a response. I'm done.
EC

[EddieCoyle]

Originally Posted by Hamboogul

EddieCoyle vs. joe9alt in a writing throwdown. On a topic of my choosing.

I'm in. Let's do it! No fear here. One caveat. I'm going away for the weekend so I can't do anything until next week.

[docgonzo]

I don't want to speak for others, but there is a member on this board who was a trackingb finalist. That led directly to getting his current reps, who in turn sold the script for six figures. The movie is now in pre-production.

Seems to me that trackingb be a legit industry contest. It can and has led to real results, unlike 99.9% of the other ones people seem to have no problem entering.

I do have doubts about their TV contest - though some have gotten reps from it, I haven't seen much success there. But that one is still new, so I'll give it time. TV's a different beast anyway.

[Furious Anjel]

Originally Posted by Hamboogul

EddieCoyle vs. joe9alt in a writing throwdown. On a topic of my choosing.

Oh snap! Sh!t just got real.

[joe9alt]

I'm too busy working on my latest spec and chasing assignments, Eddie, but I'll tell you what, I'll send the script that was an honorable mention in the Trackingb contest in 2007 to Ham and you send whatever script you want to him and we'll go from there. Maybe he can post the first ten of each. How'd that be? Would that get you through the day?

[emily blake]

There is no need for hostility on this board from anybody.

People have questions. Sometimes those questions seem silly because you already know the answer. The best way to handle that is to give an honest and respectful response.

We're all in this together.

[ducky1288]

Daaaaayum.

Joe is kicking asses and taking names.

But let's not kid ourselves, you're no Chuck Norris