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This is the "Was New But Now Isn't" Archives of updates for the past year. It will take a bit to download.

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December 29, 2005 - Thanks to J.B.M. for the heads up and Warner Bros Syriana you can read the undated shooting script to Syriana. Check it out on the Movie Scripts page.

December 28, 2005 - Update? No update. Still enjoying the Christmas season. Been reading Pattern Recognition by William Gibson, enjoyed The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe three ways (over three days) - the BBC Radio Adaptation, the 1979 television show and the version currently in theatres. I've been catching up on Ravi and Sonia Jain's video blog Drive Time. Their latest guest, Peter Bebergal has an enjoyable blog (and a great receipe for chicken soup). We hit the Strasburg Railroad and the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.

Apologies to all who have submitted scripts the last week. I will get them up on the Unproduced Scripts page by the end of the week.

Still at a loss of what to do? Check out the Discussion Board. Always a lively discussion about scripts and screenwriting.

December 23, 2005 - Hey Webmasters! Make a little dough-ray-mi on your site with Google ads.

December 21, 2005 - Is there no better way to celebrate the solstice (winter solstice for you Northern Hemispherians and summer for you Southern Hemispherians) than to read three cool scripts. Thanks to Jason and The Daily Script we can read this script to one of the three great James Dean movies (ok, so he only made three movies) - Giant (be oh, so patient since it is in pdf format and is a whopping seven (7) MB). Thanks to Anonymous and Awesomefilm we can read the very explicit and disturbing Kids. Lastly, thanks to Marc and a non-existant website (Hey, the site sez, "My page is coming soon!") you can read 1/3 of Stephen King's Cat's Eye - The General. Check 'em all out on the Movie Scripts page.

December 20, 2005 - Thanks to SciFiBoy for the heads up on Josh Becker's latest to hit the small screen. Read the March, 2004 draft of Alien Apocalypse. Alien Apocalypse premired on the Sci Fi Channel in March of this year. It is one of the highest rated original films on Sci-Fi. You can read about the making of the movie on Josh's Website.

December 19, 2005 - Thanks to Kevan and The Daily Script we can read the script to the original version of Get Carter. This 1971 British gangster film was voted one of the 20 best British films of all time. And, thanks to Dennis and The Daily Script you can read the shooting script to Living in Oblivion. Check them out on the Movie Scripts page.

December 17, 2005 - Wow! Twenty-six original scripts up on the Unproduced Scripts page for your reading pleasure.

Also, finally I updated the Link of the Day, which is actually one unproduced script of the day.

December 12, 2005 - Thanks to J.B.M. and The Daily Script you can read this draft of Caspian Tredwell-Owen's The Island. The script is missing the first page. It is a great read. Thanks to Bill for the heads up on this script-like transcript of the recent Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Get it now before WB gets the scent. Check them out on the Movie Scripts and Transcripts Page.

Also, . Version 1.5 is available for download

December 11, 2005 - Thanks to the Mysterious M we can read seven transcripts of radio shows from the Golden Age of Radio. You can read them on the Radio Scripts and Transcripts page.

December 10, 2005 - On the Unproduced Scripts page we have ninteen new or revised scripts up. Check them out.

December 9, 2005 - Read Taking Sides another Ronald (The Pianist) Hardwood script - Thanks to Kevan and Daily Script. Check it out on the Movie Scripts Page.

"Local Boys Does Good"

Wanted to share with everyone that Death Rides the Nine, written by Christopher Bate will be playing at the Tower Theater, Utah, USA on Tuesday December 20th, at 7:00pm and at The Light House in Wolverhampton, UK on Febuary 16th 2006. Get some back story on this on Christopher's Blog.

December 8, 2005 - Read The Spirit of St. Louis - Thanks to Jason and Daily Script. Check it out on the Movie Scripts Page.

December 7, 2005 - Thanks to Kevan and The WeeklyScript we can read The Pianist and Peeping Tom. Check them out on the Movie Scripts Page.

December 6, 2005 - On the Unproduced Scripts section, we have nine unproduced scripts for your reading pleasure.

Thanks to Will over at The Daily Script for the heads up on these two from "Ken" - Two for the Money and Sexual Life. Check them out on the Movie Scripts page.

December 5, 2005 - A couple of good scripts to read today (if you are into Turkish Prisons and two by fours. Thanks to Kevan and The Daily Script you can read this draft of Midnight Express. Thanks to Bill and Awesomefilm you can read the script to the remake of Walking Tall. Check them out on the Movie Scripts Page.

December 3, 2005 - Thanks to Jason and Daily Script we can read the classic An Affair to Remember. Check it out on the Movie Scripts Page.

On the Unproduced Scripts page we have nine more scripts for your reading pleasure.

December 1, 2005 - Wow! Twenty new or revised scripts are up on The Unproduced Scripts Section. A lot of busy people writing over the Thanksgiving holiday (or, as they call it in Canada - "Thursday".

What was new, but now isn't. Check out the previous month's updates