Savage Frontier by Pia
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A timid father and shop owner finds encouragement in an unexpected hero to stand up against the town bullies and help put an end to their reign of terror.

Short, Western
Rated R Violent Imagery

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Better Days Episode 01 Red Phoenix by Steven Cameron

We meet Jason, Barbara and Kenny, 3 early twenties men and women just living life the only way they know how. The upcoming film Red Phoenix and The Seven Keys To Atlantis has Jason very excited to get in and meet the writer/director who has come to town for a Q and A session and a private screening. This episode introduces us to a world full of characters that will show up from time to time, have fun and remember it’s not for everyone.

Short Series – Comedy
Rated R (for language)

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Read the screenplay (pdf) of Stranger Things Episode 2A Discontent. To appease his shrewish wife, Carl sets out to clone his dead mother-in-law.

Stranger Things: Episode 2A was written by Earl Newton and directed by Alex Traywick

In addition to reading the screenplay, you can view the video podcast of Discontent on your computer. You can also subscribe to the Stranger Things podcast via iTunes. However, if you don’t have a video iPod, you can still view each episode (as well as Earl’s engaging video updates) at StrangerThings.tv. – Don

God’s Nursery by Spencer McDonald
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A Mother struggles to face the worst pain a mother could ever endure in her life.

Short, Drama
Rated PG

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Two priests uncover the horrifying truth about the nature of prayers.

And thus begins the premier of the video podcast series Stranger Things with Episode 1 Sacred Cow.

Stranger Things is a science fiction anthology video podcast created by Earl Newton. I am extremely honored that Earl has allowed me to feature the screenplay (pdf format) to the premier episode of Stranger Things – Sacred Cow here in Simply Scripts. This second draft script, which you can read here, also contains additional director’s notes about the evolution of the script from the page to the screen. This is a valuable resource for not only writers, but also folks looking to direct.

Sacred Cow was written by Earl Newton, based on an original story by Scott Sigler.

In addition to reading the script, you can view the video podcast of Sacred Cow on your computer. You can also subscribe to the Stranger Things podcast via iTunes, however if you don’t have a video iPod, you can still view each episode (as well as Earl’s engaging video updates) at StrangerThings.tv.

If you enjoy The Twilight Zone or The Outer Limits or the recent short-lived anthology Masters of Science Fiction, then you will be quite at home with StrangerThings.tv. The writing, the acting and the production quality are top notch and on par with anything you are going to see on television today. This is, to my knowledge, the only video podcast you can watch in High Definition. This ain’t a blurry youtube vid. – Don

Santa’s Gift to Joey by Pia
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A young boy learns that not all presents come wrapped in a fancy wrapper, some of the best ones don’t even come wrapped at all.

Short – Drama
Rated G

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Santa’s Gift to Joey was produced by Jay Rodriguez and ItchyHouseFilms. Filming completed in February of 2007

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Better Days by Steven Cameron

The Original Pilot for Better Days which consists of a failed plot line where Jason and Kenny make bets to pass the time. 23 pages

Short Series – Comedy
Rated R (for crude, sexual humor)

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Burning Bridges by Pia
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To save himself and his younger brother, a young boy resorts to drastic measures. 5 pages, pdf.

Short – Drama
Rated PG

Read the script (5 pages – pdf format). Discuss the script. Listen to the script:

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Burning Bridges was a July ’06 One Week Challenge entry. The theme was “At the end of a family bar-be-cue”. The genre was Drama.

In addition, Burning Bridges was a Winner 2006 Cycle III (fall ’06) Gimme Credit super short competition.

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Over on the Unproduced Scripts page we have 35 new or revised original scripts up for your reading pleasure.

With 30 or so new scripts going up a week, it is very difficult to give each and every script their day in the sun beyond having them featured as an Unproduced Script of the Day. Periodically I try to call out a couple of scripts here on the index page, but that is few and far between. Starting tomorrow (or the next day) I will be featuring one audio script a week here. You can also subscribe to the iTunes feed, if you are an iPod user. If you are not an iPod user, you can still listen to the audio file just as you did for Bull Creek. – Don