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As an avid poker player who has enough money to make a competitive offer for a script like this, I had a fairly significant interest in possibly looking into investing in it. However, some quick sleuthing around the net turned up this review of Vegas Knights from a tough but seemingly fair reviewer:

 

"Your script is very bad. The characters are boring, cliched and uninteresting. I didn't care what happens to them at any point while reading the script. The plot is uninteresting, predictable, and lame. This will never, ever be a real poker movie. Sorry."

 

I realize that's just one man's opinion, but it was enough to spook me out of truly considering pursuing a deal for this script.

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I have a question for world famous script writer, Gerry Burlage. Do you like renaissance faires?

Just so we're clear:   You're counting making this list as one of the 'honors'?            

Things don't move as quickly as you think in the screenplay world, Guapo. In the industry (that's what we insiders call it. You might know it as "Hollywood") it takes years, and at least three natio

As an avid poker player who has enough money to make a competitive offer for a script like this, I had a fairly significant interest in possibly looking into investing in it. However, some quick sleuthing around the net turned up this review of Vegas Knights from a tough but seemingly fair reviewer:..

Fair?? The same guy also said this in another thread:

 

"...seriously, name a good comic book movie

 

they are all atrocious piles of dung..."

 

So "all comic book movies are atrocious piles of dung" -- does that sound like someone who is fair? Personally, I think the guy was on a search and destroy mission with regard to me and I could go on and on about that, but that's all water under the bridge... I also think a few in here are on a destroy mission... Interesting 1st post there, "Reasonable Man"; maybe you might change your mind now that you see your investment decision was based on someone who made the very strange statement that all comic book movies are atrocious piles of dung.

 

Bottom line is "Vegas Knights" has won 3 honors (including a 1st place award) and that's always going to be the elephant in the room no matter how negative some people are.

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when an NBA team wins the championship, they don't say they were a 4 time champion because they one the 1st rd, 2 rd conference finals and the finals.

 

 

Also, don't think I am directly comparing you 'accomplishment' to winning the NBA finals.

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...You're counting making this list as one of the 'honors'?...

 

You forgot to mention the contest had 3,798 entries, each paying an average of about 45 to 50 dollars to enter. So if there were 400 quarterfinalists that means my script did better than almost 3400 screenwiiters who each put up a decent amount of money. So, yes, I do consider doing better than 3,400 other scripts an honor, just as I consider it an honor to have won a 1st place award and an honorable mention in the other contests.
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when an NBA team wins the championship, they don't say they were a 4 time champion because they one the 1st rd, 2 rd conference finals and the finals.

I don't quite get what you're saying. The 3 contests mentioned in the first post are all separate and distinct contests. Unlike your example where all games are played in the same year in one league.

 

Also, when some teams make the playoffs that is considered an honor in many cities even though they might lose in the first round.

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Fair?? The same guy also said this in another thread:

 

"...seriously, name a good comic book movie

 

they are all atrocious piles of dung..."

 

So "all comic book movies are atrocious piles of dung" -- does that sound like someone who is fair? Personally, I think the guy was on a search and destroy mission with regard to me and I could go on and on about that, but that's all water under the bridge... I also think a few in here are on a destroy mission... Interesting 1st post there, "Reasonable Man"; maybe you might change your mind now that you see your investment decision was based on someone who made the very strange statement that all comic book movies are atrocious piles of dung.

 

Bottom line is "Vegas Knights" has won 3 honors (including a 1st place award) and that's always going to be the elephant in the room no matter how negative some people are.

 

I would need to see where he said this to actually see some context. My first guess is that he doesn't personally like them, which is a separate judgment from whether or not they could actually succeed (which they obviously do).

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I would need to see where he said this to actually see some context..

All you have to do is google his weird statement:

 

"seriously, name a good comic book movie they are all atrocious piles of dung..."

 

I think what one of the subsequent posters says is interesting:

 

"Wow, this puts {his} perspective on Vegas Knights in a whole new perspective knowing now that he's even more of a no fun killjoy than previously thought. "

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You forgot to mention the contest had 3,798 entries, each paying an average of about 45 to 50 dollars to enter.

 

I didn't forget that.

Its just that a competition open to 'the public' (incentivized by 'entry fees') is a guarantee to draw about 90% absolute horseshit.

Not being a first round cull doesn't imply an 'honor' as much as it means that the script may not be a complete horseshit embarassment, but it may be a partial horseshit embarassment since you didn't make the next round.

 

Also, anything that allows us to make relevant use of Asian Father is a net gainer.

 

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...Not being a first round cull doesn't imply an 'honor...
What are you talking about, it did make the 1st round cut, 3400 scripts (each paying about 45 dollars to enter) got cut and "Vegas Knights" became a quarterfinalist. I consider that an honor, if you don't so be it.
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What are you talking about, it did make the 1st round cut, 3400 scripts (each paying about 45 dollars to enter) got cut and "Vegas Knights" became a quarterfinalist. I consider that an honor, if you don't so be it.

 

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My favorite thing ever as how Jerry always repeats himself like he's in room of retarded monkeys.

 

I hope that 20 years from now everyone is gone from this forum ( but it's still operating because DN won't admit defeat) except that Gerry will still be here, trying to find a buyer and talking about his quarterfinal "victory", and all the good his script could do for the poker community.

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All you have to do is google his weird statement:

 

"seriously, name a good comic book movie they are all atrocious piles of dung..."

 

I think what one of the subsequent posters says is interesting:

 

"Wow, this puts {his} perspective on Vegas Knights in a whole new perspective knowing now that he's even more of a no fun killjoy than previously thought. "

 

Again, that's him not enjoying them. That's not him saying that they're commercially unviable.

 

He said that your script was commercially unviable, and considering that he works in Hollywood I'm hardly able to ignore that.

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My favorite thing ever as how Jerry always repeats himself like he's in room of retarded monkeys.

Is this the answer to Where's Jerry?!

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He said that your script was commercially unviable, and considering that he works in Hollywood I'm hardly able to ignore that.
The guy worked in the mail room and answered phones at an agency. If you value those credentials when it comes to film reviewing so be it. He also said most of the bosses at his agency were borderline sociopaths. Between saying that and saying all comic book movies are atrocious piles of dung, I doubt the guy is still in the industry.
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The guy worked in the mail room and answered phones at an agency. If you value those credentials when it comes to film reviewing so be it.

 

Ummm...it seems like you valued those credentials enough to send him your script? Then he only became "unqualified" when he didn't like the script. Seems legit.

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The guy worked in the mail room and answered phones at an agency. If you value those credentials when it comes to film reviewing so be it. He also said most of the bosses at his agency were borderline sociopaths. Between saying that and saying all comic book movies are atrocious piles of dung, I doubt the guy is still in the industry.

Ummm...it seems like you valued those credentials enough to send him your script? Then he only became "unqualified" when he didn't like the script. Seems legit.

The guy worked at a big agency. I would have sent the script to a janitor who worked at a big agency in hopes it might get passed on to someone with clout. I was wary of the guy from the get-go. I asked him a question in an email that he didn't answer. He then made it a stipulation that he must be allowed to talk about the script in the thread or basically the deal was off. He knew I didn't want negative things being said about the script in a public forum. The whole thing seemed fishy about the guy who came out of nowhere into the thread, but you have to take chances in this business.

 

My script is geared toward middle America The two main characters (not including the antagonist) are basically nice guys. This guy who once worked at an agency is definitely not mainstream America. People in middle America don't say all comic book movies are atrocious piles of dung. I'm not surprised someone like this guy didn't like the script but the judges at 3 contests did, so I guess we go from there.

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The guy worked at a big agency. I would have sent the script to a janitor who worked at a big agency in hopes it might get passed on to someone with clout. I was wary of the guy from the get go. I asked him a question he wouldn't answer. He then made it a stipulation that he must be allowed to talk about the script in the thread or basically the deal was off. He knew I didn't want negative things being said about the script in a public forum. The whole thing seemed fishy about the guy who came out of nowhere into the thread, but you have to take chances in this business.

 

My script is geared toward middle America The two main characters (except for the antagonist) are basically nice guys. This guy who once worked at an agency is definitely not mainstream America. People in middle America don't say all comic book movies are atrocious piles of dung. I'm not surprised someone like this guy didn't like the script but the judges at 3 contests did, so I guess we go from there.

 

I would imagine had he loved your script you'd have a very different opinion. You got a little recognition and should be proud of that but at some point you should've brushed that pride aside and taken an open minded look at the entire situation.

 

I pointed out numerous very basic errors in what little you posted and would imagine those same sorts of errors echoed through out. But, you essentially ignored every question asked or answered it in the most nonsensical way.

 

At what point do you stop resting on the little recognition you got and start asking yourself why nobody has been interested in the five years since? Or what the 400 other screenplays had that got them placed higher in certain contests than you did?

 

You've approached the entire thing in the same manner most newbies do when posting strat hands an absolute refusal to acknowledge anything because they won the hand.

 

The idea with writing or poker or anything that we might be serious about making money at is being opening minded, adaptable and willing to learn are all essential to improving. Taking aside the fact that after all this time nobody has made any serious attempt to purchase the thing if you yourself can't look back at something you wrote five years ago and spot how bad it is compared to the quality you could write today there's something wrong.

 

Five years from now I hope I'm better at everything I do.

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I pointed out numerous very basic errors in what little you posted and would imagine those same sorts of errors echoed through out...
And I pointed out the errors in the little dialogue you brought in where you had a 65 year old man saying "I gave it a ton of thought". And had someone being given 2 poker books and then say "These are incredible". So I guess we're even.

 

The day you sell a screenplay or win honors in a screenplay contest let me know and I might listen more carefully to your advice. By the way, how are your restaurant businesses going?

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added --- and even if your opinion about the little dialogue I brought in was true, it simply doesn't make sense to imagine that a script that has won 3 honors has errors through out.

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Personally, I think the guy was on a search and destroy mission with regard to me and I could go on and on about that, but that's all water under the bridge... I also think a few in here are on a destroy mission...

 

I mean I guess I don't really understand why people would want to destroy you? Like what's the motive?

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And I pointed out the errors in the little dialogue you brought in where you had a 65 year old man saying "I gave it a ton of thought". And had someone being given 2 poker books and then say "These are incredible". So I guess we're even.

 

The day you sell a screenplay or win honors in a screenplay contest let me know and I might listen more carefully to your advice. By the way, how are your restaurant businesses going?

 

There's that density sticking out again. I actually gave multiple examples to both scenarios which you've ignored. As well I pointed out my entire point was flow not specific content.

 

I've sold as many as you to this point and likely would never enter a contest. I actually got a pay cheque for writing this week which is I'm sure bounds above your screenwriting pay thus far.

 

Restaurant business is good. Just took a decent job and negotiating the sale of a concept I developed hey look at that more selling stuff for me.

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