Michael Waters at 2015-12-14 06:14:57:
I'm excited. Also "The Hit List" is trying to steal the Blacklist's thunder. http://www.tracking-board.com/the-2015-hit-list/ Both lists are a great way to get an overview of loglines and genres and see what's tickling Hollywood's fancy. Also if you can dig it out there's one called 'Brit List' and one called 'Blood List'. It's getting as bad as awards season!
Scott at 2015-12-14 09:19:23:
Yeah, Michael, lots of imitators. As you say, for screenwriters, a great way to aggregate loglines of noteworthy scripts. And one can argue the more PR, the better for writers specifically and the craft in general. But the only list which has authentic and substantive pull in Hollywood is the Black List. One need look no further than the trades. Whenever a Black List script gets greenlit or set up, Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Variety, and The Wrap all note it's a Black List script. They don't do that with any of the others. BTW there's also a Purple List which is put out by NYU for the best of their screenwriting scripts, but the Black List is somehow associated with that. Finally if you do a search of the site, you'll see I've posted about the Brit List and Blood List going back to their inception (each about 5 years old).