There were 70,000 new scripts registered with the WGA last year. 70 spec script sold. (Specs are scripts that writers just write on their own, without getting

There were 70,000 new scripts registered with the WGA last year. 70 spec script sold. (Specs are scripts that writers just write on their own, without getting hired by a studio first.) Of those, one in ten will get made into a movie. Thats 7 out of 70000 odds. One-one-hundredth of a percent. At that level, I think it's possible that some fantastic scripts slip through the cracks. There's the highly prestigious Nicholl Fellowship, run by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, that awards up to 10 fellows a year based on their sample scripts. Scripts judged to be outstanding by actual respected Academy members. Most of those won't sell either, although the writers will get jobs out of it. The Black List has become more political in recent years, but it's a list of great scripts that don't get made. The Coen Brothers and Woody Allen seem to be able to make whatever the hell they want, but other geniuses like Scorcese and even Spielberg have projects they've been trying to get off the ground for years, and haven't yet succeeded. Based on all that, I'm inclined to believe there are plenty of great scripts that don't get produced.