After falling victim to a humiliating prank by the high school Queen Bee, best friends and world-class geeks, Mindy and Jodi, decide to get their revenge by uniting the outcasts of the school against her and her circle of friends.

Despite the lack of streamlining in the logline, the fundamental story concept ought to really work. As it incorporates the classic motifs of rebellion and misfits uniting to overthrow a tyranny.

I do, however, question the use of the phrase “world-class geeks” here. As it creates a put down affect on the two protagonist girls. And so undermines reader empathy for them. A more sympathetic description of the two girls would be far better. For example, “bookish intellectuals”, or “shy wallflowers”, or “uber technophiles”, or “obsessive hobbyists”, or whatever.

Finally, the logline could do with a bit of sharpening. For example, instead of the clunky “against her and her circle of friends” at the end, the ‘closer’ could simply have been “against the in crowd”.

Steven Fernandez (Judge)

dpg, in the case of “The Big Bang Theory”, both the writing and the acting are brilliant – second to none. It’s not clear to me that it would have succeeded if both were mediocre, especially amongst the general TV audience. Granted that most of the show’s viewers do not truly get all the fine points of science, sci fi, comic books, etc, that are so finely satirised. But, even so, I submit that the unique combination of great writing and great acting is what enables even a ‘beef jerky eater’ to appreciate the show. I have genuine doubts that – fundamentally – the set up of a bunch of geeks failing to get girls and get the world of ‘normals’ would make for a lasting show, season on season, in lesser hands. For example, Australian.