Puzzle Two: The Results

Did you hit a greenlight?

Hooray for fake Hollywood!

Another puzzle success! This one was a little bit different: you were asked to be creative— both in your pitch and in your reasoning.

This puzzle was, of course, written with a specific pattern in mind (which I will reveal below) but I left it open to allow for other lateral-thinking solutions. Some of you thought outside the box and found another way in! And some of you were really stretching with those creative responses and your tough-but-fair Puzzleboy awarded you no points.

Are you scrubbed up? Ready to dissect this thing? Let’s operate.

Once again, the “good” answers were: Scalpel, Please!,  The Art of the HealBlood Doctrine, and  Kept Alive: Real Stories of Medicine.

So— what is Evan Roberts looking for in his shows?

He only likes titles that have body parts embedded in them.

Yes, really.

Scalpel, Please!

Blood Doctrine

The Art of the Heal

Kept Alive: Real Stories of Medicine

Hmmm. That is an oddly specific way to pick projects, but what do I know? This is the guy who created the shows Bones, Herman’s Head, Legion, Lipstick Jungle and America’s Next Top Model, after all.

The Puzzleboy Pantheon has been updated with high scores, streaks, and a whole lot of love. Here are all of this month’s winners, along with their delightful, body-part-crammed pitches:

Dan B. | Jennifer Aniston Guesses Your Malady

Eric C. | Organ Usage Critical

Chris F. | Mali Protocol: Onboarding

Cyrus H. | The Vertebra-Industrial Complex

Helene L. | Doctor B. Lad, Dermatologist

Maxim L. | Allister Numb, Anaesthesiologist

Sam L. | Spineless Tom: A Chiropractic Mystery

Marshall M. | Do No Harm

Tony S. | Crash and Carry

Vance S. | Hank Lester, Hollywood Allergist

Dave T. | Cobra in the Operating Room

Dee W. | Doctor’s Kingdom

Jay W. | Get High with Blank Needles

After two months of The Puzzleboy bending your brain with logic and wordplay, perhaps you’re starting to grow tired of me using the English language to confound you.

Good news! On July 1st I’m going to use numbers to confound you! Join us then for:

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