Well, it seems to me that there is one great irony in the NYMF. Some shows didn't keep to an even playing field, some weren't allowed in the playground. Some shows were so new that the ink was still wet, while others were previously written on the Dead Sea Scrolls. Some shows were the darlings of the press and others couldn't get their names in the Obits.
And finally there was ROLLER DERBY, which broke all the rules, had a theater all to themselves, previewed their show before allowing critics in the door, and spent enough money to finance one day of Mr. Bush's Iraqi war.
Yet when all was said and done, My Friend Filichia selected THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X, THE LAST STARFIGHTER, and SUCH GOOD FRIENDS as three of the very best of the best. And isn't that the point?