User blog comment:TDIwriter/Idea and Contest/@comment-1874924-20120107010009

The term "star vehicle" doesn't mean what you seem to think it means, although that doesn't negate your point. A "star vehicle" is a show (play, movie, TV, what have you) that focuses mainly on a single character, i.e. the one played by the star.

If I were writing an OC competition story, I probably wouldn't be writing audition tapes, either, for the same reason you don't. If I get an idea, though, I'll submit one.