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To save a retirement home from bankruptcy, its uptight director must convince her estranged, obnoxious father to make a significant donation, or face losing her job and custody of her daughter. But when he insists on playing a role in running the home, the director must balance the need to keep her father’s money with the increasing annoyance of the home’s residents with the coarse intruder.
It's a tv show. One-camera comedy. The problem is supposed to go on forever. It's the engine of the show.
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When an indicted small-time thief learns of her boy scout kid brother’s ambition to make their crime-ridden town litter-free, she must spend her remaining days of freedom helping him while keeping him safe.
Is there a reason the thief must be "small time." The reason I ask is because I see more conflict if the thief is a major one, and a greater irony with a bigger thief being involved in a Quixotic…
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When a deadly wave of Coronavirus disables most of the United States and his wife, the workaholic President must retreat to a secluded area and raise his six-year-old son alone while guiding the entire nation. In the process he learns that the former task may be harder than the latter.
I'm sure she's a great PM! .... but I need a hero who is a lousy parent, and at first an incompetent President (a-hem) who learns to be a better President of his nation by being a better parent.
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When a deadly wave of Coronavirus disables most of the United States and his wife, the workaholic President must retreat to a secluded area and raise his six-year-old son alone while guiding the entire nation. In the process he learns that the former task may be harder than the latter.
I hear what you're saying about "tumultuous..."
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When a deadly wave of Coronavirus disables most of the United States and his wife, the workaholic President must retreat to a secluded area and raise his six-year-old son alone while guiding the entire nation. In the process he learns that the former task may be harder than the latter.
Very true, Scott! Thanks for the advice, MF
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When a deadly wave of Coronavirus disables most of the United States and his wife, the workaholic President must retreat to a secluded area and raise his six-year-old son alone while guiding the entire nation. In the process he learns that the former task may be harder than the latter.
I think there's value in white males learning lessons :). Especially Presidents! ;)
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When a deadly wave of Coronavirus disables most of the United States and his wife, the workaholic President must retreat to a secluded area and raise his six-year-old son alone while guiding the entire nation. In the process he learns that the former task may be harder than the latter.
Thank you! Good thinking about making it "COVID-24" I prefer the (fictional) President to be male because of the father-son bond....
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In the aftermath of a school shooting, a victim’s non-athletic father who has given up on life finds meaning in coaching his dead son’s basketball team to the championships.
I like that point about using basketball to distract them, but they really have to learn to deal with their loss.... it's a good midpoint.... I'll consider that for the Internal Goal part of the story....
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In the aftermath of a school shooting, a victim’s non-athletic father who has given up on life finds meaning in coaching his dead son’s basketball team to the championships.
I hear what you're saying about the third act reveal, but I disagree about the end of winning the championship. I see winning a championship as underdogs a great metaphor for overcoming everything if you work as a community, the…
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In the aftermath of a school shooting, a victim’s non-athletic father who has given up on life finds meaning in coaching his dead son’s basketball team to the championships.
This is excellent! Thanks for helping me improve on the logline. The idea is that he had a close relationship with his son before he died but after the shooting his life has gone to hell. His son was the…
