When a mission goes wrong a star ship crew are stranded in the distant future where artificial intelligence is consuming the galaxy. Lost in this chaotic realm the world weary captain and his inexperienced crew must form allegiances and negotiate deals with other species which will at times severely test their ethics and values.
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When a mission goes wrong a star ship crew are stranded in the distant future where artificial intelligence is consuming the galaxy. Lost in this chaotic realm the world weary captain and his inexperienced crew must form allegiances and negotiate deals with other species which will at times severely test their ethics and values.
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Is this conceived to be a long form story (like a VOD series, a franchise) or a single feature film?
Chris, the first obvious thing I recommend you mention is the fight to return home. That has to be the ultimate goal for the ship, no? Since you are giving them side tasks to complete, this reads more like a teleplay and not a feature.
Otherwise, the antagonistic force of the AI sounds interesting.
Agree with Foxtrot25. ?The logline needs to be framed in terms of their ultimate objective goal. ?To what end is their wheeling and dealing and negotiate alliances? ?Well, in the short term to merely survive, of course. ?But their long term objective goal, hence, the overarching goal of the series, is to get back home, isn’t it?
Best to focus on the pilot ep when working on a TV concept, any other episodes will be a waste of time.
A logline traditionally describes a single plot, but in recent years most executives working in TV have come to expect a series logline to describe things other than a plot. Therefore, there are two types of loglines in TV land:
1 – pilot episode plot description – this is very similar to that of a feature film logline.
2- series description – this needs to introduce the characters, genre, and premise not plot.
Which are you trying to draft now?