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After failing to deliver a kidnapped KGB defector to their Soviet handlers, a married couple of Russian sleeper agents must find a way to keep their captive secret from their Americanised kids, the suspicious FBI agent next door, and the American government that wants their asset back.
So what's the logline for the inciting incident as the FBI agent moving in? I view the FBI agent moving in as similar to Walter White's brother-in-law in "Breaking Bad" working for the DEA . It creates an ironic complication to be developed and paid off by the end of the series. Paid off: It's a CheRead more
So what’s the logline for the inciting incident as the FBI agent moving in?
I view the FBI agent moving in as similar to Walter White’s brother-in-law in “Breaking Bad” working for the DEA . It creates an ironic complication to be developed and paid off by the end of the series. Paid off: It’s a Chekhov gun plot gimmick that eventually will have to be fired — the FBI agent will eventually discover the truth as will Hank. And then…
The children constitute another complication and Chekhov gun plant. Later or sooner, at least one of them is going to figure out what their parents really do. And then…
See lessAfter an actual demon possesses his wife during rehearsals for a stage version of The Exorcist, a spineless director must fight his demonic spouse to save the cast and crew.
Or: When a real demon possesses his wife during rehearsals for a stage version of The Exorcist, an atheistic director must learn how to conduct an exorcism in order to rescue her. (31 words) That is, play off the religious theme which is, after all, the central motif of the stage drama.
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When a real demon possesses his wife during rehearsals for a stage version of The Exorcist, an atheistic director must learn how to conduct an exorcism in order to rescue her.
(31 words)
That is, play off the religious theme which is, after all, the central motif of the stage drama.
See lessA cynical sellsword joins forces with a mysterious traveler to conceal a wish-granting treasure when he learns that the King who hired him to find it will use it to become an all-powerful tyrant.
If the treasure can grant wishes, why doesn't the protagonist just wish for the death or at least the dethroning of the bad king? Problem solved.
If the treasure can grant wishes, why doesn’t the protagonist just wish for the death or at least the dethroning of the bad king? Problem solved.
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