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A disillusioned nuclear missile silo officer, yearning for job satisfaction, gets more than he bargained for when Earth is occupied by alien invaders and saving mankind means destroying Washington DC.
Blue Parrot: I am aware of the problems and scandals involving nuclear weapons from other news sources. I would point out that the cheating scandal in the silos was symptomatic of the intense and unremitting pressure officers are under to be ready for the worst possible scenario, a genuine nuclear aRead more
Blue Parrot:
I am aware of the problems and scandals involving nuclear weapons from other news sources.
I would point out that the cheating scandal in the silos was symptomatic of the intense and unremitting pressure officers are under to be ready for the worst possible scenario, a genuine nuclear attack. Which competency they must consistently demonstrate if they are to fulfill their “yearning” for a specific objective goal: career promotions.
In comparison, the “yearning for job satisfaction” of your MC seems rather vague. I suggest a tighter focus, a more specific definition of whatever it is your MC yearns for. His objective goal can’t be to blow up DC. That’s the one thing he does not want to do, what he would only do in the last Act when all other options are exhausted. (And by definition, a dramatic objective goal is what the MC decides he wants to do by the end of Act 1.)
I did a scan of the web pages here for loglines with a plot involving aliens from space getting down and dirty on planet earth. I got 50+ hits. That’s why If I’m went into medieval mode: your idea is running in a very competitive, very crowded field.
fwiw
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And the next time aliens invade earth, have them pick on China instead. That's where the money is for financing -- and profiting from -- big budget CGI optical orgies. (Seriously.)
And the next time aliens invade earth, have them pick on China instead. That’s where the money is for financing — and profiting from — big budget CGI optical orgies. (Seriously.)
See lessA disillusioned nuclear missile silo officer, yearning for job satisfaction, gets more than he bargained for when Earth is occupied by alien invaders and saving mankind means destroying Washington DC.
And the next time aliens invade earth, have them pick on China instead. That's where the money is for financing -- and profiting from -- big budget CGI optical orgies. (Seriously.)
And the next time aliens invade earth, have them pick on China instead. That’s where the money is for financing — and profiting from — big budget CGI optical orgies. (Seriously.)
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