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A week before Christmas terrorists invade the North Pole and take Santa hostage, and the only cop that can save him hates Christmas more than Ebenezer Scrooge.
Tim, You have a point that the reference belongs in a pitch, but I don't think that precludes it from a logline. You say it's lazy, I say it's efficient. Perhaps, we're looking at two sides of the same coin.
Tim,
See lessYou have a point that the reference belongs in a pitch, but I don’t think that precludes it from a logline. You say it’s lazy, I say it’s efficient. Perhaps, we’re looking at two sides of the same coin.
When a starving empire?s water mines run dry, two slave girls must revive a mythical power that could save the world.
Indeed. What is the defining characteristic that qualifies the slaves for the job? What makes them so special, so unique that it's up to them -- and not somebody else?
Indeed. What is the defining characteristic that qualifies the slaves for the job? What makes them so special, so unique that it’s up to them — and not somebody else?
See lessA week before Christmas terrorists invade the North Pole and take Santa hostage, and the only cop that can save him hates Christmas more than Ebenezer Scrooge.
I think the Scrooge reference works. It nails the cop's attitude with the shorthand of an iconic reference. How much does the cop loathe and detest Xmas? More than the greatest anti-Xmas figure of all time-- that's how much. It sets up the the strongest possible conflict between how he feels about wRead more
I think the Scrooge reference works. It nails the cop’s attitude with the shorthand of an iconic reference. How much does the cop loathe and detest Xmas? More than the greatest anti-Xmas figure of all time– that’s how much. It sets up the the strongest possible conflict between how he feels about what he must do.
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