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Synopsis
Post an apocalyptic attack, JJ, a power company lineman, finds himself injured, confused and searching through the heavily wooded region of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Having received a text from his fiancée Lindsey shortly before the attack – one which alludes to their relationship being in jeopardy – he knows she is working her station at the Kinzua Dam. He fears she may be one of only a few people left who know how to stave off disaster.
Spotting early signs of pending dam failure via swelling rivers and changing waterway patterns, he tries to make his way to the Kinzua Dam before there’s a breach in the heavily damaged structure.
Review task one
Read, rate and comment for 2000 points.
- Please ensure you read the reference material. Everything you need to know about the alien life-form and the latest formula guide.
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Author’s questions
1) Are the primary characters compelling, do you empathize?
Task Three answers
Reminders
The next work in this round to be published will be Geoff Dupuy-Holder’s Sentient UK, then Sentient Australia and finally either the science work of Jule Rustemeier and Craig Cooper’s Sentiology, (the science behind the work) and/or Nikita Ivanenko’s Sentient Russia.
From there on, Sentient Australia will take the lead to deliver fast plot advances and insights. The new plan’s objective is to enable our team to complete development of the Pilot and Season outline for each of the works, including Africa so we can take the works to market. We are already getting a lot of interest from some key players. Now, we have to deliver.
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Tags: Craig Cooper, David Steinhoff, Ebuka-Okparauzoma, Geoff Dupuy-Holder, Joseph DiFrancesco, Jule Rustemeier, Nikita Ivanenko, sci-fi TV series, script review, Sentient, Sentient.tv
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Character objectives and arcs for the PILOT – Forgot to put this in the review however this is important. Very clear for some characters. Not so for others.
Nice work Jo.
We need stronger male characters.
More conflict.
Greater time spent getting to know Lindsey and JJ’s relationship.
Better seeding of the alien invasion.
Generally, I am of the view that the author has done more than just enough in this latest draft of the US sentient pilot. If there is any improvement it will be for the author to put in more effort in building the story with the elements indicated in the series formula to keep the readers/ viewers mouth-agape and totally mesmerized. The formula is the key. We would have been at a cross road without the formula guide. I appreciate David and all those behind the formula guide. Great job!
Hi E,
Any specific advice?
Hi Dave,
None at the moment. Everything is falling in place.