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Apr. 2nd, 2007 10:52 amTreatment for Episodic Television
TITLE is a half-hour situation comedy which concerns the plight of two researchers from a distant future who, through their own folly, have become trapped in 19th century England. In the future, the Earth has become a focal point of a megastructure that encompasses the Milky Way and several smaller surrounding galaxies. Due to the Earth itself becoming more and more uninhabitable with time, human civilization has settled out in space. Life has, of course, adapted, and therefore is not very different from the trends that have defined humanity for the whole of its existence. However, ethnicities have largely mixed. The two researchers, Annabelle (Abe) D. Danzo and Patrick Menny, are exceptional in the field of astrophysics. As they are given free reign by the Interspace government for their pet projects, Abe and Patrick become particularly enamoured with exploring one thing that has evaded the scientific grasp of humanity so far - time. Through a wildly explosive mistake that obliterates any evidence of their research, the two men find themselves somehow transported to a remote field in 19th century England. Both astonished and terrified by what they have accomplished, the two attempt to fashion a way home in a world that is largely treating them with hostile intent.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
Annabelle (Abe) D. Danzo
While a respected figure within the scientific community, Abe is nevertheless covertly teased because of his first name. He had a normal name as a very young child; however, he was such an annoying presence that his father, in a fit of righteous fury, legally changed the boy's name to Annabelle. Thirty-four years later, Abe has not changed much. He is 36 years old, hailing from the small planet commune Yorkland in the far right reaches of the Milky Way. Abe fought his way through the education system and, eventually, bullied his way in to the elite scientific university on a full scholarship. Somewhere along the way, due to an incident he never mentions, he became involved with the Interspace government. At age 24, he met Patrick, and the two decided to become partners. Abe is sarcastic, somewhat sadistic with the application of science, and has a reasonably loose moral center for what others would find obscene and wrong. He is extremely annoying in many situations - nevertheless, his colleagues take it with a grain of salt, due to his efficiency as a scientist. He is not married. He loves the color green to a high degree; the fact that his employee tag is tagged with red bothers him, and he spends much of his time annoying the higher-ups about this. His interns/assistants are Jalee Hu, Michael Gross, and Ben Silmer.
Patrick Menny
Much like Abe, Patrick's name can be often seen in recent scientific journals, citing various advancements. He is a bit of a Mother Bear figure to Abe's interns, who can usually be found gravitating to him whenever Abe is being particularly nasty. Patrick's usual mood seems to be a cross between gloomy and forlorn, whether he is feeling that way or not. Whenever he has a mental breakthrough, he gets very excited - often in bad places, like the street or meetings. Patrick comes from a small Irish community on the Moon, though he doesn't really care that he is one of the few people left to have a distinct ethnicity. He is 37 years old. Patrick is divorced, and has not seen his ex-wife in six years. Consequently, one reason for the divorce is that Patrick hardly spent any time at home, instead preferring to work at the laboratory. Unlike Abe, Patrick was specifically propositioned by the Interspace government for his job. When he's in unfamiliar places, he panics. Patrick mostly works with Abe's interns, but he does have Aaron Peld - an intern that, despite being brilliant, rarely comes in to the lab.
Jalee Hu
While being an otherwise sensible young woman, Jalee has been driven a bit bitter by the nuances of Abe's personality. She can usually be found bemoaning her fate around the coffee machine, or otherwise trying to avoid her boss by throwing herself into work. She shares an apartment near the laboratory with Michael and Ben.
Michael Gross
A recent university graduate, Michael is a joker who manages to keep Abe's nastiness in stride. However, this often leads him to be in bad positions with the other researchers. Due to being a ward of the state, he puts pressure on himself to be the best, and only wants approval from his close colleagues. He shares an apartment with Jalee and Ben.
Ben Silmer
Having worked with both Abe and Patrick longer than either Ben or Jalee, Ben's life has reached an easy rhythm of being completely owned by his job and his boss. It had always been his dream job ever since childhood, so he doesn't really pay this situation much mind. Ben is a bit obsessed with fixing the environmental problems on Earth, though he has never actually visited the planet. He shares an apartment with Jalee and Michael.
Aaron Peld
A brilliant underachiever, Aaron nonetheless has a job with the Interspace government. He spends much of his time at home, sleeping on his couch. Whenever he actually comes in, he usually contributes something uncharacteristically brilliant. Aaron seems to be detached from society.
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Another Creative Writing class exercise. It'll be, um, updated as I go along, I guess.
TITLE is a half-hour situation comedy which concerns the plight of two researchers from a distant future who, through their own folly, have become trapped in 19th century England. In the future, the Earth has become a focal point of a megastructure that encompasses the Milky Way and several smaller surrounding galaxies. Due to the Earth itself becoming more and more uninhabitable with time, human civilization has settled out in space. Life has, of course, adapted, and therefore is not very different from the trends that have defined humanity for the whole of its existence. However, ethnicities have largely mixed. The two researchers, Annabelle (Abe) D. Danzo and Patrick Menny, are exceptional in the field of astrophysics. As they are given free reign by the Interspace government for their pet projects, Abe and Patrick become particularly enamoured with exploring one thing that has evaded the scientific grasp of humanity so far - time. Through a wildly explosive mistake that obliterates any evidence of their research, the two men find themselves somehow transported to a remote field in 19th century England. Both astonished and terrified by what they have accomplished, the two attempt to fashion a way home in a world that is largely treating them with hostile intent.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
Annabelle (Abe) D. Danzo
While a respected figure within the scientific community, Abe is nevertheless covertly teased because of his first name. He had a normal name as a very young child; however, he was such an annoying presence that his father, in a fit of righteous fury, legally changed the boy's name to Annabelle. Thirty-four years later, Abe has not changed much. He is 36 years old, hailing from the small planet commune Yorkland in the far right reaches of the Milky Way. Abe fought his way through the education system and, eventually, bullied his way in to the elite scientific university on a full scholarship. Somewhere along the way, due to an incident he never mentions, he became involved with the Interspace government. At age 24, he met Patrick, and the two decided to become partners. Abe is sarcastic, somewhat sadistic with the application of science, and has a reasonably loose moral center for what others would find obscene and wrong. He is extremely annoying in many situations - nevertheless, his colleagues take it with a grain of salt, due to his efficiency as a scientist. He is not married. He loves the color green to a high degree; the fact that his employee tag is tagged with red bothers him, and he spends much of his time annoying the higher-ups about this. His interns/assistants are Jalee Hu, Michael Gross, and Ben Silmer.
Patrick Menny
Much like Abe, Patrick's name can be often seen in recent scientific journals, citing various advancements. He is a bit of a Mother Bear figure to Abe's interns, who can usually be found gravitating to him whenever Abe is being particularly nasty. Patrick's usual mood seems to be a cross between gloomy and forlorn, whether he is feeling that way or not. Whenever he has a mental breakthrough, he gets very excited - often in bad places, like the street or meetings. Patrick comes from a small Irish community on the Moon, though he doesn't really care that he is one of the few people left to have a distinct ethnicity. He is 37 years old. Patrick is divorced, and has not seen his ex-wife in six years. Consequently, one reason for the divorce is that Patrick hardly spent any time at home, instead preferring to work at the laboratory. Unlike Abe, Patrick was specifically propositioned by the Interspace government for his job. When he's in unfamiliar places, he panics. Patrick mostly works with Abe's interns, but he does have Aaron Peld - an intern that, despite being brilliant, rarely comes in to the lab.
Jalee Hu
While being an otherwise sensible young woman, Jalee has been driven a bit bitter by the nuances of Abe's personality. She can usually be found bemoaning her fate around the coffee machine, or otherwise trying to avoid her boss by throwing herself into work. She shares an apartment near the laboratory with Michael and Ben.
Michael Gross
A recent university graduate, Michael is a joker who manages to keep Abe's nastiness in stride. However, this often leads him to be in bad positions with the other researchers. Due to being a ward of the state, he puts pressure on himself to be the best, and only wants approval from his close colleagues. He shares an apartment with Jalee and Ben.
Ben Silmer
Having worked with both Abe and Patrick longer than either Ben or Jalee, Ben's life has reached an easy rhythm of being completely owned by his job and his boss. It had always been his dream job ever since childhood, so he doesn't really pay this situation much mind. Ben is a bit obsessed with fixing the environmental problems on Earth, though he has never actually visited the planet. He shares an apartment with Jalee and Michael.
Aaron Peld
A brilliant underachiever, Aaron nonetheless has a job with the Interspace government. He spends much of his time at home, sleeping on his couch. Whenever he actually comes in, he usually contributes something uncharacteristically brilliant. Aaron seems to be detached from society.
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Another Creative Writing class exercise. It'll be, um, updated as I go along, I guess.