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According to veteran TV writer Alex Epstein, a show's template is "is the sum of the creative consistencies that define a show" (For Epstein's detailed definition, click on 'template').
Specific to sitcoms, a then-University of Chicago student who performed an extensive structural analysis of sitcom episodes found that: "They follow very specific rules: They're always 30 minutes long, they always include commercials at precise plot points, and they always conclude with a nice, neat resolution.After Land's pilot (boy and girl have to meet before they can have misadventures), the show's status quo will be the loving relationship between the CEO and his girlfriend. As is detailed in the Comic Premise, this status quo will be upset by an actress (actor) who employs a desirability-enhancing innovation to make a favorable impression on the CEO (his girlfriend). In each episode's third act the couple's creative efforts will restore the status quo. All told, each episode of Land will be have much of the feel of a 'Roadrunner vs. Wile E. Coyote' cartoon: the CEO or his girlfriend will be Land's Roadrunner; the episode's guest-starring actress/actor will be our Wile E. Coyote; and each episode's variation on The Acme Corporation (i.e., Wile E.'s supplier of would-be traps) will be a provider of the desirability-enhancing innovation being utilized by the actress/actor. Each episode will also showcase contributors to OpportuniTV.com's workflow market. More details soon... |