Dodo Eggs

Chapter One – The Art of the Drama
Part Two – Installing Love – LAB

In the previous lesson, we explored the ten types of love you find in the typical television drama.  We understand how confusing it can be for the aspiring television executive to properly incorporate these into a successful drama.  Even the professionals have no idea!

Remember our motto, CREATIVITY IS NOT A REQUIREMENT!  An orangutan with a nasty rash can run a television network and you can too!

To add a heightened Love Level to your drama, simply plug the names below into the blanks as you see fit.  You may reuse each character as often as you like.  However, the more love situations you place a single character into the less realistic your drama becomes.  (Note:  Believability has not been scientifically proven to be a factor in viewer’s satisfaction.)

Dartainian (rugged, handsome, with consistently even stubble, has a dark secret)

Julian (wears a plunging evening gown wherever she goes, likes younger men, has ”accidentally” killed four worn out characters by hitting them with her car.)

Raul (foreign ascent, excess hair gel, prominent nose, frightened of wax)

Delilah (mother of three by separate men, bikini model, was raised by traveling clowns)

Bo (cute + naive, compulsively clean shaven, wears only solid colors, knows karate) 

Evangeline (hair in a bun, hates men, ugly duckling syndrome, invites her rivals to dinner parties)

Yurik (Hot tempered and ambitious, abuses alcohol, about to inherit his father’s plunger factory)

Thomasville (characters all call him by this full name which adds sophistication but confuses viewers)

Ursula (vindictive, scheming, and sexy, wears only black, has a secret dungeon in her basement)

Walker (good looks are debatable but all the women want him because of his charisma, this confuses male viewers, claims to worship Zeus and the other gods of Olympus)

Plug these names randomly into the following blank to create the “engine” for your show.

Script Bible for a Brand New Drama! 

____________(male) and ____________(male) are the two love interests for a severely conflicted ____________(female). Confusion breaks lose when ____________(male) catches ____________(female), his girlfriend, kissing ____________(male).   Meanwhile ____________(female) is in love with ____________(male) who doesn’t realize that she loves him.  He is too busy chasing ____________(female) and being jealous of ____________(male) who seems to have her attention.  Randomly insert scenes where ____________(male) and ____________(female) look longingly at each other despite the fact that ____________(female) is still married to ____________(male). A catfight ensues when ____________(female) catches ____________(male), her boyfriend, kissing ____________(female).   Then include coincidental scenes where ____________(male) and ____________(male) seem to be having a little too much fun doing traditional male things while their relationships with ____________(female) and ____________(female) aren’t going so well.  At the same time, ____________(female) is beating ____________(male) at home whenever he comes home late or spends too much time talking with ____________(female).  Unbeknownst to everyone else ____________(female) has plans to take over the world by stealing ____________(male)’s brain and putting it into a giant robot, which she built with parts, she earned by smiling smartly at ____________(male).  The plan breaks down when ____________(male) catches ____________(female), his girlfriend, kissing ____________(male).

After you have completed the form, place it in an envelope and mail it to the network headquarters of your choice.  Congratulations on your new career!

• Loving the Drama
• Setting Your Drama
• Crafting Your Own Comedy
• Crafting Your Own Comedy (Part II)
• Constructing the Drama (1)