{"id":12107,"date":"2017-04-04T20:43:02","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T19:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=12107"},"modified":"2017-04-05T04:13:46","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T03:13:46","slug":"neighbours-a-synopsis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=12107","title":{"rendered":"Neighbours (a synopsis)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Early last month I posted an excerpt of a writing project<\/a> that caught my imagination, in draft, while I was kicking a few ideas around during a writing binge.<\/p>\n

That project is still running, but it has changed shape from the comedy it was intended to be.<\/p>\n

While I develop that project\u00a0in to the hard-hitting SciFi-based drama it is crying out to become, I want to work more on sketching out some funny bone writing.<\/p>\n

So I’m going to have another go at the funnies but I want to ask if this concept might hit the humorous.<\/p>\n

Working Title: Neighbours<\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre: Comedy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Synopsis:<\/strong><\/p>\n

A leafy village in a rural shire. A cul-de-sac of large semi-detached houses. Two families next door to each other.<\/p>\n

The Jones family (middle-aged, both work full-time). They are renovating the inside of their house, as such time around their professional lives allow.<\/p>\n

The Smith family (middle-aged, he works full-time, she works 2-1\/2 days per week). The Smith family have a dog which barks and howls non-stop when left in the house alone (which is at least 2-1\/2 days per week, plus occasional ‘lone’ times at weekends and evenings). In addition to her part-time job, Mrs Smith does a couple of massage sessions most Saturdays, but doesn’t charge for her services.<\/p>\n

Mr Jones has emailed Mrs Smith several times to politely complain about the non-stop barking when the Smith dog is left unattended. Three emails were sent over a particular six week period, while Mr Jones was recovering at home after a heart attack. No additional emails have been sent, as the situation appears to be beyond the control of the Smith family. A year later, the non-stop barking still happens whenever the dog is left alone.<\/p>\n

Lately, Mrs Smith has started emailing Mr Jones to complain about the house renovation noises that occurred on a Saturday. The reason for the complaint is because this disturbance interfered with Mrs Smith’s ‘ambience’ during the two massage sessions she carried out on that\u00a0Saturday.<\/p>\n

Mrs Smith has included, in her email, the times of her massage appointments the following Saturday, and asked the Jones family for a lack of disturbance during those times.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile the Smith’s dog continues to bark and howl, non-stop, 2-1\/2 days a week, and occasional weekends and evenings.<\/p>\n

___________________________<\/p>\n

That’s the basic premise of ‘Neighbours’.<\/p>\n

I think there is a significant amount of comedy that could be built in to this scenario.<\/p>\n

Do you think it has potential for a six-part TV sitcom?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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