As dpg says, the logline does the job for the episode. But I think it's more than 'adequate'; it kicks ass! Where typically loglines are not an adequate tool to capture the appeal of a TV show, this one works really well for me. I do believe that the arrival of the FBI agent across the street is theRead more
As dpg says, the logline does the job for the episode. But I think it’s more than ‘adequate’; it kicks ass!
Where typically loglines are not an adequate tool to capture the appeal of a TV show, this one works really well for me.
I do believe that the arrival of the FBI agent across the street is the inciting incident for the show, and it provides a strong dramatic hook.
MPR: ...but when the chief suicides and leaves a note with a message of love, the cop must put his bigotry aside, reconcile with the mother, and conclude the investigation himself.
MPR: …but when the chief suicides and leaves a note with a message of love, the cop must put his bigotry aside, reconcile with the mother, and conclude the investigation himself.
After failing to deliver a kidnapped KGB defector to their Soviet handlers, a married couple of Russian sleeper agents must find a way to keep their captive secret from their Americanised kids, the suspicious FBI agent next door, and the American government that wants their asset back.
Karel Segers
As dpg says, the logline does the job for the episode. But I think it's more than 'adequate'; it kicks ass! Where typically loglines are not an adequate tool to capture the appeal of a TV show, this one works really well for me. I do believe that the arrival of the FBI agent across the street is theRead more
As dpg says, the logline does the job for the episode. But I think it’s more than ‘adequate’; it kicks ass!
Where typically loglines are not an adequate tool to capture the appeal of a TV show, this one works really well for me.
I do believe that the arrival of the FBI agent across the street is the inciting incident for the show, and it provides a strong dramatic hook.
See lessWhen a white supremacist cop is confronted by billboards calling out his chief’s neglect of a rape and murder case, he must silence the victim’s bitter mother and return peace to the town.
Karel Segers
MPR: ...but when the chief suicides and leaves a note with a message of love, the cop must put his bigotry aside, reconcile with the mother, and conclude the investigation himself.
MPR: …but when the chief suicides and leaves a note with a message of love, the cop must put his bigotry aside, reconcile with the mother, and conclude the investigation himself.
See lessWhen an ongoing war in Heartland starts having drastic effects on those not involved, Lelia is forced to pursue a means to peace before her own people are brought to ruin.
Karel Segers
Well done! Thanks, Chris. :) Despite the 140+ shows in my iTunes account, I must confess this is a show I don't know...
Well done! Thanks, Chris. 🙂
Despite the 140+ shows in my iTunes account, I must confess this is a show I don’t know…
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