Post by Jigsaw on Sept 28, 2010 10:10:40 GMT -5
Title of the television show: Mind
Genre: Mystery, Psychological thriller
Language: English
No. of seasons: 1
No. of episodes: 5 [Weekly]
Plot Summary
The show is divided into 5 episodes, each about 42 minutes.
The show would open with five characters in a locked room, three males and two females. The room is a grimy, disused court. At one wall of the room, four words are painted with blood, ‘The Liar Must Die’. All five characters would be wearing full head Halloween masks to prevent them from identifying each other. There is no communication with the outside world from the room. Each of them had a letter that tells them that they can go off free if they can identify and execute the one that is different from the other four (liar). All five main characters had dark secrets that they didn’t want the others to know about and believe that the locked room was all a plot set up to execute them. And they only have 6 hours. The show will have a series of flashbacks that allows the audience to know about each character’s dark secret.
At the last episode, four of the characters will decide to get together and kill the fifth person so that they can get off free. After killing the ‘Liar’, the four of them decided to work up a story to cover up the murder. An announcement is broadcasted into the room, informing that by attempting to cover up the murder, the four of them are no longer different from the one they had killed. The four of them cursed and banged on the door in agony as the show ends.
Characters [nicknames are based on the mask they are wearing]
1.) Armen Garo aka Pig (Male, 33)
He is a hit man for a crime family. He escaped prison sentence by making a false alibi. He is a habitual liar who lies about all sorts of things. It is suspected that the death of the celebrity might be his doing.
2.) Moira Morse aka Freddy (Female, 23)
She is a journalist in San Francisco who is always on lookout for scandal. However at a low point of her career, she submitted a fake scandal of the celebrity which caused the celebrity to commit suicide.
3.) Bucky B. aka Scream (Male, 28)
He is a singer and rival of the celebrity who committed suicide. It is implied in the flashbacks that he hired someone to give false information to Moira resulting in the fake scandal.
4.) Dylan Penny aka Barbie (Male, 46)
He is the manager of the celebrity who committed suicide. In the flashback, it was revealed that he was there at when the suicide occurs. However, he denied ever been there and that he was somewhere else.
5.) Tammy Dilauro aka Frankenstein (Female, 48)
She is the mother of the celebrity and a gambler. In the flashback, it was revealed that she has links with the Crime Family Armen was in and could be the one who hired him.
6.) Celebrity (Female, 27)
In the whole show, her name was never revealed but she is the link between all the characters.
How this show is interesting
The five characters are linked in some manner in their life which they had no idea about. And the show deals with the idea of fear and despairs faced by people who were placed in an unknown environment. The flashbacks are also interlinked in which the flashback of one character often includes some of the other characters in the background.
The climax of the show is when the five of them had to decide which one of them they had to kill in order to leave the locked room. As each of them didn’t want to be the one killed, they would reveal each of their true nature. Armen would try to kill one of the other four so that he can go off free. And Bucky would attempt to pay off the other so that they would not kill him.
Why this show should be picked up
This show only takes place most of the time in the same room, greatly reducing the production cost as compared other television series. And the ending is left open ended for a possibility of a sequel if the first five episodes are well received. The show does not require many props but depends on the acting of the cast members.
Choice of cast member
Armen Garo- Michael Imperioli, based on his work on The Sopranos
Moira Morse- Melissa George, based on her work on Triangle
Bucky B.- Nick Cannon, based on his work on The killing Room
Dylan Penny- Leigh Whannell, based on his work on Saw
Tammy Dilauro- Olivia Williams, based on her work on Dollhouse
Celebrity-Any actor will do as this character has minimal dialogue and only have one scene in the whole show.
Genre: Mystery, Psychological thriller
Language: English
No. of seasons: 1
No. of episodes: 5 [Weekly]
Plot Summary
The show is divided into 5 episodes, each about 42 minutes.
The show would open with five characters in a locked room, three males and two females. The room is a grimy, disused court. At one wall of the room, four words are painted with blood, ‘The Liar Must Die’. All five characters would be wearing full head Halloween masks to prevent them from identifying each other. There is no communication with the outside world from the room. Each of them had a letter that tells them that they can go off free if they can identify and execute the one that is different from the other four (liar). All five main characters had dark secrets that they didn’t want the others to know about and believe that the locked room was all a plot set up to execute them. And they only have 6 hours. The show will have a series of flashbacks that allows the audience to know about each character’s dark secret.
At the last episode, four of the characters will decide to get together and kill the fifth person so that they can get off free. After killing the ‘Liar’, the four of them decided to work up a story to cover up the murder. An announcement is broadcasted into the room, informing that by attempting to cover up the murder, the four of them are no longer different from the one they had killed. The four of them cursed and banged on the door in agony as the show ends.
Characters [nicknames are based on the mask they are wearing]
1.) Armen Garo aka Pig (Male, 33)
He is a hit man for a crime family. He escaped prison sentence by making a false alibi. He is a habitual liar who lies about all sorts of things. It is suspected that the death of the celebrity might be his doing.
2.) Moira Morse aka Freddy (Female, 23)
She is a journalist in San Francisco who is always on lookout for scandal. However at a low point of her career, she submitted a fake scandal of the celebrity which caused the celebrity to commit suicide.
3.) Bucky B. aka Scream (Male, 28)
He is a singer and rival of the celebrity who committed suicide. It is implied in the flashbacks that he hired someone to give false information to Moira resulting in the fake scandal.
4.) Dylan Penny aka Barbie (Male, 46)
He is the manager of the celebrity who committed suicide. In the flashback, it was revealed that he was there at when the suicide occurs. However, he denied ever been there and that he was somewhere else.
5.) Tammy Dilauro aka Frankenstein (Female, 48)
She is the mother of the celebrity and a gambler. In the flashback, it was revealed that she has links with the Crime Family Armen was in and could be the one who hired him.
6.) Celebrity (Female, 27)
In the whole show, her name was never revealed but she is the link between all the characters.
How this show is interesting
The five characters are linked in some manner in their life which they had no idea about. And the show deals with the idea of fear and despairs faced by people who were placed in an unknown environment. The flashbacks are also interlinked in which the flashback of one character often includes some of the other characters in the background.
The climax of the show is when the five of them had to decide which one of them they had to kill in order to leave the locked room. As each of them didn’t want to be the one killed, they would reveal each of their true nature. Armen would try to kill one of the other four so that he can go off free. And Bucky would attempt to pay off the other so that they would not kill him.
Why this show should be picked up
This show only takes place most of the time in the same room, greatly reducing the production cost as compared other television series. And the ending is left open ended for a possibility of a sequel if the first five episodes are well received. The show does not require many props but depends on the acting of the cast members.
Choice of cast member
Armen Garo- Michael Imperioli, based on his work on The Sopranos
Moira Morse- Melissa George, based on her work on Triangle
Bucky B.- Nick Cannon, based on his work on The killing Room
Dylan Penny- Leigh Whannell, based on his work on Saw
Tammy Dilauro- Olivia Williams, based on her work on Dollhouse
Celebrity-Any actor will do as this character has minimal dialogue and only have one scene in the whole show.