Here are a few suggestions that were made;
- Due to the duration I had given for each episode (25 minutes) I should consider creating my script for a network other than AMC, potentially a British network where program durations around this time are more common.
- Potentially change Stanley's Vietnam story to one revolving around the Falkland Island disputes, which would allow for the story to take place in the UK.
- Change the location of the Mansion the friends meet at from Massachusetts to the Scottish Highlands. (Still a remote area, and still accessible from England.)
- Change the time period the story takes place in from the late 1960s-early 1970s to late 1970s-early 1980s to fit the time period the Falklands invasion took place in.
After some deliberation, these changes to my story and format would make my program much more viable if it were to actually be created. I am a UK native, and have close friends and relatives that grew up in the 1970s and 80s, and as such, it would be easier for me to get an idea of what life was like back then in the UK, and use that knowledge to add a sense of authenticity to my story.
Of course, changes will have to be made to how certain events play out, but I believe I will be able to change my storyline to accommodate this new direction certain aspects of my project will be going in.
My new areas of research in order to write with full authenticity of the new time period my piece will take place in is;
- What were fashion trends/ popular culture like in the late 70s/ early 80s?
- What were the attitudes against people of different races?
- What are the effect of cocaine addiction? (In order to gauge what effect addiction would have on one of my characters.)
- What UK networks could accomodate my 25 minute, 6 episode series?
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