I checked out the latest email and was tickled by one of the pitches that sold.
Buddymoon: When a man is dumped on the eve of his nuptials, and with an already expensive honeymoon package paid for, he decides to indulge and invites his best buddy to go on the trip with him. Hijinks ensue.
(Now, I should preface this with a plea not to get into the mechanics of these loglines. They are merely posted as information tools and do not necessarily reflect the actual logline used in the pitch.)
This is one of those elegant ideas that is simple yet offers a wealth of comic possibilities. It does sound reminiscent of the pilot for Happy Endings in which the groom-to-be is informed that the woman who had stood him up on the altar went on their prepaid honeymoon anyway, but her side of the story is played off-camera.
The title Buddymoon is silly but it is effective for pitching -- the idea is reinforced by the title even if it doesn't tip you off to the story.
Buddymoon: When a man is dumped on the eve of his nuptials, and with an already expensive honeymoon package paid for, he decides to indulge and invites his best buddy to go on the trip with him. Hijinks ensue.
(Now, I should preface this with a plea not to get into the mechanics of these loglines. They are merely posted as information tools and do not necessarily reflect the actual logline used in the pitch.)
This is one of those elegant ideas that is simple yet offers a wealth of comic possibilities. It does sound reminiscent of the pilot for Happy Endings in which the groom-to-be is informed that the woman who had stood him up on the altar went on their prepaid honeymoon anyway, but her side of the story is played off-camera.
The title Buddymoon is silly but it is effective for pitching -- the idea is reinforced by the title even if it doesn't tip you off to the story.
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