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Congratulations, Dan. My only suggestion is that all the actors have voices that sound like Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, Jane Leeves and John Mahoney from "Frasier".
(And I, too, wish I were still the age at which Dan first published that picture.)
Groanworthily, one of those linked articles says among the few pilots picked up by ABC is "Chev & Bev, a single-camera comedy starring Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo as two baby boomers who are fun, relevant and living a selfish retirement when their world is turned upside down and they are suddenly left to raise their grandchildren."
That one won't end well.
http://youtu.be/X4f1_bdsiMQ
I'm sure it couldn't possibly go wrong.
The kid who comes out as gay? There should be another kid at his school who's trans in an "in your face" kind of way: puts a lot of effort into passing, acts really girly/macho (depending whether MtF/FtM), gets belligerent with school bullies who mock her/him about it, resentful of school administration due to past argument over bathrooms/locker rooms, generally acts out. I'd say the character would work better as a FtM, based on my gut reaction. Probably raised by aging hippies. He and the central character (assuming that the kid who comes out IS INDEED the protagonist) could have that bond about the shared issues of gay and trans people.
Love you, Dan, congrats! It Gets Better ♥
Muwah xoxox
Hopefully this will be pretend circa late 70's (approximately when Dan would have come out?), and feature gloriously hideous print polyester big collared shirts, Jaymar sansabelt slacks, "leisure suits", lots of shaggy male hair/big fros, etc.
Not quite sure what the significance of 'single camera' is. Can someone enlighten me why they even bother to tell us? I just hope it isn't super quick cut as everything seems to be shot today, and/or with that annoying constantly-moving "hand held/shaky" look which would ruin any retro feel.
" It centers on a picture-perfect family that is turned upside down when the youngest son comes out of the closet. What seems like the end of their idyllic life turns out to be the beginning of a bright new chapter when everyone stops pretending to be perfect and actually starts being real."
Then it is NOT about our family. Hah! "Picture perfect"? only with a very wide angle lens, or one of those old Civil War cameras. everyone be very still . . . .
Beyond literally what camera setup they're actually using, it generally implies a difference in style or approach. Think 30 Rock or Better Off Ted versus Everybody Loves Raymod or Cheers.