big, dumb plane. whole new world.

— So Far Bound has two, larger storytelling endeavors. The first part of the series focuses on the discovery, exploration, settlement and then advancement in what is a “new world” to the characters. We’d follow them from first landing to more or less taking root in the new world personally and through a hotel business. The second part of the series would focus on the hottest times of a critical juncture in the setting. The city - Lina - will have always been charged, but the characters will not have been driven by it, until now. At present, Bound is outlined at five seasons, or parts, with half-hour(ish) episodes.

SEASON 1 DISCOVERY

Block A / Episodes 01-04 / “Winter”

— After the plane makes its emergency landing, the characters form cliques and, while in waiting, each is drawn out into exploring the setting in some way. Meanwhile their hotel is in disarray behind the scenes and the city itself is about to have a meaningful event.

Block B / Episodes 05-08 / “Spring”

— A few weeks after the opening days of the story, we jump to a time of greater exploration and a bit of carelessness. The group is in full “on holiday” mode, further bonded by the momentous events prior and further boosted by having come out on the other side of it all.

Interlude I / “Wedding”

— The “interludes” are an idea for a recurring special each season at midpoint. They would feature the characters going outside of the setting. It could tie into the main story, but mostly, it’ll be a self-contained adventure. It would be feature length (60-80 min).

Block C / Episodes 09-12 / “Summer”

— The fever dream / honeymoon period is ending and we’ve got to address some practical concerns. As they keep pushing back their leave dates, what of the characters’ strings back home? What of the logistical, lifestyle and, uh, legal concerns of staying longer abroad?

Block D / Episodes 13-16 / “Autumn”

— After almost a year the characters stand as makeshift citizens in their new world. The Wild Horse (hotel) is central to their lives and the city continues to shift around them. They’ve become tied to this place and to each other and now, it’s time to really try to build something.

Notes

— Seasons 2-5 would follow a similar, course-of-the-year blueprint. I chose not to outline those here because God knows it’s probably all going to change over time. … The blocks here are outlined with half-hour episodes but it could easily be longer run times with a shorter total episode count.

And above all, have a good time.

— When I was a kid in the ‘90s we had one television (and thankfully no devices) and when it was my mom’s turn to watch something, she would always go to the Turner Classic Movies channel. The first, non-kids movie I can remember sitting through was Some Like It Hot, the 1959 classic directed Billy Wilder. In the movie, two musicians (Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis) go on the run after witnessing a murder in Chicago. They end up in Florida, where things get more complicated with Marilyn Monroe. It is the standard of a fun time, and having seen it so young and so many times, it’s deeply influential to me. Overall, Hot may have a sillier tone than Bound, which would like to have more moments of drama, quiet and so forth; however, always from a foundation of levity, or joy.