In the gator-ridden waters of Florida, a river tour guide gets entangled with the smuggling and sale of powerful synthetic drugs.
BRIEF SYNOPSIS
On the Withlacoochee River, RONNIE WAYNE WAINWRITE (38) attempts to flee from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conversation Commission and takes them on a wild chase with his airboat. They eventually arrest Ronnie for selling wild alligator hatchlings. In jail, he meets PANCHO LOPEZ who tells him about how he killed a large gator in the river.
Ronnie is released and he tries to reunite with his girlfriend and mother of his children, NIKKI. She’s also the daughter of the local sheriff, Sheriff GRADY. Nikki wants to be with someone who is more responsible and can pay for what she needs. She wants to go to beauty school. She’s also sleeping with …show more content…
It’s gone viral. STORY COMMENTS
WELCOME TO FLORIDA is an original, proposed TV pilot that combines drama and humor. The Florida setting and the ambiance of alligator trading provide an additional nice hook to the show.
However, the real heart of the pilot focuses on a powerful, new drug that is being smuggled and sold. A rather ordinary man, Ronnie, gets entangled in the drug trade.
While there’s a lot to like about the pilot, and while it showcases the writer’s talent, overall, the pilot can benefit from more development.
The main concerns about the pilot are the presentation of the main character Ronnie, the tone, and clarifying more effectively that this can be a long-term show. It’s important to a producer that this can be a show that can run for a long time.
First, the opening is enjoyable and exciting. The idea of an airboat being chased is a lot of fun and definitely captures one’s attention. The introduction of the baby alligator hatchlings, as mentioned, adds a nice hook. The teaser ends on tension with Ronnie’s
BRIEF SYNOPSIS
On the Withlacoochee River, RONNIE WAYNE WAINWRITE (38) attempts to flee from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conversation Commission and takes them on a wild chase with his airboat. They eventually arrest Ronnie for selling wild alligator hatchlings. In jail, he meets PANCHO LOPEZ who tells him about how he killed a large gator in the river.
Ronnie is released and he tries to reunite with his girlfriend and mother of his children, NIKKI. She’s also the daughter of the local sheriff, Sheriff GRADY. Nikki wants to be with someone who is more responsible and can pay for what she needs. She wants to go to beauty school. She’s also sleeping with …show more content…
It’s gone viral. STORY COMMENTS
WELCOME TO FLORIDA is an original, proposed TV pilot that combines drama and humor. The Florida setting and the ambiance of alligator trading provide an additional nice hook to the show.
However, the real heart of the pilot focuses on a powerful, new drug that is being smuggled and sold. A rather ordinary man, Ronnie, gets entangled in the drug trade.
While there’s a lot to like about the pilot, and while it showcases the writer’s talent, overall, the pilot can benefit from more development.
The main concerns about the pilot are the presentation of the main character Ronnie, the tone, and clarifying more effectively that this can be a long-term show. It’s important to a producer that this can be a show that can run for a long time.
First, the opening is enjoyable and exciting. The idea of an airboat being chased is a lot of fun and definitely captures one’s attention. The introduction of the baby alligator hatchlings, as mentioned, adds a nice hook. The teaser ends on tension with Ronnie’s