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Gringoamericano Wannabe Comedian from Texas Since: Aug, 2011
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#1: Oct 18th 2011 at 6:33:40 PM

I've been trying to write a sitcom for months. It's a show about apathetic teenagers and their self centered parents/relatives. I've finally found the perfect plot for the teenagers (the A-plot), but when it comes to writing a plot for the adults, I get stumped. I tried writing one off of the top of my head, but a reader stated that the dialogue and humor was unintelligent, so I scrapped the idea.

I guess I'm stumped because the plot used for the teenagers was slightly planned out (well, the first part at least. I have not written down the rest yet) and has kind of a political undertone, while the plot I thought up for the parents only involves a misunderstanding at a furniture store that comes back to bite the character in the ass.

Does anybody know how I can get past this?

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MrAHR Ahr river from ಠ_ಠ Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: A cockroach, nothing can kill it.
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#2: Oct 19th 2011 at 7:22:08 AM

Try and ignore the teenagers, and treat the adults as an a-plot, maybe?

And then once you get a good feel for their dynamics, just downsize it?

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