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THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT
By Matthew D Rhodes

GENRE: Comedy
LOGLINE:

After the Karen Organization of America drives the previous GM to quit with their absurd demands, a hard-pressed GM attempts to meet their outrageous expectations to save his job and restore peace to his workplace.

THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT

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Maurice Vaughan

Great title and fun concept, Matthew D Rhodes!

I think your logline needs some work. I suggest adding the stakes, and I think "in a comedic clash of wills, where absurdity knows no bounds" is vague. Here’s a logline template that might help:

After/when ______ (the inciting incident/the event that sets the plot in motion), a _______ _______ (an adjective that describes the protagonist’s personality and the main character’s position/job/career) tries to/attempts to/fights to/struggles to/strives to/sets out to/fights/battles/engages in/participates/competes/etc. _______ (goal of story and try to add the obstacles here) to/so/in order to ________ (stakes).

The inciting incident can also be at the end of the logline: “A _______ _______ (an adjective that describes the main character’s personality and the protagonist’s position/job/career) tries to/attempts to/fights to/struggles to/strives to/sets out to/fights/battles/engages in/participates/competes/etc. _______ (goal of story and try to add the obstacles here) to/so/in order to ________ (stakes) after/when ______ (the inciting incident/the event that sets the plot in motion).

Maurice Vaughan

That's a lot better, Matthew D Rhodes. I think it needs some more work though.

Here's a logline suggestion: "After ________ (inciting incident), a hard-pressed GM tries to meet the outrageous demands of the Karen Organization of America in order to save his job and restore peace to his workplace."

I think "a series of outlandish incidents" is vague for the inciting incident. I suggest putting the main event that sets the plot in motion.

I removed Jake's name. Names in loglines are usually for famous stories, biopics, and franchises (like "Mission: Impossible").

I changed "beleaguered" to "hard-pressed" because some people might not know what "beleaguered" means.

I removed "must" in "must humorously navigate" because I think “must” sounds like the protagonist is forced to do the goal of the story instead of doing it willingly, and I think “must” doesn’t sound active. And I don't think "humorously" adds anything to the logline. We can already tell from the logline that this is gonna be a humorous story.

I don't think "navigates" is the right word. I changed it to "tries to meet."

Matthew D Rhodes

Actually "must" fits this because he is being forced by the CEO to resolve the situation

Maurice Vaughan

Alright, cool, Matthew D Rhodes.

Matthew D Rhodes

I did update it again though.

Maurice Vaughan

I like that logline better, Matthew D Rhodes. It's long though (42 words).

I suggest changing "a hard-pressed GM steps up to the plate, attempting to meet" to "a hard-pressed GM attempts to meet."

I suggest changing "in order to save" to "to save." They mean similar things, and "to save" is less words.

Making those two changes would bring the logline down to 35 words.

Matthew D Rhodes

Ok, I will

Maurice Vaughan

I think this is gonna be a Comedy hit, Matthew D Rhodes. A WHOLE organization of Karens.

Maurice Vaughan

Rated this logline

Matthew D Rhodes

did you read the script?

Maurice Vaughan

I didn't, Matthew D Rhodes. I'm working on a ghostwriting job and other projects, a lot of my time goes to being a Lounge Moderator on Stage 32, and I have some other scripts to read.

Matthew D Rhodes

Ah, ok. I know how busy everyone can be.

Maurice Vaughan

Your script is on my read list now though, Matthew D Rhodes.

Marcel Nault Jr.

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Marcel Nault Jr.

Even though the logline needs to lose some fat, so to speak, I'd easily see this as an animated comedy of sorts.

Matthew D Rhodes

Animated? I was thinking live action but I didn't think about it being animated before.

Tasha Lewis

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