- Joined
- Jan 2, 2021
This felt like a first draft. It's an good premise, there's just no direction. The only goal is to get through the work day, so the episode was essentially just running out the clock.
I don't think Arin remembers what it's like to work at a theme park like that. Everyone has to act cookie cutter positive and helpful in front of guests and managers. You can literally get written up and fired if they catch you not smiling often enough. The closest he came to showing that was when the black chick took over the speaker on the bus. A good set up would be if the new guy is just a genuinely nice, happy person. He starts work and everyone is happy and nice, too. Then the guests leave, or the workbell rings and everyone instantly drops the act and the new guy is just shocked that no one actually likes working there.
It writes itself if you do it like that. The comedy comes from flipping the switch when the workers are on the job. The conflict during work is hiding the abuse from guests and trying to maintain an image when the chaos gets too wild. The main character would be in a position to bring genuine positivity to the place or get completely disillusioned. Hell, the bad park could be where workers are sent when they mentally snap. The guests are told that it's just part of the theme, like one of those restaurants where the waiters insult you.
Like other people have said, it's just too busy and incoherent. The pacing and tone would have to be completely reworked to turn this into something more interesting.
I don't think Arin remembers what it's like to work at a theme park like that. Everyone has to act cookie cutter positive and helpful in front of guests and managers. You can literally get written up and fired if they catch you not smiling often enough. The closest he came to showing that was when the black chick took over the speaker on the bus. A good set up would be if the new guy is just a genuinely nice, happy person. He starts work and everyone is happy and nice, too. Then the guests leave, or the workbell rings and everyone instantly drops the act and the new guy is just shocked that no one actually likes working there.
It writes itself if you do it like that. The comedy comes from flipping the switch when the workers are on the job. The conflict during work is hiding the abuse from guests and trying to maintain an image when the chaos gets too wild. The main character would be in a position to bring genuine positivity to the place or get completely disillusioned. Hell, the bad park could be where workers are sent when they mentally snap. The guests are told that it's just part of the theme, like one of those restaurants where the waiters insult you.
Like other people have said, it's just too busy and incoherent. The pacing and tone would have to be completely reworked to turn this into something more interesting.