"Big City - Epsiode #1"

This was written a while ago, only a couple years into my first job. I basically wanted to create the pilot episode of a TV series using people I knew in real-life as characters within a story about a bunch of recently graduated kids from around the country who work at a big advertising agency in New York.

Years later, I'd revisit the subject, tweak the plotlines and write a feature film length screenplay entitled "Cool Kids" (which was posted in January).

Here's a summary of "Big City:"
"Big City" is a “fish out of water” series about a group of twenty-somethings who have moved to New York City from different parts of the country over the past several years and work at Sullivan MacDonald, a fictitious major advertising agency.

Over this time, friendships have formed and they develop their own “clique” at the agency (which has the mentality of your typical high school, complete with the different cliques, the endless gossip, and everybody hooking up). “Work hard, play harder” is their motto as the line between work and fun is continually blurred.

The show follows the personal and professional lives of the people within the group, led by the always wild and politically incorrect Matthew Angelo and Jonathan White, two of its older members.

The series picks up at a time when all principle characters have been in New York City and associated with the agency for at least a year. Most are still with the agency but some, who have been in NYC for a while- like Kelly Evans and Eddie Omar, have moved on to other agencies in Midtown Manhattan. The job changes haven’t affected the group dynamics since they have all remained close friends.

In the first episode, the action begins on a late Friday afternoon in early autumn. Work is winding down for a long, busy week; Matt, Johnny and company begin to relax and enjoy themselves at the office as they prepare for a Friday night party being thrown by a fellow co-worker.
Big City - Episode #1