Today and Tomorrow, I’m going to be at AlmaCon near Mt. Pleasant Michigan. I will be paneling tonight, so if you’re going, check your programs 
The convention is free, and the proceeds for the pay events go to charity, so come, and buy a ticket to the dance & the Rave, because the money goes to Relay for Life!
Have a Great Weekend to all
~Rosalie
My series is set 3200 years in the future, after some civilizations have risen and fell, others have prospered, and some are about where we are today.
Due to a mans reactions to a political move that happened 30 years ago, six individuals (the crew) find themselves thrown together on a ship, and have to figure out how to survive not only each other (as their conflicting personalities don’t always make for smooth sailing) their foremost concern is staying alive, and staying free as two separate military entities, one aligned with the governing Senate, the other, a private and covert organization seek after this ship, and the people on board.
Over the course of the first 10 episodes, they come to feel familiar with each other, and decide to chase after a goal, instead of just running for their lives.The fact that the ship is being chased gives creditability to one of the Captain’s conspiracy theories that she had formerly dismissed out of hand, and as the first series progresses, and they brush with unsavory characters, she and the rest of the people on the ship become sure that there is more to the galaxy than meets the eye.
The greater story could be called self-fulfilling prophesy. Because the people in power believe that this ship is important, they become important. Like sedimentary rock, the heat and pressure of external forces pressures this motley crew as they bond into a team. As a team, they can do things together that were far beyond the reach of any of their individual abilities.
Heres the 10 minute video of the production business model for the series:
**DISCLAIMER: SPOILERS AHEAD**
Now to the fun stuff.
The show is set 800 years after the formation of the Senate of the Known Worlds. The primary colonies are loosely united under the Senate, but over the years independently minded people have loaded their possession onto ships and disappeared. Some of these brave people were political refugees, some of them were criminals, and some of them were just the adventurous sort.
790 years ago, some of the people were (rightly) worried that the fragile peace that had been struck among the worlds would never last. Most of these people had been instrumental in the creation of the Senate, and many of their families had long fought for peace. These people met in secrecy, for even the mention of war was considered treason. They met without names, they talked without remembering faces, and they did not name their meetings. There were no symbols or secret handshakes, no pass-codes or rituals. There was only fear and hope. Together, this clan of like-minded individuals was determined to safeguard the future against war. They spied and leaked information on technology to rival worlds in order to keep the worlds in balance. This was to keep a single world from starting a war they could never survive. But even the best of intentions are vulnerable to betrayal from within.
23 years before our story begins, a lieutenant in the Clan saw the scope of the power they held and decided to use it to rule. Through deception and secrecy, he and the Clan sought to keep mankind in a forcible peace. He began by assassinating the high-ranking leaders who would oppose him, and put into power those who thought as he did. Within two years, the idealistic, peace-seeking individuals of the old way were replaced by power-hungry tyrants. The very foundations of the Clan were changed.
In short: We’re in the future, Lofty Intentions served for a time, but things have Gone Horribly Wrong. (When I put it that way, it sounds so cliche.)
Character posts, and more about the pilot coming soon!
~Rosalie
So, I’m giving this a go, but I learned a lot from other Science Fiction shows, like Star Trek TOS, Firefly, Dollhouse, and Fringe. And a long list of other shows that were miss-handled by the networks, or cancelled before their time, or moved to another night to make way for “a promising new show” that provided no real entertainment and had zero staying power. I also learned from Felecia Day’s The Guild, and Joss Whedons’s Dr. Horrible’s Sing-A-Long Blog. The Internet is a Powerful Thing, and the people on the internet have Power. And I believe that we can make something without dependence and reliance on a system filling time between advertisements.
My plan is thus: I have the Pilot written. I even have large chunks of it story-boarded. I know a couple of people with real experience in the film industry, who have filmed a pilot before, and will be able to help when it comes down to production. The filming of the pilot will take place because of crowd-funding and Kickstarter (or something similar) donations, and it will be available online to watch free of charge.* People, geeks, nerds, and the like will watch the pilot. If they like it, they’ll tell other people to watch it. If they REALLY like it, they’ll donate, and tell other people about the show and how it’s fan funded. If enough people like the Pilot, and enough money is raised, we’ll film a first season. Now refer back to the asterisk* and re-read the couple of sentences, replacing “pilot” with “first season” and “first season” with “second season”.
Like the guild, it will stay free, and hopefully grow an audience of loyal viewers who will fall in love with the characters and the world they inhabit as much as I have. (An introduction to the characters and worlds will come at a later date)
For now I leave you with: My promises to fans-to-be:
1. My story will be Riveting, and Solid. The minute it gets too easy writing for my characters, I will pause the writing and try and find where the formula is hiding. Life is hard, good storytelling is not easy, and if I can churn out an episodes script in my sleep, that means I’ve goofed up somewhere in the writing.
2. There will be Space. As in “Strange New Worlds”, “Foreign Cultures”, Planets, Moons, Spaceships, LaserGuns, maybe even Teleporters. Telling you more than that would be **SPOILERS** (and we cant have those ;] can we?) We will visit planets, not live on them, we will invade the great unknown of space, not be invaded by aliens (don’t get me wrong, I love a good alien invasion, but they have their time and place, and a really great show on TV right now) This is not a story about the end of civilization, but of the civilizations-that-may-come-to-be.
3. There will be Action! People will be running, there will be shooting guns, chases and daring-do. Things may even blow up. (scratch the “may. There will be explosions)
4. There will be Fighting! Between people with fists, guns, and with spaceships (in space). There will be death, and injury, but not horrifyingly explicit death, nor gratuitous gore (there are shows and movies that have that if that’s what you are looking for.)
5.There will be Romance! Because the best of Space Opera is flavored with love and romance, but NOT lost in the driving need for on screen filler between the gushy lovey stuff.
6. There. Will. Not. Be. Smut. I want this show to be family-friendly, and sharing approved. A show you can share your love of with everyone and anyone you know.
7. No network will ever hold the rights to the show.It will be fan-funded, and that means it’s the fans who decide if it is a success or a flop. The show may end up being broadcast eventually, but that will never be the way we fund and run this show.
8. It will be available internationally. Because America is wonderful and all, but who said that we own the monopoly on being fans of Science Fiction? Cause whoever that was, they need to have a little talk with me about Farscape, and about, oh what was that show called, Doctor Who? Plus I know that internationally there are a lot of my people (geeks and nerds) who have to wait years after it’s made to see a show in the Netherlands, Germany or Australia. That’s not fair.
Through this blog, I will share my perspective on the show – writing, production, and other news – and do my best to keep the fans, our lifeblood, in the loop.
I do not undertake this lightly, nor flippantly. I am this shows biggest fan, and I wouldn’t try to produce it if I was not. So, is anyone else excited?
From my universe to you,
Rosalie
Writer, Geek, Nerd, and SciFi enthusiast.
