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LIFE ROUNDS
Treatment for a teleplay by J.E. Burton
SCIENCE FICTION DRAMA/THRILLER
Log line: A harried doctor/administrator with an
addiction for online trivia gaming discovers his
latest night round is more than it appears.
Meet Gary Reading of Erie, Pennsylvania. A brilliant doctor
and administrator, and a man who-in his rare, spare time-
contents himself with the simpler pleasures in life, among
them a series of online games-- whenever he can manage to
sneak away to an empty room.
Today, like any day, Gary will seek short-lived solace in
another one of his hospital's many rooms. It is his only
time away from treating patients, delegating tasks,
directing board meetings, and otherwise making sure things
run smoothly. Indeed sweet, though fleeting, it's moments
like these that Gary cherishes as his only personal
respite.
But the Word Round he will play in this room is unlike any
other. For Gary will witness the everyday lives of his
online friends- and strangers- unfold right before his
2
eyes, in real time.
Some with loved ones, a few who will experience falling in
love all over again... winning that $500 lottery ticket...
landing the unexpected promotion... or saving a stranger
from a nearby blazing building... while some suffer from
illness... depression... medical conditions never before
diagnosed... and utter loss
...all on a projection screen in a tiny room, transmission
signal source unknown...from an intra-dimensional Wifi
searing through the information superhighway
... of The Altiverse.