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Romeo & Juliet: Detectives & Crime Family

Premise: Two families on either side of the law, joined in peace for many years by a marriage, begin to fray and unravel when the wedded couple suddenly dies.
Tone: Dark and gritty; Snappy dialog and gruesome realities
Genre: Crime Drama with Soap Opera
Setting: Providence, RI

Air Dates

Showtime: 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm

Title	Episode	First aired (UK)
TBA	101	DATE
SYNOPSIS
Six of One	404	April 15 2008	April 11 2008	39,676
Starbuck faces the repercussions of her armed confrontation with President Roslin and loses the confidence of most of the crew. After learning the Final Five models are within the colonial fleet, a Number Six model named Natalie leads a coup within the Cylon hierarchy.
The Ties That Bind	405	April 22 2008<ref name="RadioTimes">Template:Cite web</ref>	April 18 2008<ref name="OfficialPage"/>	39,676
While Starbuck commands a lone freighter in her desperate search for Earth, political intrigue and marital discord aboard the Galactica are paralleled by deep rifts in the Cylons' solidarity.
Escape Velocity	406	April 29 2008	April 25 2008	39,675
Baltar's monotheistic cult activities expand, sparking political discord at the Quorum of Twelve, and possibly a religious civil war, while Colonel Tigh's mental state again becomes fragile.
The Road Less Traveled	407	May 6 2008	May 2 2008	39,676
Starbuck faces mutiny on board the Demetrius when she expresses her intent in cooperating with the Cylon Leoben, who has boarded the ship to help her find Earth.
Faith	408	May 13 2008	May 9 2008	39,675
Starbuck leads a mission to see the Cylon Hybrid who reveals more clues to finding Earth. On Galactica, President Roslin discusses religious faith with a dying woman named Emily.
Guess What's Coming to Dinner?	409	May 20 2008	May 16 2008	39,673
Bitter enemies must set aside their grudges as the Demetrius crew teams up with Cylon rebels to destroy a vital enemy target.
Sine Qua Non	410	May 27 2008<ref name="SkyTVListings">Template:Cite web</ref>	May 30 2008	39,674
In the aftermath of President Roslin's abduction, a bitter power struggle erupts which threatens to tear the once-ordered world of the colonial fleet apart.
The Hub	411	June 10 2008	June 6 2008	39,673
In pursuit of the enemy's Resurrection Hub, a misfit team of Viper pilots and Cylon rebels become uneasy collaborators in formulating a battleplan.
Revelations<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	412	June 17 2008	June 13 2008	39,665
A band of rebel Cylons hold President Roslin hostage while attempting to lure the Final Five out of hiding aboard Galactica.

Details Brainstorm

• Play both sides?
  • Large cast
• Generation after marriage?
• Righteous and the unjust
• A will?
  • Fight over the children?
    • Children in trust?
• Focus on two families
• Children are focus?
• Children are not protagonists
• End with spotlight on family heads
• Questionably lawful city?

Franchise Brainstorm

• Violence
  • Abuse
  • Aftermath of violence
• Occupational scene
• Unexpected character twists
  • Characters don’t expect each others’ actions
  • Bard’s tongue
• No truly happy endings
• Continuing theme of decoupling and coming apart
• Indication of similarity between families
• Visceral actions
  • Swearing
  • Racism
• Alteration of perception – Reversal
• Children mirror events
• Narrator – one of the children
• Children as objects

Character Brainstorm

• Upstanding son (Michael Corleone)
• Police Chief McGuy
• Mafia Don/Boss/Slurrio
• Ambitious young turk
• Higher-up crime dood from outside
• Blunt outsider
• Shifty foreigner
• Secret lovers
• Narrator
• Black sheep – conscience?
• Servant (pool boy, gardener)
• Pawns
• Militant person X
• Grandmother, matriarch
• Detective loyal son
• Easy-going con man
• Police chief’s daughter
• Manipulative older advisor with suspect motives
• Trophy wife
• Manipulative wife
• Father confessor to both families
• Golden Boy
• Local bartender
• Surviving sibling of married couple
• Person back from prison
• Public defender
• Back from College

Recommended Viewing

• The Godfather, Part One
• The Departed
• In the Line of Fire
• The Shield
• The Black Donnellys