ately I've been wanting to pitch an idea for a TV pilot about an average man with exceptionally bad luck. One day he's struck by lightning, several times, and now he can see the future. However, its always someone else's future he sees, and the news is never good - in fact, he's meant to help said future dweller avoid their otherwise terrible fate.Our hero can only see the future during a seizure (a residual side effect of the lightning strike), and the situation is always presented through song and choreography by a Pointer Sisters tribute band.
I imagine they'd establish themselves early in the series with all the Pointer Sister's biggest hits (Jump, I'm So Excited, Neutron Dance, etc) but I also hope they'll cover other pop hits from the era. (i.e. Tears for Fears, Lionel Richie, Foreigner, Van Halen's "Jump")
Without sounding too formulaic, I want there to be a romantic interest who's always just out of reach, someone he's been in love with for years but his bad luck has always kept them apart; now that he helps people, he's rewarded with an opportunity to build a relationship with his muse.
Also, no one else sees the hallucinations from his seizures ; no one else can see the Pointer Sisters.
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