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AWARD COVERAGE:
WRITER’S DIGEST COMPETITION: HALCYON DAYS
[TELEPLAY CATEGORY
JUDGE 22: IRREVERENT ROMP. “Author Dan
Moriarty has a true gift for comedy and made
me laugh out loud more than once. Halcyon
Days has a highly imaginative plot with
enough twists and turns to keep the reader
glued to the plot…his characters are comedic
and makes one want to know more about
them…Halcyon Days is a great showcase for
Moriarty’s talent for humor.”
GORDY HOFFMAN - BLUE CAT: HALCYON DAYS
The premise—a misfit nun who comes to the
aid of a needy family—is compelling and…the
script is highly imaginative—a floating nun,
a Saint in the form of a dog, and perverted
lingerie buyers—all of this makes for a
really original story and takes the audience
somewhere it hasn’t gone before. There is
some good humor in this script. Some of the
best humor comes from the Halcyon Days
Catalog Center, such as this interaction
between Dan and his boss, Natalie. [Natalie]
“Why, those are black magazines? Why are you
only selling black magazines? You’re not
talking black to those people, are you?”
[Dan] “I dunno. Sometimes I say, Yo. Is that
black, Natalie?”
Maybe the most charming aspect of this story
though, is its heart. One feels the family
really feels for one another, despite their
failings and shortcomings. |
