The Prisoner of Alpha Prime

Creator: Joseph Laramore
Age rating: 17 and older
On the planet Mennok, everyone is given a Neural Companion, a personal A.I. that unifies them with society. An entity on the planet Alpha Prime, though, uses the crew of the Star Ship Leviathan in a plan to escape the planet and unify humanity under its leadership.
Project collaboration: By Permission
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Synopsis: On the planet of Mennok (one of three planets located around a binary star system), every inhabitant has a companion, a NEURAL COMPANION, that is implanted in their brain eight days after they are born. Every NC is different, personal, and grows, granting access to the vast network of society and providing the necessary computing skills to navigate the technologically advanced culture.

Rhett Speranza, captain of the Planetary Patrol ship Leviathan, patrols a restricted area of space, the SHIELD ARRAY. The Shield Array protects the planets from radiation emitted by a nearby nebula.

During a routine patrol, the Leviathan comes into contact with the Vennecious, a cargo ship that has been missing for three months, but inexplicably passes through the array. Rhett's orders are to destroy the ship on sight, for fear that it may carry the lethal radiation. Out of curiosity, though, he makes contact. The entire crew of the Vennecious is missing except for a boy, who self destructs the cargo ship.

When Rhett reports the incident, he is instructed to go through a decontamination process and wait a day until the Leviathan is cleared .

Curious about the Vennecious, Rhett sneaks the cargo ship's logs and decides to figure out where it went for three months.

Little does he know, though, he has been infected with a message. A message that will take him to the strange planet of Alpha Prime.

Latest Work

  • Script 4 - Joseph's 4th Draft
    06/23/11
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    Creative Notes:
    Tweaked dialogue throughout.
    Rearranged some scenes in the middle.
    When Dannus, Aaliyah and Rhett go "crazy", they all have a central focus regarding the coordinates.
    Worked heavily on molding Adam, his motivations, goals...
    Hopefully, the theme is more clear now.
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