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Kuga's Way

A dog sees its human mentor kidnapped and goes on a journey to find him, along the way meeting humans in dire need of help.

Synopsis

Bentley is an electronics wizard hired by Homeland Security to create a voice modulator that can translate a dog's bark and its other utterances into human-understandable expressions. Bentley's been working with his pet dog, a two-year old German Shepherd, called Kuga. The project is completed a day before the deadline. However, on that night, Bentley is kidnapped by two men-in-black and taken across America to Florida. Kuga gives chase. On its long journey, Kuga meets people in trouble, which only he can help. First, an 11-year-old child goes missing. Second, a lonely old lady is targeted by two youths for robbery. Third, a young prostitute is trapped by a serial killer. Fourth, a teenage girl attempts to kill her baby stepsister. In all four scenarios, Kuga's intervention brings uplifting resolutions. The pilot ends with Kuga continuing his long journey to Florida — the lead-in to a projected series of 24 half-hour episodes.

Script Excerpt

Written by:

Con Kringas

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Format:

TV Pilot

Genres:

Drama Action-Adventure

Budget:

Micro

Starring Roles For:

German Shepherd (dog)

In the Vein Of:

Littlest Hobo (1960s TV series)

Posted:

09/22/2023

Updated:

01/12/2025

Author Bio:

(Last updated: 13 January 2025).

LATEST NEWS. Today (13 January 2025), I have completed a revision of Kuga's Way, my only TV/streaming pilot.

I have now completed revising all my 13 scripts (12 screenplays and one pilot).

(Last updated: 13 January 2025).

LATEST NEWS. Today (13 January 2025), I have completed a revision of Kuga's Way, my only TV/streaming pilot.

I have now completed revising all my 13 scripts (12 screenplays and one pilot).

I have started half-a-dozen screenplays, but there isn't that self-energising force with which to move the stories except at a snail's pace. Without the self-energising force, it's all about contrivance and contrivance is stilted, hard-labour storytelling. Self-energising on the other hand is about the story having that kind of momentum that tells itself: I as the writer appear to be a mere conduit.

THE FUTURE. Just keep writing and during the hard labour and perspiration may come the spark that ignites long-sustaining inspiration.

MY STORY AS A SCREENWRITER

I became a hobbyist screenwriter in 2007 when I purchased version 7 of Final Draft. I’ve since completed 12 screenplays and one pilot for TV or for a streaming service.

My 13 scripts (in alphabetical order) are:

Counterchance (“Sometimes bad things happen”) REVISED 31 DECEMBER 2024;

Glorious Revolution (“Unintended consequences writ-large”) REVISED 10 JANUARY 2025;

Howlingween (“A road trip to hell”) REVISED 24 DECEMBER 2024;

Howlingween 2: Clarry the Clown (“Island paradise of horror”) REVISED 25 DECEMBER 2024;

Howlingween 3: Red River County (“Unforgiving beggar”) REVISED 27 DECEMBER 2024;

Howlingween 4: Beastly Mist (“sprays won’t work on these insects”) REWRITTEN 28 DECEMBER 2024;

Howlingween 5: Trip Along (“A child’s dream is another’s real-life nightmare”) REVISED 28 DECEMBER 2024;

Kuga’s Way (pilot) (“An intelligent canine searches for its mentor”) REVISED 13 JANUARY 2025;

On Board (“A traditional who-done-it mystery”) THOROUGHLY REVISED 7 JANUARY 2025;

Once Young (“Love-struck teenagers”) REVISED 9 JANUARY 2025;

Splendid Isolation (Life and death in remote Alaska”) REVISED 2 JANUARY 2025;

Twelve Less (“Teenagers in existential trouble”) REVISED 30 DECEMBER 2024;

We Were Young Once (“Weren’t we all?”) REVISED 4 JANUARY 2025.

Thank you for taking the time to read my brief biography as a screenwriter.

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