THE TWILIGHT SPARKLES - STARTING OVER
1/2 Hour Sitcom - New Series, 47 pages
Comedy, Drama
Written by David Villanueva
Life doesn't have to stop because you're over 55! Three glamorous older women living in Palm Springs embark on “starting over†after the death/divorce from their husbands, while finding a new reason to smile through offbeat humor, laughter and crazy shenanigans.
Episode Synopsis
STELLA CARMEN moves to Palm Springs after her divorce and dreads having to start all over. She meets FAYE LEBLANC and BRONWYN ST. JOHN, a widow and a fellow divorcee at a senior's social group that is filled with crazy characters. Stella lacks confidence, but Faye and Bronwyn make her come out of her shell. Faye is a lounge singer at a gay bar, and she invites Stella to come out for a drink. Bronwyn likes partaking in cocktailing, Man Hunting, and encourages Stella to comb her hair and put some makeup on. At the bar, Stella notices a handsome man DIETRICH MALONE smiling at her. She nervously smiles and looks away. Dietrich is smitten. The women bond, find humor in life's troubles, embark on a dysfunctional friendship of offbeat one-liners, while discovering their reason to sparkle.
Ensemble CastFarceMid Life CrisisSatireSlapstick
Time Period: PresentStory Location: USASpecial Effects: No SFXTarget Audience: AdultSTELLA CARMEN, Latin, late 50s (imagine someone like Lynda Carter in this role), moves to Palm Springs after the divorce from her husband ALONZO. With sore emotions from having to 'start over,' she joins a senior's social group to connect with others in her same situation where she meets FAYE LEBLANC, Creole, early 60s, a lounge singer at a gay bar, widowed (imagine someone like Lynn Whitfield in this role), and BRONWYN ST. JOHN, Caucasian, early 60s, buxom, bawdy/offensive/sexually charged, former Hollywood B movie starlet, divorced and widowed (imagine someone like Morgan Fairchild in this role). Faye and Bronwyn befriend Stella, take her under their wings, and introduce her to the Palm Springs lifestyle where she encounters an eclectic group of Silver Foxes (handsome older men), Senile Oldies, Gays, Lesbians, Drag Queens, Transgenders, and Leatherettes (orange looking sun worshipping ladies), while experiencing bar hopping, excitement, flirting, BDDs (Big Dong Daddies), and opening a new chapter in life. With the help from Faye and Bronwyn, Stella comes out of her shell, embraces life again, and meets an attractive older man, DIETRICH MALONE, who becomes smitten by her. Stella realizes just because she is in the twilight of her life, doesn't mean she still can't sparkle. From kookiness to cattiness to raunchiness to playfulness, The Twilight Sparkles discover the importance of friendship and laughing at their problems.
Weekly Top Ten List
Weeks on Chart: 1
Peak Position: #5 (October 30, 2017)
