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 * Dr. Clark's research notes.
 * Agnes's journal entries or classic literary references.
 * Jennifer's philosophizing about faith and the strength she draws from both it and from her family. She can also talk about daily life in the lighthouse.
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 * An episode about how we have to rescue someone and then ask them to leave because we have no room
 * Agnes keeps a diary and reads entries from early days before broadcasting. She updates it periodically and we can see her attitude changing.

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	== Story Arcs ==		== Story Arcs ==
	Occasionally it is necessary and/or desirable to have a topic that spans multiple episodes and has a bit more of a plot structure. These episodes will not be aired back-to-back in most cases, so cliffhangers aren't appropriate, but they do give writers the flexibility to extend themes and topics over a period of time. In most cases episodes in arcs will be presented with several days or as much as a week's worth of other theme-driven episodes separating them. Here are some suggested arcs. It is important to note that once an arc has been used, it cannot easily be used again, so check back here to see if a note has been made indicating that an arc has been used. If you would still like to use an arc that has already been covered, you must find a way to make the events relevant again.		Occasionally it is necessary and/or desirable to have a topic that spans multiple episodes and has a bit more of a plot structure. These episodes will not be aired back-to-back in most cases, so cliffhangers aren't appropriate, but they do give writers the flexibility to extend themes and topics over a period of time. In most cases episodes in arcs will be presented with several days or as much as a week's worth of other theme-driven episodes separating them. Here are some suggested arcs. It is important to note that once an arc has been used, it cannot easily be used again, so check back here to see if a note has been made indicating that an arc has been used. If you would still like to use an arc that has already been covered, you must find a way to make the events relevant again.
	* '''Agnes's Cat''' - Agnes is lonely and wants a pet. Dr. Clark and Max don't think it's a good idea. But she smuggles a cat in anyway and hides it for several weeks.
	* '''Discovery of Hydrophobia''' - As noted in the [[MercuryBible\|writers bible]], the zombies in this universe are hydrophobic. But because zombies were part of pop culture and because hydrophobia isn't a common trait of zombies in pop culture, this trait must be discovered. Dr. Clark pieces together the observations reported by Wade and the others to make this important discovery.		''' Anything that is <s>struck through</s> has been covered.'''
	* '''Sam's Voicemail''' - Agnes's boyfriend Sam left her a voicemail and then disappeared and is presumed dead. Agnes treasures this last example of Sam's love for her and listens to it over and over. To preserve the battery charge on the phone, Agnes plugs it into the generator during broadcasts, but it doesn't charge fast enough. So she begins running the generator during non-broadcast times. Max and Dr. Clark catch her and admonish her for wasting gasoline. When Agnes pleads her case, they suggest she transcribe the voicemails. Agnes is skeptical, but in a rare literary moment Dr. Clark quotes [http://www.sonnets.org/spenser.htm#075 Edmund Spenser's sonnet #75], which convinces her. Agnes then spends the next several days transcribing the voicemails and the others allow her to keep the phone charged while she works on it. At last, the transcription is done, but Agnes can't bring herself to let the original voicemail go. Max suggests she share it with the listeners and so, with the phone's last remaining battery charge, Agnes plays back the actual audio into the microphone for everyone to hear and then the phone dies.		* <s>'''Agnes's Cat''' - Agnes is lonely and wants a pet. Dr. Clark and Max don't think it's a good idea. But she smuggles a cat in anyway and hides it for several weeks.</s>
			* <s>'''Discovery of Hydrophobia''' - As noted in the [[MercuryBible\|writers bible]], the zombies in this universe are hydrophobic. But because zombies were part of pop culture and because hydrophobia isn't a common trait of zombies in pop culture, this trait must be discovered. Dr. Clark pieces together the observations reported by Wade and the others to make this important discovery.</s>
			* <s>'''Sam's Voicemail''' - Agnes's boyfriend Sam left her a voicemail and then disappeared and is presumed dead. Agnes treasures this last example of Sam's love for her and listens to it over and over. To preserve the battery charge on the phone, Agnes plugs it into the generator during broadcasts, but it doesn't charge fast enough. So she begins running the generator during non-broadcast times. Max and Dr. Clark catch her and admonish her for wasting gasoline. When Agnes pleads her case, they suggest she transcribe the voicemails. Agnes is skeptical, but in a rare literary moment Dr. Clark quotes [http://www.sonnets.org/spenser.htm#075 Edmund Spenser's sonnet #75], which convinces her. Agnes then spends the next several days transcribing the voicemails and the others allow her to keep the phone charged while she works on it. At last, the transcription is done, but Agnes can't bring herself to let the original voicemail go. Max suggests she share it with the listeners and so, with the phone's last remaining battery charge, Agnes plays back the actual audio into the microphone for everyone to hear and then the phone dies.</s>

	== Character-Driven Prompts ==		== Character-Driven Prompts ==
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	* Dr. Clark's research notes.		* Dr. Clark's research notes.
	* Agnes's journal entries or classic literary references.		* Agnes's journal entries or classic literary references.
	* Wade's practical survival techniques.		* Bill's or Wade's practical survival techniques.
	* Jennifer's philosophizing about faith and the strength she draws from both it and from her family.		* Jennifer's philosophizing about faith and the strength she draws from both it and from her family. She can also talk about daily life in the lighthouse.

	== General Notes ==		== General Notes ==
	* Getting the generator working, getting the transmitter working.
	* Illness concerns.		* Illness concerns.
	* Interview format with a “zombie expert” - totally normal, like nothing’s wrong		* Interview format with a “zombie expert” - totally normal, like nothing’s wrong
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	* An episode about how we have to rescue someone and then ask them to leave because we have no room		* An episode about how we have to rescue someone and then ask them to leave because we have no room
	* Agnes keeps a diary and reads entries from early days before broadcasting. She updates it periodically and we can see her attitude changing.		* Agnes keeps a diary and reads entries from early days before broadcasting. She updates it periodically and we can see her attitude changing.
	* Max's conspiracy theory du jour is that the zombie outbreak isn't biological at all, but is instead the product of a physics experiment. His hypothesis is that the Large Hadron Collider emitted some mysterious new particle that caused lots of people to enter a state of quantum uncertainty, just like [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_cat Schrodinger's Cat]. The zombies, therefore, are both alive and dead, which explains why they appear dead, but keep wandering around.

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-* “It’s been about three and a half months since we last heard from the authorities.”
+== Theme Prompts ==
-* Getting the generator working, getting the transmitter working.
+Theme prompts take the existing overarching theme of hope and layer an additional theme on top of it to help focus the episode. For maximum effect, choose ONE prompt from the list below to guide your episode.
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ARTCVP at 01:27, 14 January 2017

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* “It’s been about three and a half months since we last heard from the authorities.”
* Getting the generator working, getting the transmitter working.
* Illness concerns.
* Interview format with a “zombie expert” - totally normal, like nothing’s wrong
* Episodes about how to get fresh water - boiling, distilling, reverse osmosis, rainwater, etc.
* <s>Pets</s> '''We have enough episodes on this topic at this point'''
* An episode about how we have to rescue someone and then ask them to leave because we have no room
* Agnes keeps a diary and reads entries from early days before broadcasting. She updates it periodically and we can see her attitude changing.
* <s>Agnes wants to bring in a cat and doesn't understand why the others won't let her keep it. Too much maintenance. She hid it for weeks.</s> '''We have enough episodes on this topic at this point'''
* Max's conspiracy theory du jour is that the zombie outbreak isn't biological at all, but is instead the product of a physics experiment. His hypothesis is that the Large Hadron Collider emitted some mysterious new particle that caused lots of people to enter a state of quantum uncertainty, just like [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_cat Schrodinger's Cat]. The zombies, therefore, are both alive and dead, which explains why they appear dead, but keep wandering around.