SYNOPSIS
What’s up DUC is a sitcom with one episode every two weeks, 5 episodes in total. It takes place in a Canadian university, Drama University of Canada (DUC). Professor Brown is an expert on China. He often introduces recent news events in China in class to provide material for the students to develop their dramas. At the same time, he gives some of his own insights into these events, but often receives different insights from his students from totalitarian or former communist countries. There were often humorous and sarcastic conversations and clashes of ideas in class. In each episode, the students will make up a satirical and humorous drama based on material provided by Professor Brown.
Each episode will be about 25 minutes, composed of three parts:
1. Professor Brown talked about the recent news events in China or China-related international news. (3-5 minutes)
2. Student discussions and interactions with Professor Brown (about 10 minutes)
3. Drama based on the news. (10-12 minutes)
Since the episodes use up-to-date news, no detailed synopsis, treatment, or scripts are available currently. The writer team will work on the scripts about two weeks to one month ahead of each episode to allow shooting preparation.
MAIN CHARACTERS
Professor Brown: A typical western elite, who believes that the democratization of China can be achieved by communicating with China and cultivating the middle class. He confused his admiration for Chinese culture with his view of the Chinese Communist regime.
Student A: A student from China. Although somewhat confusing the concepts of China and the Communist regime, being born in a low to middle income family, he has a practical understanding of the true situation of the ordinary Chinese people.
Student B: A student from Venezuela. Her family fled their hometown because of government exploitation. She has many thoughts and questions about socialism.
Student C: A student from Ukraine. He heard many stories of the former communist regime from his parents and grandparents and had a deep hatred of communism. Any good feelings towards China also disappeared because of the performance of the Chinese communist regime in the Russo-Ukrainian war.
