Loving Louie

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2) He has so much going well in his life (hit show, award nominations, money, sold-out stand-up shows) yet no one, but his two young daughters, to share it with.

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3) He works hard but mostly he’s gotten along in life with lots of luck and by skating thru bad situations with his boyish charm and humor.

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6) It’s late at night and she is cuddled up on her couch watching a scene from Adaptation where the “loser” twin brother (both played by Nicolas Cage) is describing how: you are what you love, not what loves you.

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4) Meredith Good is a driven, but struggling, author who is working on her second book-The Good Life- about her theories on happiness.

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5) Even though naturally optimistic, she’s compelled to try and figure life out and stay in control because her chaotic childhood and the death of a beloved boyfriend in her 20’s has kept her from trusting that things work out.

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7) She tears up thinking about how she has always held herself back from ever even contemplating giving in to unrequited love.

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11) Meredith is with her agent talking about how stuck she is finishing the book because she doesn’t have the perfect happy ending yet; but typical of her, she has a plan and gives herself the next year to learn to live “the good life”.

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10) If he could learn to take more control and responsibility over his life and issues instead of denying anything that causes him anxiety, he’ll not only curb these destructive habits but will be more likely to attract someone he can really connect with.

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12) She’s committed that by the time the book comes out and she turns 40 she’ll have practiced all the principles in it (writers rarely practice what they preach, they’re just good at finding the words to write about it) and have a few good stories for her book tour. She’s determined to give up being such a control freak and resolves to try and just have more faith in others, life, love, and the Universe.

14) After a few flirty, witty, and brilliant tweets from Meredith, Louie decides to Google her and finds her blog about her new book and stories about one of her techniques called Me Mapping. New Books, Books, The Bad, The Basics, Being Ugly, Call Me, The Good, To Look, Map

ME Mapping: The Basics & Worksheet

14) After a few flirty, witty, and brilliant tweets from Meredith, Louie decides to Google her and finds her blog about her new book and stories about one of her techniques called Me Mapping.

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13) Meredith decides to experiment and test one of her happiness theories regarding non-attachment and overcoming disappointment by corresponding with someone she is intrigued by but knows is absolutely not her type, has no future with, and is certain will not respond to her as he lives in NYC, follows no one on Twitter, and is rather a grouch. She declares this year she’ll learn to love Louie just for the hell of it.

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15) The concept involves diagraming out one’s life on a big sketchpad and sorting out what’s working and what’s not. Along with analyzing the meaning we’ve assigned to our life stories, it also includes making amends for any meanness we’ve brought into our relationships. He decides this will be a good way for him to gain some control of his life.

Loving Louie

screenplay treatment

30 Pins

·12y

2) He has so much going well in his life (hit show, award nominations, money, sold-out stand-up shows) yet no one, but his two young daughters, to share it with.

The 9 Best Answers From Louis C.K.'s Reddit AMA Thread

3) He works hard but mostly he’s gotten along in life with lots of luck and by skating thru bad situations with his boyish charm and humor.

FINDING JOY

My Last Wishes...: A Journal of Life, Love, Laughs, & a Few Final Notes

4) Meredith Good is a driven, but struggling, author who is working on her second book-The Good Life- about her theories on happiness.

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FINDING JOY

7) She tears up thinking about how she has always held herself back from ever even contemplating giving in to unrequited love.

Ali Wentworth

Family Room Sofa

Lulu Dk

George Stephanopoulos

Architecture Interior Design

ME Mapping: The Basics & Worksheet

14) After a few flirty, witty, and brilliant tweets from Meredith, Louie decides to Google her and finds her blog about her new book and stories about one of her techniques called Me Mapping.

Everythings Amazing & Nobodys Happy