So I googled "Rizzoli Isles script" to see if any others beside the pilot one were available, and it turns out a kind soul recently uploaded a pdf file of the August 27, 2009 version of the pilot script.  That version is dated one week later than the one I discussed in earlier posts ( 1. Introduction to Maura, 2. Jane and Maura meet Dean, 3. Jane ( Read more... )

Rizzoli & Isles has been mentioned in a few year-end TV lists, so I thought it would be useful to compile a list. But when it got down to it, I could only track down three year-end mentions, so I’m also including three articles that came out around the time of the pilot for their advocacy of Jane and Maura to get it on :-).

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This extract from the August 20, 2009 draft of the pilot script (here are Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6) covers the final scenes.  They play out pretty differently in lots of interesting respects, and there are several things that Jane/Maura shippers should find pleasing, including physical contact!

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Another extract from the August 20, 2009 draft of the pilot script (here are Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5).  Doesn't offer the subtext overload of the last extract, but there are some interesting insights into both Jane and Maura and their relationship.

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Title: Three Questions
Author: reversatility
Fandom: Rizzoli & Isles
Pairing: Jane/Maura
Disclaimer: Jane and Maura belong to Tess Gerritsen and the producers of Rizzoli & Isles.
Spoilers: None
Rating: PG13
Words: 153
Author’s notes: I haven’t forgotten that I owe you Chapter 4 of The Things We Don’t Give Up, it’s just not quite ready yet, sorry. I hope ( Read more... )

Continuing the series of extracts from the August 20, 2009 draft of the pilot script (here are Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4), this is my favorite extract, from the beginning of Act 4, and includes a couple of scenes that were never aired.  The second one is just between Jane and Maura, and it's a beauty.

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More in the series of extracts from the August 20, 2009 draft of the pilot script (here are Parts 1, 2, and 3).  As a comparison with the scenes between Jane and Maura at Maura's apartment I posted last, you can see how Jane and Dean's interactions in Jane's apartment were written.  The chemistry is scripted, but for many of us, it translated ( Read more... )

Okay, folks, here it is!  Continuing the series of extracts from the August 20, 2009 draft of the pilot script (here are Parts 1 and 2), this extract has the scenes from when Jane leaves her apartment to go to Maura's, till when she wakes up and, well, sneaks out.

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Here's another extract from a draft of the pilot script of Rizzoli & Isles dated August 20, 2009 (you can find a link to the first extract here).  Not the bed scene, but that'll be next!

One thing in general that's different in this draft of the pilot is the extent to which Jane and Maura are initially "fighting" over Dean. I know in the aired ( Read more... )

Okay, taking a quick break from writing The Things We Don't Give Up to bring you extracts from a draft of the pilot script of Rizzoli & Isles dated August 20, 2009, when it was still just called Rizzoli.  There are some interesting tidbits and divergences from the aired pilot.  I plan on posting several more extracts as I get to them, including ( Read more... )