EXTRACTS FROM A DRAFT OF THE PILOT SCRIPT: (1) Introduction to Maura
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 the famous "bed scene," as well as a scene that never made it to air where Jane tells Maura about the first person (and yes, I use "person" deliberately!) who broke her heart.
This first extract introduces Maura, and then there's the scene with Jane, Maura, and Korsak examining the first body.
A couple of notable things: (1) Maura is still described as having short black hair, as per book-Maura; (2) She swears at another driver, which is different character-wise as well; (3) She's "smokin' hot" (oh yeah).
The scene with the first dead body plays out pretty similarly to what we saw, but a couple of subtexty things I noticed are:
(1) At the bottom of p. 9 of the script, the stage direction says "Maura moves to Jane."
(2) Near the end of the scene (bottom of p. 10), direction says that Jane "turns her face so only Maura can see her fear." Awww.
This first extract introduces Maura, and then there's the scene with Jane, Maura, and Korsak examining the first body.
A couple of notable things: (1) Maura is still described as having short black hair, as per book-Maura; (2) She swears at another driver, which is different character-wise as well; (3) She's "smokin' hot" (oh yeah).
The scene with the first dead body plays out pretty similarly to what we saw, but a couple of subtexty things I noticed are:
(1) At the bottom of p. 9 of the script, the stage direction says "Maura moves to Jane."
(2) Near the end of the scene (bottom of p. 10), direction says that Jane "turns her face so only Maura can see her fear." Awww.