on tv

So I actually sat down and turned the tv on last night. NOW I remember why I never watch tv! What a bunch of trivial crap! So my plot for Crazy Land is starting to look like it might really have something here. On Friday night we have Howie putting blue paint on a woman's face - how is that funny? another channel features a reality show where a woman is yelling at a man - why do I want to expose myself to that kind of hostility? and then there's Ghost Whisperer - who told J. Love Hewitt she could act? really, really, realllllly lame. and story lines? recycled, reused, boring. Pretty bad when Andy of Mayberry looks like it was better than what's on now.

So Crazy Land would feature one person's story each week. Mine would be the adventure of the worn out truck, and trying to survive. With 10 people, there would be enough for a series.... what's that 20 shows for a season..? and filmed as cameos for the stars, no heavy payroll for star power - just spread the money around. I have casting opportunites for Mike Myers, David Spade, Steve Martin, Will Ferrell, Harrison Ford, Brendan Fraser... the list goes on and on. and of course, the stars... Beyonce & Charlize Theron (recreating her Monster role). I can see a scene where the 2 female leads look in a mirror and see the other person as their reflection - on a pure humorous level. The two women could be standing side by side, then their images melding into a single person that eventually becomes me - fuzzy of course since my ananimity (sp?) needs to be preserved. Being famous costs entirely tooo much. The loss of freedom for being a star costs too much of a person's life. The very best acting gig in the whole world is Elvira. Vamped to the max - big wig, unique costume, only has to work 2 months a year - September, October in the lead up to Halloween - big cutouts to use for beer ads - and when the day is over and the warpaint comes off - no one knows who Elvira really is! complete artistic freedom. as long as she doesn't pull a Pee Wee Herman and beat off in public porn palaces. Losing the comic genius of Pee Wee Herman is just tragic. Pee Wee's Playhouse was one of the best kid's programming ever. EVER. and Pee Wee's Big Adventure? one of the best movies of all time. (who's a fan?) Pee Wee II - not so much. But to castigate Paul Reubens for being a perv? - he's not a freakin' child molester for goodness sake. The innocence of Pee Wee is gone, but the memory lives.

so now after that rant - all you tv producers out there - - I have a script idea, with a little artistic control - we could have the next great program. focusing on work insanity and the split personality of working for a major corporation. A King of Queens, but more work and less bitchy wife.

and Sue, thanks for your support! ;-)