Marxist Theory: A college instructor who thinks he’s the reincarnation of Groucho Marx teaches a class of student political activists who did not read the course catalogue very closely. Jokes about elephants in pyjamas get few laughs from people whose everyday vocabulary includes words like “dialectic” and “proletariat.” Hey, a proletariat is just an amateur-letariat that gets paid, right? Ba-dum-bum!
Arabian Days: An American man, Alvin Lee, finds himself indefinitely detained in the Middle Eastern nation of [del]Saudi Arabia[/del] Lugash after his plane is hijacked by terrorists. Sentenced to death by the religious authorities for accidently profaning the nation’s holiest shrine, he finds himself in legal limbo after being given sanctuary (or being held in house arrest, depending who you ask) in the palace of the King’s cousin, a prince who’s oil wealth is exceeded only by his Caligulan eccentricity. “Al Lee” as he is called becomes a political football between multiple factions- the royal house, the mullahs, the terrorist rebels, the Machiavellian head of a US intelligence agency- all seeking to use him to their own advantage. His only allies are a twelve-year old princeling who adores American pop culture and his high school sweetheart who was kidnapped as a harem slave years before, who help Lee navigate the erratic whims of the Prince and his sultry daughter. Every week Lee becomes involved in another madcap caper trying to find a way to escape [del]Saudi Arabia[/del] Lugash and return to the US- will he ever succeed?
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It’s like 24, but faster!
So…Gilligan’s Island without the ocean?
Average day here in Wisconsin…
Another average day here in Wisconsin…
Plus guns.
And beheading! YEAAAHHH!
Sitcoms are old hat, people! Docu-dramas are where it’s at, and Fox has been thin on the ground with those.
We need a show where an indigent rag family is followed around with cameras. Episodes of the show typically showcase one or more members of the family engaging in everyday activities such as being shunned from homeless shelters, dealing with finances and how to look like a suitable beggar. The drama of the show arises from the fact that their clothes are torn and they look ethnic due to being outside all day, every day.
We’ll call it The Muslin Tearists.
Honey, I blew up the Infidels.
Peewee Herman stars as the head of a Islamist terror cell in this revolutionary sitcom. Every week he and his gang attempt to blow up an iconic piece of America - with hilarious consequences. First episode revolves around the hijinks involved in attempting to assassinate former president Clinton with an exploding cigar.
I would so watch thia show.
I’d love to see a show with that great title from the Simpsons “Sneed’s Feed & Seed (formerly Chuck’s).”
We could send them a DVD of The Aristocrats and be done with it, no?
Until this post I had not seen the true irony here! :smack:
With guest appearances by Don King’s hair, Dolly Parton’s hair (and other parts), and so on.
Oh! Mistah Kottah! OOH!
I have an awesome action adventure show: It’s called Fury, and stars Megan Fox. She’s dressed real hot and slightly slutty and she’s kind of sweaty, and she has a smudge of soot on her cheek and she’s running in slow motion while things blow up behind her.
Yes. That is the entire show. Yes, it will probably be a huge hit.
I watch more shows on Fox than any other channel. What does that say about me? :o
Well, whatever it is, it applies to me, too. As I see it, Fox has the stupidest “news” and the best shows. Thay also have the worst show on TV: American Idol.
But think of the other “major” networks. ABC and NBC have virtually nothing and CBS has maybe four shows over the course of the week that are worth my time.
For better TV than Fox you have to go to FX and AMC or the premium channels.
I agree with Munch. We should keep our eye on this thread, and upcoming pilots. If/when FOX steals these ideas we want to be able to claim our share.!
Hoffman’s Heroes
An ensemble comedy detailing the wacky hijinx of a group interred in Auschwitz. “Ach, Hoffman! Would you like a nice shower?” could be the signature tagline.
What will really make this show is the ensemble cast. The sassy gay waiter at the coffee house where all the characters hang out. The pompous, stodgy art professor. The shrewish elderly landlady who is always vainly trying to collect all the rent 'Dolph and his buddy owe her. The long suffering girlfriend who 'Dolph won’t marry until he “hits the big time!” The horny, hoity-toity society matron who keeps trying to get 'Dolph to paint her in the nude (wink, wink). What we really need here is a hook. Do we want “Me” to be the Dean Martin to 'Dolph’s Jerry Lewis or do we want to go with more of a Tom Hanks/Peter Scolari vibe?
Maybe model ‘me’ on Speer, or no, wait, the young dashing Goering.
Or, if you want to push home a liberal anti-Nazi message, have ‘Me’ and all the other sympathetic characters be Jewish, Gay, Rom, Poles or Communists, who put up with 'Dolph’s crazy stunts because they’re just decent people.
I feel kind of dirty thinking about this.