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   Wavy G to All   
   Re: My Complaint About "The Sopranos."   
   01 Feb 08 18:47:46   
   
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   From: godsspeciallamb@gmail.com   
      
   Dear, "catchme": Do you like me?  Please check a box ( ) YES  ( ) NO:   
      
   >Wavy G wrote:   
   >> Okay, I know it's a good show, yes.  But why does it have to be about   
   >> the Mafia?  I think we can do without all that sex and violence and   
   >> cursing and references to Italian food.  Why can't this be a nice, sweet   
   >> show which only vaguely alludes to the seedy underworld life and sexual   
   >> perversion?  This is the kind of show we need.  Or better yet, what   
   >> about a show about a zany Sixties rock band?  THAT'S IT!  They would all   
   >> live together in their studio apartment and have all sorts of wacky   
   >> misadventures.  What fun, eh?   
   >>   
   >> Some of the things they do will be: audition for television shows, solve   
   >> mysteries, and adopt a pet gorilla!  (All will be zany.)  Each episode   
   >> will have some kind of lesson at the end, highlighted by an intermission   
   >> showcasing won (1) of the bands' (Is that correct? "Bands'"? Or is it   
   >> "band's"? Thanks.) songs, in a music video-style format.  Maybe won of   
   >> the guys will have a girlfriend who's always getting in the way.  Or   
   >> maybe not.  (you tell me???)  Won (1) of the guys could have an uncle   
   >> who's a witch doctor.  That right there ought to be good for a few   
   >> laughs, right?   
   >>   
   >> There will be a lot of funny sight gags like, the phone rings and when   
   >> they go to pick it up, it's a banana.  (LOL.)  They will drive around   
   >> the neighbourhood in their convertible car, while playing their   
   >> instruments.  The lead singer will drive, so as not to cause accidents.   
   >> If the singer has a tambourine solo, then the bass player will drive.   
   >> The car will not be a stick-shift.  Maybe they can just have a   
   >> microphone mounted onto the steering column, so as to make less fumbling   
   >> for the singer.  The drummer will NOT drive.  Maybe they will do good   
   >> deeds like help the neighbourhood kid deliver the most papers in the   
   >> paperboy contest (since he doesn't have a dad, he looks up to them).   
   >>   
   >> A funny segment will be the guys chasing after the gorilla all over   
   >> town, to the tune of some zany music.  This will be filmed at high-speed   
   >> for maximum humour.  Imagine these guys chasing a gorilla through a   
   >> fancy restaurant, or hotel lobby at HIGH SPEED!  Some funny things that   
   >> might happen: a fat lady faints and a waiter runs over to fan her with a   
   >> stack of menus; a sophisticated older man wearing a monocle that pops   
   >> off when he sees the zany sight; the chef in the kitchen cutting onions   
   >> and crying (unrelated gag).  Do you think this is a good idea for a   
   >> show, or what?   
   >>   
   >> Instead of being poignant, it will just be cute and wacky.  Sometimes   
   >> crude.  Sexual innuendos can get a lot of mileage in comedy.  Maybe   
   >> during a funny chase sequence, they can run by a pretty girl and then   
   >> when they're gone, her dress is missing.  There will be only veiled   
   >> references to drug abuse and suicide.  Won (1) episode could have them   
   >> staying at a haunted mansion.  Another idea is that won of the guys gets   
   >> hit on the head and gets a case of amnesia, and the other guys fool him   
   >> into believing that he's their butler.   
   >>   
   >> So to sum up, this is my complaint about "The Sopranos."   
   >>   
   >> Bye bye, oh and enjoy your day!  I love all of you.   
   >>   
   >> Love,   
   >> Wavy G.   
   >>   
   >monkees with a hardy boys/ fresh prince twist?   
   >too mundane, i think.   
   >the problem is that the employment of recognisable gags have become- i   
   >really hate to use overplayed words- cliche.   
      
   You know, I hate to say this, but you're use of the phrase "overplayed   
   words" is just a bit too...oh, I don't know, what's the term I'm   
   searching for?   
      
   >note to self- find email app. that uses canadian spelling in spell check!   
      
   --   
   Mimus hasn't written anything funny about me lately.   
      
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