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|    Wavy G to All    |
|    Re: My Complaint About "The Sopranos."    |
|    01 Feb 08 18:47:46    |
      XPost: alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk, alt.usenet.kooks, re       .aviation.military       XPost: alt.tv.sopranos, alt.2600       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.              *****************************************       * *       * Wavy G *       * mail me at: *       * godsspeciallamb@gmail.com *       * *       * *       *****************************************              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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