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   Message 30,175 of 31,131   
   dave hillstrom to All   
   Re: My Complaint About "The Sopranos."   
   02 Feb 08 00:49:16   
   
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   From: DaVe@MeOw.OrG   
      
   On Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:43:30 -0500, 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.   
      
   i dont even watch the dumb show.  so id just like to say i didnt read   
   a single ~word~ of your bitching, wavy g.   
      
   --   
   dave hillstrom   mhm15x4   zrbj   
      
      
      
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