I have been sitting around reading today when I meant to be writing which is probably why I keep com
I have been sitting around reading today when I meant to be writing which is probably why I keep coming up with random things to put here. So you know how all the movies these days are either remakes or rehashes of old intellectual property that studios think will be nostalgic enough for moviegoers to come out and see? Such as Jem and the Holograms and the various G.I. Joe flicks. Oh and that time they made a movie of the game Battleship. And then just like all the remakes. I don't know like... The Mod Squad — yes I should be able to come with a better example, fight me.
Well, I'm always trying to remember TV shows a used to watch. For some reason it's satisfying when I think of one I haven't thought of for a while. Today that was Throb, about this little record lable. As a kid, I used to be a pretty big boob for tubes — everyone was. There's some pretty forgotten shows in the dustbin of history. Head of the Class, My Two Dads, My Sister Sam. There are tons. Perfect Strangers!
You know something I would be super into? A sort of meta-flick that took a bunch of these shows... say, a bunch of the sitcoms based in New York City (plenty to choose from), and put together some insane plot that wound its way through all those show worlds. That could be pretty fun. And really weird. Even better if they don't really try very hard to establish these worlds. But just like... I've got to go to this recording studio and visit this photographer who works from home and see this teacher in this gifted class. Maybe some of the characters join in the little quest. I don't know?
Glom these little narrative biomes together!
Comic books are great at this. Sitcoms should try it on the silver screen.
Yeah! And it should all start from the bar in Cheers