We open in a large boardroom with a bank of windows. Skyscrapers are in the distance. There are dozens of people sitting down at a long wooden table. Some are in suits while others are wearing cut-off t-shirts with ornate sleeve tattoos. All are patiently to hear what the one person standing has to say…
It’s a super simple idea when you think about it. But it’s best to not even think about it, that way it’s even simpler than that. Why? Because this thing happened. It happened not too long ago. Not years, not months, but days. There’s plenty of documentation we can use. In fact, we can cast some of the real-life players in roles. I know them all personally. What’s better than having people play themselves? A little different than playing with themselves, which we can probably still work into the script, if that’s still a note.
Did this rise to a significant event in the annals of world history? Maybe not. But we can certainly milk a multi-episode series out of it. I’d like to produce the show in real time. That means way more content. If you thought 24 was long and overwrought, you’ve never seen anything like this.
The only thing we desperately need are celebrities to sign on. They will love the part of a regular person going about a regular day. The lunch episode will be a three-hour extravaganza. Let’s partner with local eateries so viewers can vicariously dine with the stars.
Don’t ask me to describe the details of the show. There’s no trial. No big conflict. No drama. No comedy. No moral. It’s life about a semi-famous person having a somewhat bad day.
It sure beats trying to make up a good story. What do you think?
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