What's new
Fantasy Football - Footballguys Forums

This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!

Let's write a sitcom (1 Viewer)

jamny

jamny

Footballguy
Lots of great comedic talent on this site. I'm definitely not one of those but I know what I like. I will steer the ship and contribute when I can and if we actually get something going will get it in front of the people that can make something happen to the best of my ability.

Let's throw out ideas first.

My idea is called Purgatory

Probably best for animation but live action would be great. Every episode would focus on a specific time in history and during that time all the people who recently died would be in like a big lunchroom waiting to be called. The regulars (for all timelines) would be the lunchroom attendants. It would all be about the interactions between the recently deceased while they wait for their eternal decision. It could be any time in history. But I would like Yoko Ono to be in every episode.

 
jamny said:
Lots of great comedic talent on this site. I'm definitely not one of those but I know what I like. I will steer the ship and contribute when I can and if we actually get something going will get it in front of the people that can make something happen to the best of my ability.

Let's throw out ideas first.

My idea is called Purgatory

Probably best for animation but live action would be great. Every episode would focus on a specific time in history and during that time all the people who recently died would be in like a big lunchroom waiting to be called. The regulars (for all timelines) would be the lunchroom attendants. It would all be about the interactions between the recently deceased while they wait for their eternal decision. It could be any time in history. But I would like Yoko Ono to be in every episode.
Click to expand...
If Yoko is in every episode, and especially if she sings, I would change the title to "Welcome to Hell"

 
Pilot Episode:  Jesus stuck waiting with some riff raff because nobody believes he's who he claims to be and he left his ID at Mary Magdalene's place.

The premise of some regulars doing their jobs while, every episode, a new influx of guests passes through and that week's guests drive the main (or secondary plot) kinda reminds me of Night Court, Scrubs, early Cheers.  Not groundbreaking, but a proven formula.  You could almost pick one of those, substitute in new lead characters for each "role", and be off to the races.

 
VandyMan said:
Pilot Episode:  Jesus stuck waiting with some riff raff because nobody believes he's who he claims to be and he left his ID at Mary Magdalene's place.

The premise of some regulars doing their jobs while, every episode, a new influx of guests passes through and that week's guests drive the main (or secondary plot) kinda reminds me of Night Court, Scrubs, early Cheers.  Not groundbreaking, but a proven formula.  You could almost pick one of those, substitute in new lead characters for each "role", and be off to the races.
Click to expand...
Yeah, you can get 4 or 5 regulars working the cafeteria, or whatever it would be. Never phased by what comes through.

The Jesus timeline would be great. 3 days!

 
Kojak ate dum dums, you need a guy who flips Swedish Fish into his mouth in between terrible life lessons to mostly kids, his only audience.  

 
Intro  Scene for one of the main characters:

The Jonestown victims shuffle into the serving line.

The overworked, clumsy, doofus assistant manager makes a huge mess trying to switch out the fruit punch for lemonade without drawing attention to himself.

:laugh track:

Smart aleck cashie rrolls her eyes and says  " He did the same thing with the cake when Marie Antoinette came through"

:more laugh track:

Opening credits....

 
Rustoleum said:
Intro  Scene for one of the main characters:

The Jonestown victims shuffle into the serving line.

The overworked, clumsy, doofus assistant manager makes a huge mess trying to switch out the fruit punch for lemonade without drawing attention to himself.

:laugh track:

Smart aleck cashie rrolls her eyes and says  " He did the same thing with the cake when Marie Antoinette came through"

:more laugh track:

Opening credits....
Click to expand...
An overcrowding situation would be a good episode. Around that time, Bob Crane, Keith Moon, Edgar Bergen, Ed Wood and John Cazale died, among others.

 
Rustoleum said:
Intro  Scene for one of the main characters:

The Jonestown victims shuffle into the serving line.

The overworked, clumsy, doofus assistant manager makes a huge mess trying to switch out the fruit punch for lemonade without drawing attention to himself.

:laugh track:

Smart aleck cashie rrolls her eyes and says  " He did the same thing with the cake when Marie Antoinette came through"

:more laugh track:

Opening credits....
Click to expand...
This is better writing than you see on any current network show.

 
So,  I'm just supposed to give you my million dollar sitcom script for free? EABOD.  (Google that,  if needed.) 

 
jamny said:
Yeah, you can get 4 or 5 regulars working the cafeteria, or whatever it would be. Never phased by what comes through.

The Jesus timeline would be great. 3 days!
Click to expand...
A few cut ins of what "really happened" when Jesus was preaching like some version of the Grateful Dead he followed for "40 days"(there's a reason he didn't eat) and comes back ready to share what he learned and a sudden message of peace, love and Mary Magdalene. 

 
Ministry of Pain said:
A few cut ins of what "really happened" when Jesus was preaching like some version of the Grateful Dead he followed for "40 days"(there's a reason he didn't eat) and comes back ready to share what he learned and a sudden message of peace, love and Mary Magdalene. 
Click to expand...
There's a Phish joke in here somewhere...

 
otello said:
how are the kids today going to relate to the historical references?
Click to expand...
That is the biggest worry. Nobody would get a Keith Moon or John Cazale joke, not even most baby boomers. Kids would have no clue what Jonestown was. The audience would be limited. This is likely to be one of those shows that critics really like but never gains traction and gets cancelled prematurely.  It's a clever idea, but the real key would be making the regular characters funny and likable.  

As for episodes are running jokes, there is definitely something that could be done with a celeb like Elvis or 2Pac not being dead.  I'm not the one to write it, but there's definitely an episode or running gag there somewhere. 

 
Ilov80s said:
As for episodes are running jokes, there is definitely something that could be done with a celeb like Elvis or 2Pac not being dead.  I'm not the one to write it, but there's definitely an episode or running gag there somewhere. 
Click to expand...
Not even God could judge him?  

 
I always thought a gym sitcom would be funny.  There are so many stereotypes at a gym.  From the trainers, to the customers.

 
Spinoff: The League's Messageboard

Starring:

Alex Jones as MOP

Jim Bob Duggar as GM

Charlie Sheen as Homer

Kirk Cameron as Sober Homer

Tyler Perry as Dr. Detroit 

Wilford Brimley as himself

 
Last edited by a moderator:
Gotta have some well known atheists on their too arguing with everyone that what they are experiencing isn't actually happening.

 
AAABatteries said:
Spinoff: The League's Messageboard

Starring:

Alex Jones as MOP

Jim Bob Duggar as GM

Charlie Sheen as Homer

Kirk Cameron as Sober Homer

Tyler Perry as Dr. Detroit 

Wilford Brimley as himself
Click to expand...
The idea of a FFA-based sitcom has bounced around in my head a few times.  There's enough shtick here that crosses over into our real life (Ritz cracker for example) to make for some hilarious situations with members' families.

 
Everyone has to stay in Purgatory until Keith Richards returns with the Horsemen of the Apocalypse....or Mick Jagger.

People in Purgatory watch The Dead Comedians of Comedy on TV, starring Lenny Bruce, Bill Hicks, Mitch Hedberg, George Carlin and Richard Pryor.  There is also Purgatory Night Live (PNL) which stars all the dead SNL not-ready-for-Purgatory Players.

A "Very special episode" where the Pharoahs of Egypt, Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King discuss the merits of slavery.

Babe Ruth workout videos

DaVinci, Tesla and Einstein get new iPhones

Julia Childs and August Escoffier go gluten-free

JFK and Marilyn Monroe sex tape surfaces, but instead of a divorce, Jackie O wants an open marriage because she is still in love with him.  They discuss this on the Ed Sullivan show with Masters and Johnson.

Napoleon and Andre the Giant enter a dwarf tossing contest, but are foiled when the governing body approves the team of Johnny Unitas and an aborted fetus.

 
Last edited by a moderator:
Needs to be HBO.  Laughing at situations where people die can be tricky waters.  Particularly if you want to reference actual events or people (celebrities).  Might need to stick to fictional people.

One exception could be Elvis.  Make it a running gag that he keeps finding trap doors back to Earth and the "Sherrif" (think wild west) has to keep bringing him back every couple episodes.

 
Still looking for other ideas. I'm not necessarily set on my concept but I'm glad people like it. Good point on younger people not getting some references. I'm not really sure what demographic is the target and don't really want to get too hung up on it. Shows like Archer and Community had some very obscure references and have been successful. Definitely need some perspective from younger people and those with kids though. I don't have kids and have no idea what they find funny. 

 
The Duff Man said:
Needs to be HBO.  Laughing at situations where people die can be tricky waters.  Particularly if you want to reference actual events or people (celebrities).  Might need to stick to fictional people.

One exception could be Elvis.  Make it a running gag that he keeps finding trap doors back to Earth and the "Sherrif" (think wild west) has to keep bringing him back every couple episodes.
Click to expand...
I think the way to approach this is to not care what anyone thinks. We're just a bunch of idiots on a message board, and a relatively tame one at that. I like shows that can be outrageous but have some sort of heart.

Maybe a quick list of favorite comedies would be cool to throw out there. Seinfeld, South Park, Family Guy, Sunny in Philadelphia, Rick and Morty, Archer, Man Seeking Woman, Veep, Silicon Valley, Arrested Development, Simpsons, Louie, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Community, Malcolm in the Middle, Married with Children.

I'll give it a few more day for other ideas. Maybe it's a show about a message board community? It's what we know!

 
There's got to be some gold to be mined in a premise featuring four hard(?)-working millennials/siblings (I'm thinking one lawyer, one architect, one "web entrepreneur," and some jerkoff working in a restaurant) who all live at home with their poor tired dad (some John Mahoney-type actor).  The living room would be the main set, although the workplaces would also feature in from time to time.

Except most millennials have absolutely no sense of humor about themselves, so demographics would be a problem. 

 
I realized after thinking about this while away from the keyboard that this would be better as a drama.  And two of the millennials should be unemployed.  Well, maybe the web entrepreneur was already. 

 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Scoresman
Iron Chef FBG - Interest Check and Rules Discussion
2
Replies
90
Views
2K
Scoresman
Scoresman
Senor Schmutzig
I had a heart attack this weekend...
2
Replies
99
Views
2K
kutta
kutta
Ministry of Pain
Technics - SL1200s...Mrs wants to buy a set along with an Xone:92 mixer
Replies
2
Views
319
Major
Major

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 2 (members: 0, guests: 2)
Back
Top