Subj : Re: SotD
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Jim Larson
Date : Mon Oct 17 2005 08:33:44

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

RR wrote:

> Jim Larson wrote:
> 
>> This one is for Ruedy and the Traff[1].
>>
>> Brazil
>> Where hearts were entertained in June
>> We stood beneath an amber moon
>> And softly murmured "some day soon"
>>     (some day)
>>
>> We kissed
>>     (we kissed)
>>         And clung together
>>
>> Then
>> Tomorrow was another day
>> The morning found me miles away
>> With still a million things to say
>>
>> Now
>> When twilight beams the sky above
>> Recalling thrills of our love
>> There's one thing that I'm certain of
>>
>> Return
>> I will, to old
>> Brazil
>>
>> (return) Return
>> (I will)   I will
>> (to old) To old
>> Bra-zil!
> 
>> [1] Ruedy and the Traff would be a great name for an 80's cop/buddy
> comedy.
>> One would be the jaded and gruffy oldtimer, the other the idealistic
>> young rookie pining for the perky receptionist back at the station. The
>> undercurrent of homoerotic tension would be just perceptible enough to
> turn
>> off most of middle America, and the show would last only six episodes
> before
>> cancellation.
> 
> Make it a musical ala "Cop Rock" and we could get the cancellation down
> to 2 eps in.
> 
> I call dibs on a rendition of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" to be sung by
> the Ruedy character.
> 

This might be complicated by the fact that Ruedy is actually the 
reincarnation of The Traff's former partner as a German Shepherd. 

> The police station underling, Lars, is welcome to hum "Brazil" in the
> background of a scene that inevitably ends up on the cutting room floor
> - but of course eventually ends up in the DVD box set's[2] "Deleted
> Scenes" section.

Of course, this will be followed by the director's cut version of the DVDs, 
in which we learn that Lars was intended to be the mastermind behind Ruedy 
and The Traff's amazing arrest record. The original premise was wrecked by 
Fox executives in an effort to "help" by making the show more accessible to 
the audience. 

> 
> [2] The massive sales of which lead to a feature film starring Russell
> Crowe as Ruedy, Orlando Bloom as Traff and the late Paul Lynde as Lars.
> 

Unfortunately, Russel Crowe will have to pull out of the film after attacking 
a hippo at the Sand Diego zoo for "looking funny at me." He will be replaced 
by Paul Reubens, who will turn his portrayal of Ruedy into the vehicle for 
his comeback. He will go on to make 18 Ruedy and The Traff movies culminating 
in Ruedy and The Traff Meet El Chupacabra.

-- 
Jim

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