Subj : Re: SotD
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Tyler Trafford
Date : Mon Oct 17 2005 15:31:36

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

Jim Larson wrote:
> 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.

You have put a lot of thought into this.
-- 
Tyler Trafford

Some men love truth so much that they seem to be in continual fear
lest she should catch a cold on overexposure.
		-- Samuel Butler

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