Subj : Re: SotD
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Jim Larson
Date : Mon Oct 17 2005 17:32:47

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

Tyler Trafford wrote:

> 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.

I read it in an alternate universe edition of Variety.

-- 
Jim

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