Subj : Re: SotD
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : RR
Date : Mon Oct 17 2005 21:28:01

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

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.

Clearly you aren't interested in this project being greenlit at *all*.

-- 
RR

"It's been my experience that every
  time I think I know 'where it's at,'
      it's really somewhere else."
      - William Holden - S.O.B.

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