Subj : Re: SotD
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Tyler Trafford
Date : Mon Oct 17 2005 22:36:03

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

Theme song "Reudy and the Traff" sung to the tune of "Leader of the
Pack".
-- 
Tyler Trafford

A friend is a present you give yourself.
		-- Robert Louis Stevenson

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