As noted many weeks ago, the Thursday Three Question Show is in summer hiatus as the writers once again enter contract talks (which to this point have gotten about as far as the North Korean missile negotiations), but NOT TO FEAR, AMERICA, because for the next few weeks we will be giving you sneak previews of upcoming shows that YOU will be able to watch on the fall season of PossumblogTV!
As has also been previously discussed, this will be a bit difficult, in that we have no video production capabilities. We must, then, rely on the stack of show pitches on our desks that have a synopsis and some bits of exciting dialogue in them, and rely on YOU, the viewer/reader to use YOUR active imaginations and fill in all the minor details such as people and things moving around!
SO, without delay, our SECOND NEW EXCITING PILOT PREVIEW, Ed Fleen, Pro Bowler.
MONICA: Ed, your hand!
ED: AAAGGHHHHHHH!
We hope you've enjoyed this sneak peak at the upcoming fall lineup, and hope you'll join us for more excitement.
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!
Surely you didn't think we'd leave you with just that one scene! We also would like to take this opportunity to tempt you with our THIRD NEW PREVIEW, Thrilling Stories of the Old West!
OPENING MONTAGE: Antique photos of Old West subjects, banjo and harmonica music.
VOICEOVER: Hello, I'm your host, Rusty, and today we will be examining a letter written in 1888 by Beulah Sneed, of Hightail, Oklahoma Territory.
PHOTO OF LETTER, WITH VOICEOVER: "Dearest Wilmer, today is hot. I am greatly afeared that Paws prize cow done run off or is got stole. Maw is feeling tolerable well, but Ty and Bitsy still seem down. Mister Gordon repaird his barn door the other day and we all went to wach him paint it. It is red. How are things in St. Louis? I am not abelieving you when you say they have all them tall bildings with five stories in them--how can that be? You should not lie because you know Saten will take you into innermost torments of darkenss and pull your innards out for lieing, and I hear he knows most of St. Leuis like the back of his hand so it aint like you can hide from him. Tell Teeny I said hello, and that he should not be talking to nobody with a umbrela. Ha ha ha! I will go for now. Be sure to send me some green sateen. Your loving sister, Beulah.
P.S. Them weerd looking fellows that said they'd come from out in outer space showed up again, and said they's agoin to take us onto that big shiny metal train car they landed in the cornfield, and Paw shot them all dead. The sherif said they's probably the ones what stole Paws cow, and that's what cattle rustlers get for rustling."
HOST VOICEOVER: It is truly a thrilling story, but ends sadly when we find out from later correspondence that Wilmer forgot to send Beulah any cloth.
TUNE IN NEXT WEEK FOR: Herschele's Hebrew Hoedown and America's Most Talented Bagpiper!
Posted by Terry Oglesby at July 13, 2006 08:53 AMSo the reality based show Toddler Cam! (strap a video camera on a toddler and let them go) didn't get picked up?
Posted by: Sarah G. at July 13, 2006 10:32 AMWe're still working through the liability issues. You know, it's amazing anything gets done in this country--I mean, babies with strap-on cameras!? GOLD, BABY! Pure gold, until we start hearing about not letting them get near water, or cars, or open flames, or outside in a thunderstorm. EVERYONE'S a critic then, let me tell you.
Anyway, we've still got the legal department revising the waivers people have to sign and junk. And instead of toddlers, we might have to use buxom college coeds.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at July 13, 2006 10:52 AMBut where are you planning to strap the camera on the buxom coeds, Mr. Oglesby?
Posted by: Jordana at July 13, 2006 11:26 AMWe're having legal look at that, too.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at July 13, 2006 11:29 AMIt's good to be legal at PossumTV, apparently.
Posted by: skinnydan at July 13, 2006 11:37 AMOr at least have the appearance of legality.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at July 13, 2006 11:42 AMJust as long as we don't worry about propriety.
Posted by: Sarah G. at July 13, 2006 06:13 PM"Dignity. Always dignity."
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at July 14, 2006 08:16 AM