The Return of Jezabell James
Mar. 14th, 2008 09:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
captain_slinkySo here's how it went down. Amy Sherman-Palladino had just been "Let Go" from Gilmore Girls, ( the show she created) and some executive at FOX said "Hey Amy! Come make a show for us! I'm sure you've got plenty of great ideas in that wonderful head of yours, right?"
Amy replied "I dunno... I guess. I've got this sort-of idea in my head, i was gonna use it for a Sub-Plot 'B' Storyline in an 8th season of Gilmore Girls, but that wouldn't really be enough to make a whole-"
"WE'LL TAKE IT!"
***THREE YEARS LATER***
"Wow, Amy, thi sis a great script! It's quirky! It's full of fast, witty dialog! It's another perfect hour-long 'Dramedy' from the fertile mind of Amy Sherman-Palladino!"
"Well I'm glad you liked it! I was kind of worried that-"
"Yeah, we just have a few *minor* changes we'd like to make... who did you see in the main roll?"
"I uh...I was thinking it would be great for Lauren Graham. And she's available now so-"
"Hmmmmmm, really? See, now *we* were thinking more along the lines of, say... Parker Posey? And we're in luck because we happen to be contractually obligated to give her a starring role this season! So! Parker Posey it is!"
"Oh! Uhm, okay... I guess she could-"
"And we're cutting it down from an hour to a half-hour. People don't want to sit for an ENTIRE HOUR any more, you know."
"Well I suppose..."
"...Aaaaaaaaand we're kinda gonna need to put in A LOT of laugh track. Because sure, *we* catch all the jokes, but America NEEDS to be told when they see something funny! If we don't help them, they'll never learn!"
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So yeah. We watche dit. Saw potential in it, but just too much bad.
Amy replied "I dunno... I guess. I've got this sort-of idea in my head, i was gonna use it for a Sub-Plot 'B' Storyline in an 8th season of Gilmore Girls, but that wouldn't really be enough to make a whole-"
"WE'LL TAKE IT!"
***THREE YEARS LATER***
"Wow, Amy, thi sis a great script! It's quirky! It's full of fast, witty dialog! It's another perfect hour-long 'Dramedy' from the fertile mind of Amy Sherman-Palladino!"
"Well I'm glad you liked it! I was kind of worried that-"
"Yeah, we just have a few *minor* changes we'd like to make... who did you see in the main roll?"
"I uh...I was thinking it would be great for Lauren Graham. And she's available now so-"
"Hmmmmmm, really? See, now *we* were thinking more along the lines of, say... Parker Posey? And we're in luck because we happen to be contractually obligated to give her a starring role this season! So! Parker Posey it is!"
"Oh! Uhm, okay... I guess she could-"
"And we're cutting it down from an hour to a half-hour. People don't want to sit for an ENTIRE HOUR any more, you know."
"Well I suppose..."
"...Aaaaaaaaand we're kinda gonna need to put in A LOT of laugh track. Because sure, *we* catch all the jokes, but America NEEDS to be told when they see something funny! If we don't help them, they'll never learn!"
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So yeah. We watche dit. Saw potential in it, but just too much bad.
