New Show Ideas

I've noticed recently that there are a lack of completely original ideas when it comes to television. It all started with "Real World." It went over great in NYC. Let's see if it works in LA. Oh wow, it did! Let's try San Francisco. Cha-ching! And so on. Then there was "Survivor." Same idea, different remote setting. There's also a "CSI," for NY, Miami, and Vegas. "Law and Order" original, SVU, Criminal Intent. You get the idea.

Since this seems to be the formula for commercial success on TV, let me formally introduce my ideas for spin-offs by network.

ABC

"Extreme Makeover: Office Edition" - So far this show has made ugly fat people skinny and beautiful and turned poor or unlucky families' homes into mansions. Let's move this concept to some schmuck company's office. Take some company that's in an "Office Space" type of environment and turn it into a cool media company type of setting. We could all have a laugh as the fat bald guy everyone makes fun of sheds a tear at the sight of his new fancy cubicle.

FOX

"24: Washington DC" - How many more terrorist plots can be thwarted in Los Angeles? Would the rest of the country really care if someone blew up LA? I mean if Brangelina were incinerated, I'm sure it would be devastating, but I don't see much national outcry otherwise. Attacking the nation's capital, however, that's exciting. If "24" can save Keifer Sutherland's career, let's resurrect Kiefer's co-star in "Lost Boys", Jason Patrick's, career as the unruly CTU field agent in DC. You smell that? Yeah, you smell a hit.

NBC

"Las Vegas: Foxwoods" - If Vegas is Sin City, then these Indian Casinos are the Gluttonous Suburbs. What sorts of ordeals will Chief Chocolate Thunder get himself in and out of each week? Guess we'll just have to tune in and see.

"Crossing Michael Jordan" - What most people don't know is that MJ has a severe gambling problem. We can have various people make bets with his Airness that he can't win.

CBS

"CSI: No Dead Prostitutes" - I've never actually seen an episode of this show but from the previews it seems they are trying to find who killed a different hooker every week. Let's do this show and solve the murders of people who will actually be missed when they're dead.