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In this category, you are invited to suggest ideas for possible sitcoms. These should be expressed in no more than one sentence - for example: "Three misfit Catholic priests living together on an island".
Bear in mind that I'm not looking for complex personal ideas that you intend to develop yourself. The idea is to throw around simple, broad - possibly very silly - concepts that you don't know what to do with but which might just inspire somebody else...
Bear in mind that I'm not looking for complex personal ideas that you intend to develop yourself. The idea is to throw around simple, broad - possibly very silly - concepts that you don't know what to do with but which might just inspire somebody else...
posted by SitcomEditor at 5:17 AM
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4 Direct Sales Closers all trying to outdo each other
Thanks for breaking the ice, Trevor!
By direct sales closers, do you mean people who work in a cold-call phone centre? I could definitely see that as the setting for a realistic comedy-drama.
Jon Ronson wrote an article in the Guardian recently which gives a good idea about what it's like to work in one of those places. The constant rejection and insults from people recieving cold calls grinds the workers down, so the management encourage them to wear wacky costumes and put up decorations to try to create a party atmosphere.
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Here's that article:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend
/story/0,,1695278,00.html
Very funny and worth a read!
The ultimate homage to the 1970's/1980's Spy Caper. Luminaries in this field include Jason King, The Prisoner, The Champions, Dangerman, The Professionals, Department S.
Script concerns four members of Section 14.
Troy Melton, so named because he is posh, white suit, panama. Inspired by James Bond, Patrick McGoohan. Melton comes from the fact his hair looks like it has been poured out of a tin and literally 'melted on' to his head.
Chen Li, feared 1970's martial artist, inspired by Bruce Lee. Struts his stuff in a ghi' Nun Chaka, occasionally gets dubbed badly
Steve Jaques, Camp icon, partly included to bounce comedy off of, inspired by Chris Tucker in Fifth Element
Mike David, 1980's Stonewash denim clad hard-man, inspired by those guys off of the film 'Warriors', with the attitude of Bodie from The Professionals.
Already written 6 episodes...Write some more.
I used to work in a direct sales office. Imagine a funny version of Glengarry Glenross, or an updated more expanded British version of Tin Men.
The characters would be the telesales girls and the hard nosed desparate closers who have to go on the appointments whose "office" is the coffee shop. Not to mention the horrible prospects. I have so many real life stories that are truly hilarious.
Thanks, dripfed!
For the purposes of this site, I'm really looking for undeveloped concepts.
Are you actively looking for co-writer(s) for this project?
trevor d -
Your idea certainly has potential, but since it's based on your personal experience you might be better off developing it alone rather than throwing it open to a group. Which would you prefer?
I am happy throwing it to the group. it is not the only idea I have. I have thought about a sitcom about old people in a home. The characters would be the old timers, their children, and their grandchildren. So you have 70 year olds, 40 year olds and teenagers.
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