Doing the Duty
So yesterday, I was at jury duty. Yes, that’s right, I was fulfilling my civic duty by sitting around all day in uncomfortable chairs reading a book in the basement of our county hall with 600 strangers. (And it cost me like $20 when you consider gas for the car.) It was quite the experience. I doubt anyone would put me on a jury anyway. I have 20 years of legal experience and I know too much!
I’m sure there’s some show out there with a funny jury duty scene it, I just can’t, for the life of me, think of one.
I was thinking that it would make a good sitcom, like The Love Boat, but you know, Jury Duty. Wait a minute, what was that from? I can hear it now, someone trying to sell their new TV show ideas and every one is a takeoff of The Love Boat. I remember, it was on Moonlighting (back in season 1, I think). David was singing the theme song for each show, like, Parking Lot . . . . Parking Lot, exciting and new, blah, blah. I don’t remember it all, but it was funny.
Back to my new sitcom (clearly, I have to write, produce and star in my own if there are going to be any new sitcoms), I picture it like this: The Court Clerk and the Office Clerk are the series regulars, along with at least one judge and a couple of attorneys. Then each week you have different plaintiffs and defendants, and different jurors. Although, you should have some regulars, too, cause that would be funny. The same plaintiff several times, and a bunch of regulars who hang out in the jury room every day cause they have nothing else to do.
So, who’s with me? Do you want to write our own sitcom and see who picks it up? Of course, we’ll have to wait until the strike is over anyway, cause I’m not crossing any picket lines.
sitcoms, writers strike, The Love Boat, Moonlighting
January 9th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
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January 13th, 2008 at 12:09 am
I think this show has already been done. Ever watch Night Court? LOL.
January 13th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Yes, but my show won’t have John Larroquette. LOL