Discovering
Tv (c)
By
Michael
Casey
I’ve
literally just seen Monk on TV, I don’t think I’ve ever seen it
before, but one scene on a stage seemed familiar. So that in itself
makes me wonder how or why we remember things. I did not remember any
of the rest of the show, or have any memories triggered. So I’ve
got something to watch now. It started in 2002 or so the guide says,
it’s like a comedy Columbo meets Elementary. Which might indicated
what makes me laugh, though I have very wide tastes, as wide as my
hips. I binge watched my Korean K drama last night, too much in fact,
as reading subtitle for hours is tiring. So rather than plunge into
my next K drama I’ll be spending time with Monk, his assistant
looks like a young Bet Milder, to my eyes anyway.
When
we watch tv we like something that both interests and excites, like
your boyfriend stripping badly for you, until you push him out of the
way and you use the steam stripper on the walls. What did you think I
was talking about? See you were ahead of yourself, good tv has to
keep you guessing and have a few good twists and turns, with a
surprise ending. Which goes back to stripping, what else can you both
do when you are covered in wall paper paste and paint. You just have
to strip off and tip toe not through the tulips, but through the
house to the bathroom. Well if you’ve never done that before, I’m
sure you will be doing that in future.
Preparation
is everything after all, the rest I leave to you own imagination.
Now
some tv, leaves nothing to the imagination. In USA it’s very staid
on tv, compared to UK tv, hence in film it makes up for it bigtime,
or so it used to be. For example when Saturday Night Fever came out
there was lots of swearing in it. It was an X, 18 certificate in UK,
I thought the cursing was overdone, later a 15 certificate was
issued, and hence more people saw it, and the film made more money.
You remember John Travolta walking down the street with the tin of
paint in his hand, obviously he’d read this piece in advance, is it
40 years in advance, and was going to take my advice about decorating
and stripping, or do you think I’m a liar, a pilot and liar, I
won’t make jokes about cockpit.
There
are elements in a show that interest an audience and writers try to
keep the audience happy. In USA I’m told a team of writers write
the show, and there is even a Laugher Maker Writer, who’ll come in
and insert big laughs, for which he’s really well paid. But sitting
around a table with others seems strange compared to the way Britain
writes shows, a lone writer or a team of two. Not a gang of people
writing. I’ve never tried writing with anybody, so it would be
strange. I’d be constantly hurt by the barbs, so I’d rather write
something and present it, then let them ruin it, kind of take the
money and run. As if that would ever happen.
There
are jokes, and running jokes, sponsored by Nike or Adidas or even
Reebok, or am I joking? You can repeat a joke a few times and get
away with it, or if you are clever, get a different laugh with the
same material, as Eddie Izzard or Danny la Rue will explain if you
ask them to. Dress material I meant, their material is well worn,
because they use the wrong detergent in their washing machines. And
yes I love a bit of Tan-gentle humour, as straight lines are boring,
custard pie humour, which maybe Americans prefer.
Somebody
just spat at the screen, it can’t have been at me, as I sit here
naked and paint splattered with bits of wallpaper stuck to my Dave
Allen style hair, and a silver dollar in my red garter belt. I’ve
been practising my stripping, what else can a boy like me do on a
fine Spring afternoon. I was watching Monk, but inspiration struck
so I moved to the computer to share these few words with you all.
Confused? If you’re not you must be reading too much or me already.
Worried and Confused, they are the names of our Rottweilers, really,
well it seemed like a good idea at the time, after Totoro our Ninja
cat put them in their place.
So
rambling is always good, it strengthens the legs, I really do have
very strong thighs, if ever you see me naked and covered in paint,
chocolate paint that is, you’ll soon agree, or maybe just run away.
Rambling is a device, or vice, take you pick, which is used to bemuse
as you lead people up that garden path, say hello to Gill with a G as
you travel that path, she’s always there, well in my imagination.
And as you follow the Comedy Path, you are diverted, there are always
road works, so it’s a good job there is plenty of paper in the
outside toilet. Or in plain English, any show is better if it has
variety, and the unexpected, like Tales of the Unexpected years ago.
You enjoy it more. It’s a bit like our local, Cock au Van, our
local bona restaurant, you don’t know are you getting Michelin
star stuff one day or food poisoning. It’s in an old truck turned
into a building, copying those diners in USA. The Cock au Van
branding, relates to truckers having a wee on the back tyre, michelin
tyres of course, truckers do know quality after all.
As
ever I could go on forever, but I need food just like the girl in my
K drama who was forever hungry, Cinderella and the 4 Knights, I do
love the happy endings and soaring music, which I sing along to in
Korean. So I’m going to eat, so I hope you discover some nice shows
for yourself during Lockdown times. Or you could try and read my 19
books on Amazon, or have a browse on my online stuff. How many of my
stories would you like to see on tv? Silence, absolute SILENCE, I’ll
cry if you treat me like that, and if you think a Korean girl crying
breaks your heart, wait till you see me crying, I’ll drown you all,
ha ha ha.
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