Where Has All The Wacky Gone?




	Where Has All The Wacky Gone?
	Where Has All The Wacky Gone?
		There is definitely something missing. Can you feel it? I can definitely feel it. A certain je ne sais quois, lost piece of the puzzle or just that intangible feeling that something just isn't right. The real question is where did it go? But the even bigger question one must ask ones self is will it ever come back? I miss it very much. I have fond memories of it when it was around. You really don't see much of it these days. I mean there are degrees of it evident, but not like it once was. Have we all changed so much that we don't even have a desire for it anymore? It can't be true! If it were true why would I wonder about it? I can only hope that one day it will come back…one day we will all be happy to see the return of that entertaining gem known as "the wacky situation comedy." Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Probably not. An explanation is definitely required. There are many situation comedies out there right now. Some of them good, many of them bad. But none of them "wacky." Frasier, Friends, Scrubs, all great shows, very funny, but again none of them "wacky." You may be asking yourself, "What the hell is he talking about? Didn't he see that episode of 'That 70's Show' where everyone was getting stoned in the basement? C'mon that was totally wacky!" I have seen that episode and though I agree it was extremely funny, I would not classify it as "wacky." Let me try to make clear what I believe is missing from the TV frontier right now and more importantly what exactly I classify as "wacky." All the situation comedies that exist right now are based on realistic premises. Take the show "Scrubs" for example. A bunch of funny stuff happens in a hospital. "That 70's Show", a group of funny people from thirty years ago. "Friends", a bunch of funny people who get along immensely. All very plausible situations, believable, funny, but not…I'll say it again…not "wacky." To me, a show that is going to coined as "wacky", must be based on a premise that is totally unbelievable. I'm talking about shows like "Gilligan's Island", "I Dream Of Jeannie", "Francis The Talking Mule" or do you remember that show "We Got It Made?" Two single sex starved guys hire a totally hot live in maid to clean their apartment much to the chagrin of their girlfriends. How come we don't see shows like this anymore? Or how about that classic, "Small Wonder?" You remember that one don't you? Inventor creates a robot daughter but demands that the family treat her as a normal child and not reveal her secret to the rest of the neighbourhood. Wacky! Will we ever see shows like this again? Are we doomed to a banal existence of watching endless half hour's of those hip young families with the smart-ass kids? Will my children ever have a chance to see a television show about a zoo keeper who fruitlessly searches for love based on advice from the very animals he takes care of?! Please say it ain't so! Who's going to be first to step up to the plate? Who's going to be the one proud enough to write a show that puts the "The Beverly Hillbillies" to shame? Television writers listen to me! Stop writing those tired old clichés about the single dad and the cantankerous young daughter. Hold off on that script about the crazy antics in that radio or television station. Take a chance! Bring back the wackiness! I'll help you get started…ummm….let's see….how about a Vampire…that runs a tanning salon…and he's married to an FBI agent! Whoo hoo! That practically writes itself! Get cracking! Got Something You wanna say to this Guy? Say it Here! or mail to:christian@boldopinion.com Click here to see more articles by this Author