Sunday, November 23, 2008

I had what feels like a great idea this morning. If I were to pursue a career in writing/comedy, I would create a show with the tone and feel of "Scrubs" except instead of being set in a hospital and following the lives of first year doctors it would be set in a high school and follow the lives of first year teachers. Believe me, there is a gold mine of material here. I seem to recall a few shows over the years attempt to follow the lives of teachers (Boston Public being a notable and sad example) but I don't remember any that were... you know.... good. The key difference that I see between Scrubs and my show is that in Scrubs the bulk of the adult characters' time is spent with colleagues, and they service clients (patients) almost as an afterthought. To be in any way realistic, the characters on my show would have to do the exact opposite. The vast bulk of their time would be spent with the clients (students) and they would get to interact with colleagues during only brief stints in between classes or after school.

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