Fuck you, Hollywood!

Jeff, the guy who "runs" the Open Mic show I frequent just got back from beautiful downtown Burbank - he'd been shopping our (my) idea for a TV show and returned empty handed.

The basic premise of the show was a writer struggling to come up with a viable idea for a story, which would then be told and break down into a state of collapse. This would allow great flexibility in storyline, cast, and whatever. Plus it could be kinda "Reality" - the "real" writer could be the writer of the show. We'd plotted out three episodes in detail, and had synopsis for another six.

What we got back was:
"Is it reality?" - no, idiot, we're pitching a scripted show. How dumb are you?
"It's too like Seinfeld." - two answers: 1/ it's totally not, 2/ you don't want another Seinfeld?
"Can you do a pilot on spec?" - ha ha ha ha ha!
"Before you pitch, can you sign this saying that if we rip off your idea you won't sue" - who is the fucking comedian here?

Anyway, the new plan: write a few synopsis and some sample character descriptions; maybe a few sketches. I'm thinking we should aim low. Do we still have public access TV?

Alt., when Joey bombs, as it will (you can smell it, can't you?) - I'll go write for them, and turn a turd into the best post-modern comedy ever!