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I'm posting this photo because this is how I feel upon hearing the news that Tina Fey will be back in the sitcom business soon with NBC. The new show, a pitch with former 30 Rock writer/producers Robert Carlock and Colleen McGuinness (who created it) is
described by Deadline.com:
Written and executive produced by McGuinness, the project, said to be in the vein of Cheers,
is a character-driven workplace comedy where a young woman in search of
reconnecting with her father finds a new home and family on Fire
Island.
And then later is
described by The Onion's AV Club:
What we do know for certain is that it’s about a young woman
trying to reconnect with her estranged father, which leads her to
discover “a new home and family on Fire Island.” Of course, given Fire
Island’s long history as a comedic shorthand for the gay community,
you can probably extrapolate what that means: That on this show,
everything is constantly on fire. Can this young woman truly have it
all, before it’s all reduced to cinder?
Now, finally, here's what I think it's about. Of course I'm just spitballing, but ...
Lead is a 30ish woman who's just broken up with some asshole guy. She doesn't know what she'll do (complications about where to live result in her being homeless) and at the same time her bitch of a sister manages to impart that their gay dad who left them many years ago now owns a downtrodden resort on Fire Island and needs help. She goes there, hijinks ensue, Dad's maybe a drag queen in the show at the resort, cute guys abound ... and she starts to learn life lessons that will let her eventually find happiness but probably not a boyfriend because that kills shows. She has brown hair.
Whaddaya think? I'd watch my show. I'm sure what this group brings to the table will be just fine. And it's on broadcast television, which is free and not something a cable system can take away from you.
Unless you live in a rough geographic area that impedes that broadcast signal. Or your station is owned by the network that's having a problem with your cable or satellite company.
Or you could just wait till the whole first season hits Blu-ray or Netflix. Your call. Modulate your expectations accordingly.
Sigh.
UPDATE: Stuff happened on Twitter, here's a screengrab.
