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Saving the World Before Dinnertime
Jan. 12th, 2007 11:46 pmUpon retiring to Chez Rissysquatch after a nice sushi dinner this evening, Ms. EC and Bobsquatch and I are sitting around eating ice cream with several chocolate sauces (thanks stealthmuffin and thomascantor for the tasty spiced chocolate verion!).
We get to talking about (amongst other things such as deer gutting illustrating and the best way, per Martha Stewart, to collect and kill fruit flies*) superheroes and cooking books, and I have a Scathingly Brilliant Idea, which we proceed to flesh out.**
This is a zine/webcomic. "Heddy Hopper"*** starts off each episode by putting a casserole in the oven (or slow cooker for variety), is called to defuse a bomb or save the children or some such Adventure, and must then race back a la Ferris Bueller in time to serve up dinner for her family/friends/the Swedish Ambassador/etc. I now also realize that each episode/strip should feature a recipe.
There is severe crossover potential in the TV realm for a comic drama with 42 minute episodes, and 24 style real time unfolding of events.
* Martha is a stone cold killa, and recommends boiling water for the killing portion.
** Am I smoking the crack? Or is this idea just crazy enough to work?
*** This name bears less resemblance to Betty Crocker in print than when said aloud. I think it'd skate under the radar.
We get to talking about (amongst other things such as deer gutting illustrating and the best way, per Martha Stewart, to collect and kill fruit flies*) superheroes and cooking books, and I have a Scathingly Brilliant Idea, which we proceed to flesh out.**
This is a zine/webcomic. "Heddy Hopper"*** starts off each episode by putting a casserole in the oven (or slow cooker for variety), is called to defuse a bomb or save the children or some such Adventure, and must then race back a la Ferris Bueller in time to serve up dinner for her family/friends/the Swedish Ambassador/etc. I now also realize that each episode/strip should feature a recipe.
There is severe crossover potential in the TV realm for a comic drama with 42 minute episodes, and 24 style real time unfolding of events.
* Martha is a stone cold killa, and recommends boiling water for the killing portion.
** Am I smoking the crack? Or is this idea just crazy enough to work?
*** This name bears less resemblance to Betty Crocker in print than when said aloud. I think it'd skate under the radar.
