Every now and then, one mere sentence can impart the likelihood that a company is about to lose a very large amount of money, if not suffer great humiliation, without such sentiments ever being fully expressed by the author. In today’s New York Times, Lorne Manly reports that Microsoft is preparing original video content for the web.
The one-year, multimillion-dollar deal calls for the creation of 10 Web pilots for MSN, each tailored to one or more strengths of the Web. Four shows have already been given the go-ahead, including a short-form comedy that can be described, in classic high-concept Hollywood style, as “The Office” meets “Reno 911” meets “Airplane,” doled out in two-and-a-half minute bits starting this fall. Adding to the sitcom verisimilitude: Tom Arnold is close to signing on to star as the lovably flawed pilot for a commuter airline.
I found nothing hilarious about the emergency landing my flight had to take this past Sunday. Which reminds me, they had some person on NPR the other morning talking about how Philadelphia International is the 9th busiest airport in the world and he used one too many football analogies.
uhhh, sudden death overtime? two minute warning? coffin corner?
I really should cool it on the Tom Arnold attacks until I’ve seen “Soul Plane” from begining to end.
amurrican footbal, that is. and specifically the phrase “fumble” numerous times.