(title inspired by Arlene)
So, it’s kind of strange that I would come home from an overnighter at my sister’s today and find a comment suggesting that perhaps I could have taken the crapfest that was And the Truth Will (Sometimes) Set You Free and turned it into something that didn’t suck ass, or at least sucked slightly less ass. I’d like to think so.
Finding said comment, in and of itself, wasn’t strange. Obviously. Unless, of course, the definition of the word strange is lost on you, and in that case it may not be so obvious.
What is strange about finding this comment is that I actually came home Friday night and prompted myself with a 24-hour Women’s Murder Club episode challenge. That’s right. I said to myself, “Self…” because that’s what I call myself. “Self,” I said, “let’s see what you can do with twenty-four hours and an idea for a really kickass opening sequence to an episode. Can you right an entire episode in twenty-four hours, Self? Can you keep everyone in character, strike a blend between the club interaction we all miss and the more fast-paced action-fueled fare the network is after, and create an episode that you would find enjoyable if you didn’t write it?”
Well, in what ended up being slightly less than twenty-four hours when all was said and done, I have managed to crank out a spec script for Women’s Murder Club. I call the episode “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”. It comes in at only forty pages, though it would probably run the roughly 43-ish minutes that a WMC ep runs. It is utterly imperfect. I did, after all, write it in less than twenty-four hours. But, you know what? For something that was written hurriedly, with zero time for second guessing, I actually kind of love it.
Check it out if you are so inclined:
Women’s Murder Club - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.pdf
Now, if only ABC, 20th Century Fox, and the producers would find it floating out here in cyberspace, and say -
“You know what I’m thinking? I’m thinking 2nd season opener.”
Fuck it. I can dream can’t I?
May 12th, 2008 at 1:03 am
That is pretty darn cool.
May 12th, 2008 at 1:30 am
I like it!
That’s a pretty darn good effort, even if you are down playing it
I’m thinking you just wrote the opening for season two, and I’m hoping you might even continue on and write the whole season for us? Too much to hope…?
PLEASE!!!
May 12th, 2008 at 8:19 am
Very good! And in light of what I fear is coming tomorrow, bittersweet. This is the kind of episode the show should have come back with. How do we get those monkeys over at Fox and ABC to notice your genius?
Oh and about the episode itself. I could so imagine Cindy in holding, signing “Oklahoma” or something and Linsday walking up to her: “Stop singing” and she stops immediately. BWHAHAHAHAHA!! *tears of laughter ensue*
May 12th, 2008 at 8:30 am
Great story. This would be a perfect opening for season two. I especially liked Cindy’s behaviour when locked in the cell. I can totally see her doing that. But I still wouldn’t mind reading a fic of your version of 1×12. There was just so much opportunity there that was completely skipped over.
May 12th, 2008 at 8:56 am
so i went from havin a great day to an awful day and then i read this and my day got sooo much better! and its only 9 in the morning! see me being my 17 year old self was dumped by the boy who i asked out, his eyes met mine and sighed showing pain and then he said no, i told him just yesterday that my answer to him asking me out today… sigh i guess i will never understand men… btw thanks for putting this up my smile came back! thanks and personaly i think abc should ask you to write for them! you kick ass!
jessi
ps i rant if you cant tell… its just a thing i do.
May 12th, 2008 at 9:21 am
I could probably crank out an entire season. Of course, I would probably want to take a little more time with future eps, so it might take me quite some time.
I thought it would be a pretty sweet comeback episode, and I totally thought Cindy singing in the cell would be both utterly Cindy and hysterical.
As for how to get the ABC/Fox peeps to notice my genius… believe me, I’m putting forth an effort myself. If you want to help though, you could always call the ABC line and drop my name on their automated system. Not pleading… just hinting.
I actually wrote a short little something about the 1.12 slightings. I just still don’t know whether or not I want to post it. It’s not a whole fic. It’s just a rambling.
Jessi… I’m so sorry
But I’m glad you got your smile back!
May 13th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
this episode rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it’s GREAT, Cindy singing in the cell and the whole thing with Lindsay arresting her and keeping her safe.. yum! And what’s even better: they could actually air something like this because it’s just sub-texty enough for us to be pleased and for them to not really care (or notice, who knows..)..
I liked the case too, it was exciting and interesting, with interrogations, stubborn suspects, investigations, innocent victims etc…
I believe this has already been said, so I’ll repeat it: you are an evil genius!
I really adore you right now!!