I have no intention of watching the new Lost In Space series, since nothing about the rebooted premise interests me. I would have supreme interest, however, in a show where two of the Lost In Space stars (Molly Parker and Parker Posey) drive around in a van and solve crimes.
Why AREN'T there more "drive around in a van and solve crimes" shows, by the way? The premise has been a running gag for years. It's true that there are literally dozens of procedural crime dramas that have cases-of-the-week and they simply don't feature the protagonists actually using a van as their base of operations, but even still, why not go (or drive) the extra mile? The NCIS team often uses a van for transport purposes, presumably. Why not a plot twist where Mark Harmon and company go rogue and decide to become their own version of the A-Team and/or the Scooby Gang? Why Hollywood hasn't offered me millions of dollars to write these shows, I'll never know.
The boldest premise for my Molly Parker/Parker Posey program would be to have them playing fictionalized versions of themselves, somehow drafted into becoming roving detectives despite their active acting careers. It's really a perfect combination, with Molly being the most straight-laced of the duo and Posey being roughly 30% crazy in every role she's ever played. Why not play both personas up to the hilt in a fictionalized, crime-busting setting? Or, to go in the totally opposite direction, they just play fictional characters...that are more or less these same personas. Ok, so not TOTALLY opposite. They could even play sisters. Pop quiz: which of Molly Parker and Parker Posey is oldest? I thought about this for five minutes before looking it up.
The title possibilities are endless. Parker & Parker, Parker/Parker, Molly Posey, Parker Squared, etc. You probably can't call it just "Parker" without getting a call from the estate of Donald Westlake, but just the singular name obscures the unique nature of the show. It's TWO actresses sharing a SAME NAME but one is a GIVEN NAME and the other is a SURNAME. This is so high-concept it hurts.
Why AREN'T there more "drive around in a van and solve crimes" shows, by the way? The premise has been a running gag for years. It's true that there are literally dozens of procedural crime dramas that have cases-of-the-week and they simply don't feature the protagonists actually using a van as their base of operations, but even still, why not go (or drive) the extra mile? The NCIS team often uses a van for transport purposes, presumably. Why not a plot twist where Mark Harmon and company go rogue and decide to become their own version of the A-Team and/or the Scooby Gang? Why Hollywood hasn't offered me millions of dollars to write these shows, I'll never know.
The boldest premise for my Molly Parker/Parker Posey program would be to have them playing fictionalized versions of themselves, somehow drafted into becoming roving detectives despite their active acting careers. It's really a perfect combination, with Molly being the most straight-laced of the duo and Posey being roughly 30% crazy in every role she's ever played. Why not play both personas up to the hilt in a fictionalized, crime-busting setting? Or, to go in the totally opposite direction, they just play fictional characters...that are more or less these same personas. Ok, so not TOTALLY opposite. They could even play sisters. Pop quiz: which of Molly Parker and Parker Posey is oldest? I thought about this for five minutes before looking it up.
The title possibilities are endless. Parker & Parker, Parker/Parker, Molly Posey, Parker Squared, etc. You probably can't call it just "Parker" without getting a call from the estate of Donald Westlake, but just the singular name obscures the unique nature of the show. It's TWO actresses sharing a SAME NAME but one is a GIVEN NAME and the other is a SURNAME. This is so high-concept it hurts.
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