Most people think it takes a lot of talent, study, and luck to create a sitcom that tops the charts. Well, the truth is that all you need to do is follow these simple rules and you'll be swimming in awards. Don't believe me? Just take a look at what's on television right now!
1. Make sure your cast includes a dumb fat man, a smart skinny man, at least two children (one troublemaker and one genius). For extra points, make sure the mother is a strong female role model......whose also a housewife that thinks no woman can survive without a man in her life.
2. When in doubt, reveal some shocking detail about one of the characters, even if you have to toss away several seasons worth of continuity to do it! If you're really stumped, just make one of the characters gay and let the episode write itself!
3. Toss in a trendy guest star every few episodes. After all, they really have nothing better to do.
4. Arrange the promo in such a way that it makes the series look like softcore porn.
5. Pounce on every idea out there! Everyone knows the world needs a dozen more "It's A Wonderful Life", "A Christmas Carol", and "Mary Poppins" parodies!
6. Make fun of all the places you eat at regularly. I'm sure they'll appreciate it.
7. Shamelessly advertise products, no matter how unrelated they are to the series. It's obvious that faceless, unpopular brand names like Apple and Microsoft need as much publicity as possible!
8. Let the series run several years past its prime. The best shows in the world are the ones that use jokes over and over because the writers are running out of ideas! For a big fat bonus point, use cliche humor so you don't have to come up with anything original!
9. Give your sitcom a snappy, creative name, like "Talk To The Hand" or "Don't Go There". Using the word "show" will almost guarantee it's a massive hit!
10. Make your characters so one-dimensional no one can pick them out of a crowd. That way people won't have to strain their poor brains trying to work out the complex workings of a real human being's mind!
If you this this is all crap, maybe you're right. But I'm sure this would make a great plot for a sitcom!
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