Posted on 08/28/2002 11:19:57 AM PDT by Hillary's Folly
The boardroom was a virtual who’s who of the network's finest and most fertile minds. The programming decisions for the upcoming season would be finalized today. FOX’s 3007 lineup would win the ratings game this year, or Josh Bingstrom would see to it that heads rolled. The room quickly fell silent as Bingstrom stood to address the crowd.
“For those of you who aren’t aware,” he began. “Pushing People off of Buildings has been cancelled.”
“Oh no!” shouted James Altmoore, the show’s creator. “What about Tying Streetwalkers to Outboard Motors?”
“History,” replied Bingstrom. “At least until we’ve settled that lawsuit with the Pimp’s Union .”
“Force Feeding Supermodels?”
“Cancelled.”
“Sell Us Your Baby?”
“Too much hassle,” said Bingstrom. “White slavery doesn’t pay what it used to and our negotiations with Kentucky Fried Chicken fell through.”
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