Running on Empty by Kyle W.

I think I want to work for a TV company. Not as an executive. Not as a cameraman or even a TV personality. Please, PLEASE let me work as the guy that comes up with new shows.

Why? Why give up my already extremely rewarding career as a video game liaison for Best Buy? Because we have officially run out of ideas for television shows.

I've come to this horrific realization just now. As in many American homes, my TV was on, even though nobody was watching. I'm far too busy surfing the internet for YouTube videos of cats falling asleep to get up and find the remote to turn it off. So I look up and see what program is on. And what do I find but a show about a collection of funny video clips. Not America's Funniest Videos either. It's a clip show about videos that are ON THE INTERNET.

Why do I want to watch a TV show about internet videos? We have this thing called YouTube which actually allows us to watch what we want instead of whatever half-funny garbage they can find and get rights to play. That show is as fucking stupid as watching a TV show about paint drying or grass growing. Oh wait, that's This Old House. And the kicker is, they direct you to their website at the end of the show to see more. So I'm watching a TV show about internet videos that you can find on their website that they got off YouTube in the first place.

And even the "good" shows on TV are only rehashed versions of old ideas. Take one of the more popular cartoons of today, Spongebob Squarepants. Now, I'm sure the scripts are somewhat original and they do genuinely have funny moments. However, I feel that their formula is familiar. In fact it's the same exact formula as Rocko's Modern Life.

Strange main character? Check. Anthropomorphic wallaby, Anthropomorphic sea sponge
Dopey, fat best friend? Check. Heffer Wolfe and Patrick Star
Irritable next door neighbor? Check again. Grouchy Mr. Bighead and grumpy Squidward.
A boss that has an interesting way to hire employees? Check. Mr. Dupette and Mr. Krabs.

And then there's Grey's Anatomy, a tweened out ER.
Lost, which is just Gilligan's Island as a drama.
And do I really have to say anything about the disgusting influx of reality TV?

Even shows I enjoy aren't really that original.

House is the exact same show every time, much like how Perry Mason and Matlock were. It was not about what happened, but how it happened.

So if a TV executive happens to read this, hire me! I have actually GOOD ideas for TV shows that aren't recycled or just contests about singing.

Now, of course, I will explain some of those ideas I mentioned, but for now I leave you with a challenge to come up with a unique idea for a TV series.