If your computer
can handle it (meaning it doesn't stutter once it's
loaded) click the "HD" button...
incredible.
I know I've gone
to pretty extreme lengths for a joke before - but
jesus... any idea how embarrassing it is to paint
primary colors on your driveway for a grade school
game like 4-Square? I felt like Michael Jackson. Like,
I'm sure my neighbors were waiting for the hopscotch
next. And, yeah - this is greaaaaaat for the resale
value. nothing screams "buy my house" like a freaking
4-Square court permanently painted on your
driveway. Not that I'm selling but, godddddddamn was I
not going to go through all of this for one
entry.
So yes, it is
true... and I wasn't even remotely joking... I'm
actually doin' this. And I believe about as strongly
as I believe anything that it will be highly
entertaining, and no matter how ridiculous you reading
right now might think it is... you will actually be
hooked on it this summer. Lemme recap the previous 10
"April Fools'" entries:
2000 - Jess
leaving -
FALSE (a bit
ironic considering, but false
nonetheless)
2001 - Winning
the lottery -
FALSE (best
joke EVER, so hard to pull off
believeability)
2002 - Trailer
stolen -
FALSE
(pretty weak, but got some of you)
2003 - Dad's
heart scare -
TRUE (bound
to happen, huge news on THAT day)
2004 - Leaving
LA - FALSE
(so well written, it even felt true to
ME)
2005 - Adam
"4tvs" Kontras -
TRUE (true
at the time, but papers never filed)
2006 -
Charlotte/America's Got Talent -
TRUE
(nothing will ever beat this entry)
2007 - Still
married -
TRUE (every
word of that entry is true, even the
Wii)
2008 - Donna
pregnant -
FALSE (to
which we both can honestly say - WHEW)
2009 - 4-Square
reality show -
TRUE (too
obvious a "joke" NOT to be true)
Unfortunately this
year - nearly all of you were complete pussies. No one
was willing to put their neck out there and guess
after the last entry. The few that did however - all
said false. The only people that "got it" were just
people that had completely forgotten it was April
Fools Day to begin with. So I guess I can say "awesome
100%" ... but since so damn many of you were like "I
don't know..." it was nowhere near as fun. But enough
about that - and onto the announcement of this reality
show:
So this is
happening and so far these are the points I'm fairly
certain of:
1) 12 players -
actually casting the parts for a better
story.
2) 10 quick
webisodes, 5 minutes each, for a period of 10 weeks
this summer.
3) Men and
women competing equally allowing for more
interesting subplots.
4) All the
reality show staples with weekly immunity and
fucking your friends throughout.
5) And of
course, duh - 4-Square.
...and damnit I
still have yet to play an actual game!!! Was able to
pull off 3-Square this weekend and it was actually
enough to remember just how addictive, frustrating and
intense this game can be. Throw in scoring? Whole
different level. With scoring it's a constant game of
"Target the leader" even if he isn't in 'A' at the
moment. It really gets complicated and quite
intense.
As well, I'm
contacting Atom Films and some other sites I know of
that are willing to pay for content as this quick
format and high production value just might work. The
nostalgia involved with the game is really up there as
well and the pure audacity of it is perfect. However,
it's all gonna come down to the casting. Plain and
simple. The participants will make or break this
because the truth of the matter - no one wants to
watch a bunch of people play 4-Square. Period. I need
to hit every age/race/sex demographic possible and
abso-tively need to have a real-life couple somewhere
within this.
Still think I'm
crazy? Well, kinda. You'll all understand where this
"need" came from at the end of June as well as several
other side-stories to The Journey that are going to
"need" to litter the next several months. This need to
create sub-plots however... it's the mother of
invention and the reason this site is integral to
"making it" out here. It absolutely forces me to
push my limits of what I can do in an effort to keep
the story interesting. And since I'm not feeling the
whole "let's get married and divorced" subplots at the
moment... I thought this would do.
:-)
So welcome to
April. Very funny video for the next entry.
