It was a dark and stormy night CA Short Story

[markem]

Tom awoke. Yes, season 9 of Not Dallas was a dream sequence. Tom was covered in, uh, sweat from the vivid dream. But he vowed ...

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by vstrommark

Tom awoke. Yes, season 9 of Not Dallas was a dream sequence. Tom was covered in, uh, sweat from the vivid dream. But he vowed ...

to make his dream a reality. Or at least reality TV. So he called the Screen Actors Guild to cast the series. To play Klugs, Tom recruited actor...

[markem]

Rupaul. Tom had a wicked sense of humor.

To play puppetmaster Gerry, Tom was equally insistent on ...

[SeanGAR]

Originally Posted by vstrommark

Rupaul. Tom had a wicked sense of humor.

To play puppetmaster Gerry, Tom was equally insistent on ...

Jim Henson ... but there was that small problem .....

[markem]

But Frank Oz was available and they even look alike.

So the cast was taking shape but the screenplay needed work. Tom took out his old manual typewriter and wrote these words:

"It was a dark and storm night."

and followed them up with ...

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by vstrommark

But Frank Oz was available and they even look alike.

So the cast was taking shape but the screenplay needed work. Tom took out his old manual typewriter and wrote these words:

"It was a dark and storm night."

and followed them up with ...

"....and the Gurkhas were flying like the monkeys in the Wizard of Oz". Which was ironic, because Mark showed up on the set, and he....

[markem]

Was covered in lipstick smears. Jessica Alba's shade.

But Tom's attention was diverted by Gerry, who was busy off in a dark corner ...