So, at long last, we come to the most interesting of Hollywood ideas. In looking back, I can see many T.J. Monkey’s readers skimming through one of my thoughts and saying to themselves through a drug-induced haze, “I wonder whatever happened to that peripheral character that was not the least bit interesting or important? I would like to see more of said character.” If you have indeed said that, then you, my young friend, have been craving a spinoff!
In the thought On Our Season Finale the T.J. Monkey’s audience was intrigued by the introduction of Michael Caine. Since then, our thousands of readers have been hoping I would write…
On What Happened to Michael Caine
After the dramatic events of our season finale, Michael Caine moved to Seattle where he opened “Michael Caine’s Ye Olde Bait and Tackle Emporium.” Populated by a cast of wacky characters, Michael’s topsy-turvy world seems to consist of one crazy misadventure after another.
Another great thought not too long ago addressed the burning question of whatever happened to REO Speedwagon. Faced with this sudden media attention after so many years, the boys from REO teamed up with Bea Arthur to appear in…
On the Golden REO Speedwagon
Moving to Miami, the boys move in with a recently divorced country-western singer played by Bea Arthur. As these aging hipsters come to grips with the common problems faced by the typical elderly rock band, they are surprised to find their unique musical sound mixing well with the twang of Bea’s banjo and they take to the road to prove that there is indeed life after “Can’t Fight This Feeling.”
Finally, sometimes it’s not enough to pillage ideas from one thought — sometimes you have to take them from two! That’s right, when Seth created a pop star and Flynn mentioned a former Roman emperor in talking about a subject he had no business discussing, who knew the world would want to read…
On Julius Caesar and the Virgin Slut
What happens when a retired Roman Emperor goes back to college to get his degree and ends up sharing an apartment with an up-and-coming virgin slut pop star? Why only the biggest, craziest hit Thought of the year! Even though these two wacky roommates clash, they find that the more they spend time together, the more they learn about themselves… and the more we learn about ourselves.
Clearly, the long line of discarded T.J. Monkey’s characters goes on and on, and the possibilities for successful spinoffs are simply endless! In the end though, when all is said and done, you can’t beat the original quality of T.J. Monkey’s.
Unless, perhaps, you added a virgin slut… or Michael Caine.