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Artist-in-Residence at Chez Firth

Friday (11/28/08) 7:29pm - ... wherein Peter writes a sketch for Friday Sketch War.

This week's Friday Sketch War had the theme "Oprah".  Here's my entry:


               Friday Sketch War
               Oprah Edition
               "No Accounting for Taste"

               FADE IN:



               INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

               A typical college apartment.  MATTHEW (uptight college kid)
               sits on a couch, picks up a remote, and uses it to turn on an
               entertainment center.  A Pirates of the Caribbean DVD case
               sits nearby.



               ON TV

               Oprah Winfrey's talk show returns from commercial.  The TV
               chiron reads, "I can't control my teenage daughters!"



               BACK ON MATTHEW

               Matthew picks up the DVD case, puzzled.  Looks at it, looks
               at the TV.  Meanwhile, we hear the AUDIO from the TV...

                                   OPRAH (O.S., TV)
                         Sandra, what's the real problem
                         you've had with your mom?

                                   SANDRA (O.S., TV)
                         Mom doesn't like that my sister and
                         I just can't keep our hands off
                         each other.

               PORN MUSIC kicks in.

               Matthew is intrigued.

                                   OPRAH (O.S., TV)
                         Hey... mind if I join you?

               Matthew lets out a little YELP of alarm and turns off the TV.



               INT. CHASE'S BEDROOM - NIGHT

               Typical messy undergrad bedroom.  CHASE (mellow college kid)
               lies in bed.  His outfit includes a belt.

               The room has a shelf of DVDs and two doors:  one (closed)
               door leads to a closet, and one (open) door leads to the
               hallway.  A wig and a magazine sit on the floor.

               Matthew tentatively enters from the hallway, holding a DVD
               labeled "Oprah:  The Lost Nastysodes".

                                   MATTHEW
                         Chase, I think you got a couple of
                         DVDs swapped.

               Chase gets up, picks up the DVD.

                                   CHASE
                         Ooh.  Yeah, that's mine.

               Chase thumbs through the DVDs on the shelf.  Matthew looks
               on.

                                   MATTHEW
                         Chase, is that all Oprah-themed...

                                   CHASE
                         It's Oprah porn.  What?

                                   MATTHEW
                         That's kind of a lot of it, isn't
                         it?

                                   CHASE
                         It's just the classy stuff.
                             (off the DVD)
                         These guys, they get the show down,
                         and their Oprah impersonator is
                         just -- mmm!

                                   MATTHEW
                         Oh.  That's good.  Can I have my
                         Pirates DVD back?

                                   CHASE
                         You like this stuff?  'cos if you
                         want to get into Oprah porn...

               Chase opens the closet door, the inside of which features a
               bikini pinup with Oprah's head crudely pasted on top of it.

                                   CHASE
                         ... I'm your guy.

                                   MATTHEW
                         Oh god.

                                   CHASE
                         Nothin' to be ashamed of.

               Chase picks up the magazine, hands it to Matthew -- the title
               reads "OhhhhhHHH!  The magazine of Oprah-themed Adult
               Entertainment".

                                   CHASE
                         See?  It's a whole industry.

                                   MATTHEW
                         That's not right.

                                   CHASE
                         Wait, I thought you liked The Color
                         Purple.

                                   MATTHEW
                         Yeah, but -- wait, didn't I loan
                         you my copy?

                                   CHASE
                         Want it back?

               Chase rummages through his bedsheets.

                                   MATTHEW
                         No.  I just want to watch Pirates
                         of the Caribbean!

               Matthew trips on the wig.  Sees it.  Picks it up.

                                   MATTHEW
                         This is an Oprah wig.

               Chase crosses to the hallway door, closes it.

                                   CHASE
                         I don't use it for anything weird.

               Matthew drops the wig.

                                   MATTHEW
                         Ew!

                                   CHASE
                         Don't judge!

                                   MATTHEW
                         But Oprah is like America's mom!

                                   CHASE
                             (aw, yeah)
                         I know.

               Chase walks away from the hall door, revealing:

               A poster of an animé tentacle monster, again with Oprah's
               face pasted on.

               Matthew freezes.

                                   CHASE
                         Can't look away, can you?

               Matthew exits in a hurry, and SLAMS the door behind him.

                                   CHASE
                         Whew.  Dodged that bullet.

               He pulls out a remote, presses a button.

               The Oprah posters roll up to reveal similar pin-ups with
               Matthew's head posted on them.

               Chase puts on the wig.  Takes off the belt.

                                   CHASE
                         It's fun time.

               Matthew re-enters.

                                   MATTHEW
                         Look, Chase, could I just get my
                         DVD --

               Matthew sees the new closet poster.  Sees the wig.  Sees the
               belt.

                                   CHASE
                         Hi.

               Matthew exits.

                                                              BLACKOUT.



And that is that.  Hooray for pounding something out in the midst of family stuff!  I'll comment on all the entrants, including my own, once the weekly post goes up on the FSW blog.

(Note: this is mirrored on the Sketchwar site.)

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From:[info]nekomouser
Date:Friday (11/28/08) 6:37pm
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KY? Interesting...

Can you explain this Friday Sketch War you sometimes reference?
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From:[info]hujhax
Date:Friday (11/28/08) 6:43pm
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KY?  Interesting...

Yeah, I grew up here in Louisville....

Can you explain this Friday Sketch War you sometimes reference?

Sure thing!  There are full details here; looks like [info]sadogre and [info]jefpeanutbutter are looking to hop in next week.
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From:[info]coyotesqrl.blogspot.com
Date:Friday (11/28/08) 11:59pm

Nightmares

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Forgot to leave a comment earlier...man, I'm going to sleep with a nightlight tonight. A 100 watt nightlight.
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From:[info]hujhax
Date:Saturday (11/29/08) 6:03pm

Re: Nightmares

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*bows*
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From:[info]therobertsonreport.blogspot.com
Date:Saturday (11/29/08) 1:08am

Ew :)

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The great irony is I think I need some help from Dr. Phil book after reading this :)
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From:[info]hujhax
Date:Saturday (11/29/08) 6:04pm

Re: Ew :)

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~ chortle ~
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