Desperate Times: A Short (I promise) Play
SETTING:
Dinner. MARTHAWHO's household. Last night.
MARTHAWHO:
So I've been thinking...
MR. MARTHAWHO:
That's usually a sign of trouble.
MARTHAWHO:
No seriously. You'll be proud of me.
MR. MARTHAWHO:
OK. Shoot.
MARTHAWHO:
I've decided, after much consideration...
MR. MARTHAWHO:
Yes...?
MARTHAWHO:
... I've decided to give up watching Desperate Housewives on Sundays.
MR. MARTHAWHO:
Hey -- that's great, actually. You know me -- I'm all about watching less TV. That is outstanding, honey. It's one less hour of brain atrophy, and one more hour we could spend doing something more productive. How did you come to this epiphany? Do you think the show sucks, or do you just want to own more of your free time?
MARTHAWHO:
I'm actually just trying to plan ahead. Sopranos starts up again in two weekends, and there's a new HBO show starting that night -- about polygamous Mormons starring Bill Paxon that I know I will get so sucked into. I just can't Tivo that many shoes in one night. I'll already be up until midnight on Sundays catching up.
MR. MARTHAWHO:
(deflated)
Oh.
MARTHAWHO:
Sorry honey. Can you pass me a napkin?
Silence.
CURTAIN
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Dinner. MARTHAWHO's household. Last night.
MARTHAWHO:
So I've been thinking...
MR. MARTHAWHO:
That's usually a sign of trouble.
MARTHAWHO:
No seriously. You'll be proud of me.
MR. MARTHAWHO:
OK. Shoot.
MARTHAWHO:
I've decided, after much consideration...
MR. MARTHAWHO:
Yes...?
MARTHAWHO:
... I've decided to give up watching Desperate Housewives on Sundays.
MR. MARTHAWHO:
Hey -- that's great, actually. You know me -- I'm all about watching less TV. That is outstanding, honey. It's one less hour of brain atrophy, and one more hour we could spend doing something more productive. How did you come to this epiphany? Do you think the show sucks, or do you just want to own more of your free time?
MARTHAWHO:
I'm actually just trying to plan ahead. Sopranos starts up again in two weekends, and there's a new HBO show starting that night -- about polygamous Mormons starring Bill Paxon that I know I will get so sucked into. I just can't Tivo that many shoes in one night. I'll already be up until midnight on Sundays catching up.
MR. MARTHAWHO:
(deflated)
Oh.
MARTHAWHO:
Sorry honey. Can you pass me a napkin?
Silence.
CURTAIN
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posted by Martha Who? | 8:13 AM
1 Comments:
We just moved from reg'lar old cable to the Dish Network this past weekend, and since then Jenn's been undergoing (struggling, fighting, but still undergoing) the revolution of moving from VCR-based taping of her shows (which used to number at 8), to taping about 13 shows and not having to worry about any of the crap of VCR-ing.
So let Mr. MW know I feel his pain in an analogous way.
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