Economic PSA (Sketch Show Idea)

[SpikedRocker]

Today I thought of this neat idea for a "fake" PSA (Public Service Announcement).

All based around the United States economy. I have no hard script written about this, just rough ideas for jokes.

Explaining Key Economic Issues:

Bailouts - Buckets of water and having to find a boat
Recession - someones (probably my own or Highsky's) receding hairline
Economic Downturn - the "Turn-down" BMX trick
Furloughs - Confusion with Furlongs, horse racing term
Layoffs - Some crude sex joke
Gas Prices - Fart Jokes


Money Saving Tips

Use of video games to make PSA's instead of live hollywood actors
Crappy Graphics
Child Labor


Again, these are just rough ideas. Pretty much what I had in mind was I would be the serious guy trying to explain these things and then random people chime in with some stupidness relating to what I am talking about. So if anyone can come up with some pretty good well written jokes about this stuff feel free to chip in. As far as production goes, if someone can find a model or a skin that looks simular to me that would be great other wise I'd prolly use Dr. Breen one in maybe the office map as a back ground.

So please only post serious ideas you have in relation to this skit and not your thoughts on the economy.

[MasterkennyG]

dude i really hope we have another wrighting meeting i have alot of ideas!

how about for money saving tipps we smoke snubs! there like cigars 6 inch! it is all the lugery of a regualer cigar , but is amaller and makes you still look like a ritch dughbag!, nubs are a qreat wa to save money, but still look awsome~!~!!



was in the repor

[NIKO]

get some scripts and i can do voices

[MasterkennyG]

get some scripts and i can do voices

same,

[DoubleSb]

Model of Obama?!

[ReneGade]

I'm seeing Layoffs as a parody of the now famous thanks to the beer add NFL coaches press conference "Playoffs"

[SpikedRocker]

[EST SHOT] Int. Office area (probably cs_office)

SpikedRocker - Hi ... I'm (Show Title, still in the works) creator SpikedRocker. As we are glad you've taken intrest in our show, we take pride in our jokes and humor. But we'd also like to take the time to talk seriously for a moment. As we all know the global economy took a nose dive towards the end of last year ...

[CUT TO] Int. Airplane Cockpit (needs to be made)
[GFX TITLE] Dow Jones Air, July 2008.

Pilot - Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. We are current cruising at an industrial average of around 10,000. Skies look pretty clear ahead so sit back and relax.

[SFX] Beeping alarm

Co-pilot - Hey whats this alarm? I've never seen that go off before.

Pilot - Hmm ... says its the housing prices falling alarm. Seems people's values on their houses are losing power.

Co-pilot - Is that important?

Pilot - Eh ... I'd say for now it will be OK. Maybe people will end up buying more houses.

[SFX] Another beeping alarm

Pilot - What now?

Co-pilot - The credit market is loosing its steam, its potentially gonna fall apart.

Pilot - Maybe taking us down to 9,000 will help. Get the lenders to kick in and give people some breathing room.

[SFX] Really loud clackson

Co-pilot - Oh, holy hell!

Pilot - WTF! Banks are failing now?

Co-pilot - What does this mean?

[SFX] Plane losing altitute rapidly.

Pilot - Hold on we are going down!

[CUT TO] Main Scene

SpikedRocker - Big time economists call this a period of "economic downturn".

[CUT TO] Clip, BMX Competition

Announcer - ... And here he goes to preform his signature move ... the economic downturn!
{NOTE} BMX rider crashes

Announcer - Oh no! He crashes doing the economic downturn.

[CUT TO] Main Scene

SpikedRocker - Which is a lighter term to a resession.

Production Assistant - What does your hair have to do with the economy?

SpikedRocker - A RECESSION ... Not Receeding.

Production Assistant - You still need some rogaine!

SpikedRocker - Remind me ... to fire you ... Out of a cannon ... Anyway, the economics finally admitted we run into a resession, then talks of bailouts started.

[CUT TO] Ext. Pirate boat (mg_piratewars)

Pirate - Captain, we need more buckets for out bailout.

Captain{In theme of William Shatner} - Do I ... really ... want to ... burden ... the taxpayers ... for more ... buckets?

Pirate - But Captain, if we don't get more buckets we will sink. I need like 3 or 4 more buckets.

Captain - How do ... you need ... so much? ... You are ... one insignificant ... person.

Pirate - I could get the doctor to help me.

Doctor - Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor not a bailer!

[CUT TO] Main Scene

SpikedRocker - With billions of tax payer money being dumped into the economy and businesses, several finacial hot issues were uncovered. Former SEC CEO Bernie Madoff was found guilty of heading a huge pyramid scheme.

[CUT TO] Ext. Pyramids (needs to be made)

Madoff - Donate a block to me and I'll invest it to give it a big return for you.

Investor - Umm ... You promise I'll get a good return on my investment?

Madoff - Oh yeah, I have hundreds of clients and they are happy.

Investor - OK here's my block for you to make me some good investments.

Madoff - {To accountant} OK. Add this to the others.

Accountant - I don't see how people make any money off this.

Madoff - When I open the casino it will.

[CUT TO] Ext. Pyramid with casino signage.

[CUT TO] Main Scene

SpikedRocker - In closing we'd like to give you a few money saving tips to help in this time of uncertainty.

Unfinished and rough but you kinda get where I am going.

[SpikedRocker]

[SVENDY]

lol spiked, are you ever gonna need me?
[SPIKE]

You can map me a good airplane interior and pyramid scene lol.

[SVENDY]

okay i'll do that
how much of the plain do you need. and just solid pyramids, or so you can walk in them?

[SPIKE]

Pretty much I need a decent size cockpit, you can create like first class seating I might use as some cut-away shots, I need to be able to walk on the outside of the plane to shoot from the outside but also need to see the sky from when shooting from the inside. So i'd say some no draws or something. It really needs to look sharp.

As for the pyramid, Its just outside parts of it, don't need to go inside. Need to be blocky and not smooth. Needs two versions, could be in the same map to save time and confusion. The pyramid in mid-construction then the finished all flashy pyramid with signs and lights for the ending.

[Svendy]

okay comming right up, lol please be a little more detailed on your pyramid order? you want one blocky and getting build and one smooth finished with a billbord?

Spike- Umm...let me get back to you on it later tonight. I'll find some pictures to show you more of what I am talking about.

[Crimson]

I'll be the Production Assistant!!!

[Svendy]

Spike- Umm...let me get back to you on it later tonight. I'll find some pictures to show you more of what I am talking about.

still awating...

[SpikedRocker]

still awating...

LOL...you know how screwed up things are now lol...you post whore.

[Svendy]

i know...

post count +2 spiked :toung:

[SpikedRocker]

You were on the right track thought.
The first one:
http://www.yourparanormal.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/great_pyramid.jpg

Second (finsihed one):
http://www.hotels357.com/uploaded_images/luxor-hotel-726385.jpg

[Svendy]

thanks i think i can work some thing out from that