Shoulders of Giants

The Pitch:  Come up with a direct sequel to this ‘90s Sylvester Stallone action-comedy classic. 

 

 

 “…maybe one of the worst films in the entire solar system, including alien productions we've never seen…”

 

“…a flatworm could write a better script.”

 

“…In some countries – China, I believe – running (the movie) once a week on government television has lowered the birth rate to zero. If they ran it twice a week, I believe in twenty years China would be extinct.”

-Sylvester Stallone

An assortment of Mini-Pitches and Scenic Rambles, as Sheppy talks Old Classics, New Treasures and Sylvester Stallone.

 

 

“You can’t turn it off!”

The Pitch:  A nail-biting, series spanning arc, as Jessica Fletcher meets her Moriarty, in a game of lies, obsession, murder and love.

 

Will this super-sleuth live to write another day, or will this be her final chapter?

 

 

 

 

 

 

David Tolliver-       “Send me a copy of the book when it’s finished?”

Jessica Fletcher-  “I may do better. You may end up being a character.”

David-                    “And what would I be? A victim, suspect, killer?”

Jessica-                  “…I haven’t made up my mind yet…”

 

- “Lovers and Other Killers”-  Season 1, Episode 5

Hold tight! Sheppy’s going off on TV phenomenon 24…

 

…Pitching his own season for this pulse-pounding, double-tapping, morally dubious super-show, while also talking the life, times, films and musical triumphs of star Kiefer Sutherland.

 

This Podcast takes place between when you start and when you stop.

Events occur in real time.

 

 

“Damn it!”

The Pitch-  "Starman 2"

 

This week Sheppy talks John Carpenter’s 1984 Romantic Sci-Fi Drama, Starman, while pitching a sequel to this oft-forgotten gem.

 

 

 

“You are at your very best when things are worst.”