Thursdays rock Kaleena's world

The Office is back today! Hooray! (Note: Kaleena is addicted to this show.) Oh, how sad and obsolete my life has been for the past five months. You have no idea.

I'm sure everyone has heard about The Office spin-off that's planned for next year, although I'm not sure it's as much of a spin-off as it is a creative development by the same writers and creators of the original show, but whatever. I've been thinking about the new show the Office creators have in the works, and while everyone is whispering about a possible scenario featuring the corporate offices of Dunder Mifflin, I'm wondering if we seriously want another show set in the confines of "just another" office?

Cons:

A) It'll simply mimic that of it's predecessor, and

B) Having another office mockumentary will just take all of the good story ideas away from the mothership...

So Nathan and I were thinking and we have some ideas, in case Greg Daniels happens to be looking around for any.

1) Hire Will Arnett. Enough loitering around the halls of 30 Rock- this guy deserves his own show.

2.) If you're looking for a funny female lead, Arnett's wife is pretty funny, too. And is looking to leave SNL...

Possible settings?

1.) A retail store, a la Walmart or Best Buy, or somewhere set in a mall. 
     - exhibit A (example of a random episode)
        episode 3: Black Friday. The day after Thanksgiving is here, and [wacky store manager] gives a powerful speech to get everyone pumped up. Craziness ensues when the security alarms malfunction and continue to go off, non-stop throughout the day. [Random employee] finally gets the courage to make a move on [hot smoothie shop employee] only to come across [hot smoothie employee] totally making out with [random employee's best friend] in the supply closet. Meanwhile the [assistant to the store manager], growing irritated with the amount of unattended children running around the store, rounds them all up like cattle and keeps them locked in the break room. He uses his captive audience to practice for his upcoming interview for assistant assistant store manager. [Store manager] is at a loss when parents start to panic, and the [random city] police department is called, where it's discovered that [store manager] has quite the track record.  

2.) A restaurant, a la the movie Waiting. (Not sure it would be funny stretched out over several seasons, though.)
      - exhibit A
         episode 2: A Shrimp On A Barbie. A restaurant patron is confused when she finds limbs belonging to a plastic doll in her shrimp scampi. Turns out, [random girl] is unsettled when she learns of [random girl's boyfriend] obsession with collecting Barbie dolls, and starts dismembering them. [Random girl's boyfriend] is forced to conduct a criminal investigation complete with police tape and chalk outlines of the dismembered Malibu Stacey and Tracey to find the heartless doll murdererer.

3.) A "mockumentary" of a reality show a la "Real World". 
     - exhibit A
        episode 12: A Real World Vacation: The Real World gang heads to [random foreign country] for a week of partying, random hook-ups, and lots and lots of booze. [Random jock] hits on every woman around and hooks up with an exotic woman with an exotic disease. [Random whore] and [Random drunk girl] head to a bar where [random whore] makes a connection with the bar tender. Typical [drunk girl] gets drunk and stars making advances towards [random whore]'s man. [Random whore] is pissed, and flags a taxi back to the hotel where she dumps [drunk girl]'s suitcase full of clothes into the pool. [Drunk girl] gets home to find her wardrobe floating on top of the pool and a fight ensues. She immediately calls out "the b*tch" who trashed her suitcase, and [random whore] isn't afraid to step up and claim total responsibility. The two exchange fighting words, and things get physical when [drunk girl] throws a fork at [random whore]. The rest of the gang finally pull them apart and talk them down in seperate rooms. The following morning, [drunk girl] decides to be the bigger person and apologizes to [random whore] over breakfast. As [drunk girl] taps her Mimosa with a fork to propose a toast to being total B.F.F., the room mates jokingly duck. Ha-ha! Meanwhile, [hottie-disguised-as-a-dork] continues to pine over [total hottie].

Other ideas?

4. A mockumentary of an up-and-coming band, a la This is Spinal Tap.

5. A mockumentary of a cable news show / cable sports channel a la Sports Night.

6. A mockumentary of stars of a soap opera.

Yeah, I'm out.

xoxo
K