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(If you’re not familiar with The Amazing Cult Phenomenon That Is The Room, please read up on it and watch clips here. You will thank me, I promise.)
In the past week, I’ve shown The Room to three separate friends at three separate home screenings. I would normally be a little Roomed-out from that, but I will never get tired of the looks of wonder, discovery, awe, and ecstatic amusement on the cute little faces of my friends as they experience The Room for the very first time. In that way, owning a copy of The Room is exactly like being a kindergarten teacher, but with (slightly) fewer pee-pants incidents. After showing The Room to one friend, we came to the conclusion that a major studio needs to hire director Tommy Wiseau to write, produce, cast, star in, and direct a big-budget feature (Dark Knight sequel, maybe), and that the final product would go down in film history. This is not a joke: this is a really really really good idea (Brian Grazer’s assistant, if you’re checking his Google alerts, please pass this idea on.) But so far, despite Entertainment Weekly‘s recent discovery of The Room, nobody in Holllywood has come through with this Best Idea For A Movie Ever, so instead, Tommy’s next project is a sitcom called Neighbors, and here is the unbelievable trailer.
Here’s the plot synopsis (all sic, of course):
The lead character is Charlie, the manager of the building. The tenants are a diverse group of presonality of different ages and backgrounds constantly bringing their problems to Charlie and his secretary girlfiend Bebe. The character of Princess Penelope create commotion by seeing the ghost of her uncle Prince Charles. It is a fresh humorous look at human behavioe with different view points including plenty of surprises. The demographic is all inclusive.
I don’t know, either, but it is real. Please please please, someone put this show on TV. (Eternal gratitude to Russell for the tip!)
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I think the “waaa waaa waaa!” cheering may become the new “cheep cheeeeep cheep” chicken impression . . .
Also, is Tommy wearing a wig? I cannot bare to think he would cut his luscious locks!
a girlFIEND, ay? is that what happens when someone needs coke so badly they blow you? or is that something else?
there’s lots of bathos here… and it’s proud of itself.
Apparently Tommy Wiseau is supposed to make an appearance in the upcoming season 4 of Tim and Eric Awesome Show!
When these two akward intentional/unintentional comedey jugernauts collide it could cause a rip in time and space
i need this so bad.
I’ve been waiting for this for probably two years. The website for it was gone for some reason, and now it’s here (like so many Tommy Wiseau related websites, they just go away and come back):
http://theneighborssitcom.com/
Tommy Wiseau’s tommywiseau.com isn’t up, but I recommend checking it every day until it does come up, because it’s also a goldmine.
I’m a first wave Wiseau fan– known about The Room since 2002 at the latest. Seen it countless times. Thank you, Lindsay, for your continuing Wiseau coverage.
it hurts!
Ok Gabe, you got me. I ordered a copy which will arrive in time for my birthday. I feel fairly confident I will not be let down. It seems to me like you’re the EXpert, Gabe!
The Room is screening at Village East Cinemas, Midnight, March 20th. Just one screening!!