2014 marks the 50th anniversary of a TV show called “Not Only… But Also” (not to be confused with the album by The 88), the show that first gave the world gunge. NOBA (because I know WAMmers love abbreviations) was a comedy show hosted by Peter Cooke and Dudley Moore and had a segment called Poets Cornered, where guests would recite poetry while avoiding being dunked in a vat of BBC Gunge. Since then, gunge has shown up in… You know what, you’re on a WAM site. You don’t need me to talk about how many TV shows have people getting covered in slimy muck as a major fixture. I also probably don’t need to say how many of us have been influenced by said TV shows to write our own messy stories.
With that in mind, I’m planning a series of stories in the Suziverse which have some of my characters. I’ll have ones that exist already, ones I’ve got planned to debut in upcoming stories, and some entirely new characters. I’ll be calling it the Golden WAMiversary Series. The stories will be about the characters making one-off episodes of various old messy TV shows, including:
- Not Only… But Also
- TISWAS
- Double Dare
- You Can’t Do That On Television
- Fun House
- Noel’s House Party
- Run the Risk
- Get Your Own Back
- Figure It Out
- Dick ‘n’ Dom In Da Bungalow
So what do I need help with? Well, there are four things:
- I know my list of shows is far from complete so I’m taking suggestions for shows I could use.
- I’ve not decided how many of my currently existing characters will be used either, though I can assure you all that most of the major ones (Suzi, Nicki, the Kayotics etc.) will show up at some point. Many of my characters haven’t showed up more than once (like almost all of the SSD civilian gungees), and I’m more than certain there’s potential for them. The question is, which ones would be the best ones to bring back?
- I’ve not decided who’s going on which shows either, though I have ideas.
- I’m also taking ideas for character types for the new characters I’m hoping to use.
Thanks for reading! =)
