Friday, October 9, 2009

Sitcom Musical

5:30 am PST
Each episode is comprised of a handful of short sequences choreographed and set to music.

Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover

It's lunchtime and Mark and Steve cross a parking lot on their way to a Mexican fast food restaurant at a strip mall.

As they stroll, the two coworkers recall their earlier activities of working in a Sim City 3000 3D modeling package to customize a Zoo headquarters skyscraper. The design is reminiscent of the Wisconsin Gas Company building in Milwaukee with its terraced facades; the two workers were busy converting the surrounding city streets into sprawling green parks.

Steve pulls some papers out of his khaki trousers and flips a red square - shuriken style - at Mark shouting, "Green square!" It turns out that the square piece of paper is actually colored blue, and is a game piece to a promotional sweepstakes game sponsored by Burger King, and is the match to a pair of blue game pieces Mark needs in order to redeem them for a toasted English muffin.

Mark decides to collect his prize and Steve continues into the Mexican food restaurant, tossing the remainder of his game pieces in a nearby trash receptacle, saying "I don't need this trash in my pocket."

Steve nods to an ex-coworker seated on a table between the restaurant's entrance and the ordering counter. Glancing at the menu, he mutters, "I don't need this trash in my body," then turns and leaves.

Lunchtime is over and Steve heads to his second job at a rival Mexican restaurant next door to the one he just left, and, spotting his coworker Andrew, launches into an impromptu game of 'feed the beast' in which Steve attempts to strangle Andrew.

Andrew spots Steve and bolts away in panic, flipping over a table to block a doorway. Steve leaps through the doorway and over the table and deftly grabs Andrew by the neck in one fluid catlike movement all at the beginning of the final riff at the 4-minute mark in the song.