Sunday, July 2, 2006

Last Wonder Standing Contest

There will never be a show called “Last Accountant Standing”…“Tune in Tuesday night as America’s brightest aspiring CPAs match wits in a series of complex accounting problems that you can never hope to understand. Our celebrity panel includes Arthur Andersen, Ernst and Touche”.

I shouldn’t say “never”. C-Span may someday look to diversify their programming and/or add a 4th network, C-Span 4: AccounTeeVee.

The same naysayers that said there weren’t enough viewers to warrant a second C-Span, let alone a third are already saying nay to the latest offering from 2HW, “Last Wonder Standing”. Just because the Two Hit Wonder show has yet to get off the ground and may be missing key ingredients like financing, content, talent, key grips, cameramen, a best boy and a camera, does not mean that “Last Wonder Standing” will also remain stuck in pre-production status.

But, it is true that we are pacing ourselves. Having two hit shows burned Drew Caray out to the point that he hasn’t been seen or heard from since “Who’s Line is it Anyway?” went off the air. We fear burnout almost as much as we fear failure and clowns. We will do whatever it takes to make sure that our shows do not put any undue pressure on us.

There’s an outside chance that on July 12th 2HW will be participating in a pay-per-view extravaganza called “Last Wonder Standing”. It will begin at the Las Vegas airport. One cocktail will be consumed at the airport and one at each casino we pass on our way to check-in at the fabulous Gold Coast Hotel-Casino and Bowling Alley. First one to pass out or check-in to the hotel is the runner-up on the Last Wonder Standing. The Last Wonder Standing will be put through a field sobriety test to ensure that they are legally intoxicated enough to accept the award and deliver a drunken acceptance speech.

As is the case with most 2HW contests, there really are no winners. We’ll film until we run out of tape or motivation. Free podcasts may be available at a later date, but we strongly urge you to pay $49.95 for the live streaming video feed. Click on Craig’s moustache above for complete pay-per-view details.

Note: We anticipate some potential legal ramifications stemming from the fact that our production company, Tri-County pants, is not a legal entity in the U.S. and filming in almost every casino in the known world is illegal. But, don’t let that stop you from buying today. We promise to not name names unless it will prevent us from serving any jail time.

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