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Thursday, December 6, 2007

A better use of air time during the writer's strike...


It's 1996 on the Jay Leno show tonight.  Yet another rerun. 

I'm not against the writer's strike, mind you, but I've been wondering if maybe this might be an opening to start up a few disability -related TV shows. Why waste air time watching shows from a decade ago?

Here's one I thought of:

Instead of Kitchen Nightmares with chef Gordon Ramsey going around "fixing up" restaurants in trouble, we could have Access Nightmares where we send him around to "fix up" the worst and least accessible restaurants - and give a good talking to the scoundrels in the process.  Imagine him making faces at people as they try to give their half baked reasons to him. 

His motivational style along with his offer of free renovations would surely catch on to restaurant owners that have access issues.  When he unveils the newly accessible  bathroom , we'll all swoon. Braille menus - no problem.  Tables set up so that you can roll through the restaurant. And not one wait person who says "What will she be having tonight?" to the person who accompanies you. Not with the new training program in place!

All of these access nightmares will be solved by chef Ramsey's visit. 

Yes, we are wasting valuable air time, folks. 

Of course, if you'd rather watch reruns...hey....

[visual description: Chef Gordon Ramsey is shown standing in front of a restaurant kitchen's steel doors, which are half open behind him. He is wearing a white chef's outfit.]


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

That would be cool.