Anyone had an idea that has popped up on TV? Page 2

I wrote a sitcom set in a high rise block of flats, which was a bummer because I'd actually written the entire thing and not just a treatment which is what I usually do. Damn you, Sean Lock!

However, a couple of characters migrated over to my latest sitcom effort so it's not always a bad thing. Bloody annoying at the time though.

I've also just watched a clip on youtube of a kids' sketch show that - bizarrely - features a sketch I wrote about 4 years ago and submitted to an entirely different kids show. I don't think it's plagiarism - I'm hoping it isn't anyway - more likely an error? I prefer to give people the benefit of the doubt in the first instance. Thing is I've got absolutely no proof anyway, the original file was lost / binned ages ago, but still, there it is, more-or-less word for word.

Apart from my hat https://www.comedy.co.uk/forums/thread/9734

I haven't been copied as such but I've heard a radio ad that was very similar to a character and sketch I created and put on the web. A few other people even noticed it. The character's voice and occupation was the same and the idea was similar.

There's a book I'd really like to adapt to film and I'm just hoping no one does it before I get the chance.

It's called Dr No....(just kidding. I'm not telling anyone about the book I'd like to adapt - which will make it really hard to pitch I guess.)

I've noticed and advert recently, not sure what for, where a little girl comes in a breaks a fully grown man into confessing to something; which is exactly the same as a Will Ferrel sketch on the Funny Or Die website. Obviously Ferrel and the rest might have struck some sort of deal; but I wouldn't be surprised if some advertiser just found it on the net and ripped it off. Of course there's the whole Sugar Puffs, Mighty Boosh debacle as well.

Don't think anyones nicked anything of mine though.

Quote: Matthew Stott @ October 14 2008, 8:09 PM BST

I've noticed and advert recently, not sure what for, where a little girl comes in a breaks a fully grown man into confessing to something;

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Haribo. Nasty continental version of lovely sweeties.

Quote: Splodge @ October 14 2008, 4:57 PM BST

When did you write yours?

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11th September 2007 according to the properties on the Word document, although I had the idea about a week beforehand and scribbled half of it down in my notebook first.

Quote: Afinkawan @ October 14 2008, 9:02 PM BST

11th September 2007 according to the properties on the Word document, although I had the idea about a week beforehand and scribbled half of it down in my notebook first.

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Yep, there have been a few of them after that date, particularly on Tilt (there was a rather funny Soap one if I recall) but the first time I heard one was Mark and Lard's chart forecast on Radio 1.

http://biggedy99.tripod.com/audio/chart.shtml

Don't think the audio works though, maybe it exists somewhere else...

Quote: Splodge @ October 15 2008, 11:25 AM BST

Yep, there have been a few of them after that date, particularly on Tilt (there was a rather funny Soap one if I recall) but the first time I heard one was Mark and Lard's chart forecast on Radio 1.

http://biggedy99.tripod.com/audio/chart.shtml

Don't think the audio works though, maybe it exists somewhere else...

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I've never heard any Mark & Lard but it's a reasonably obvious format for parody.

Quote: Afinkawan @ October 15 2008, 11:34 AM BST

I've never heard any Mark & Lard but it's a reasonably obvious format for parody.

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It seems to work very well too, I don't think I've heard a bad or unfunny one yet...

Quote: Splodge @ October 15 2008, 11:39 AM BST

It seems to work very well too, I don't think I've heard a bad or unfunny one yet...

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True. I imagine the fact that the real Shipping Forecast is very structured lends itself to parodies when they stick to the format.

I shall just console myself with the fact that none of them were as funny as mine

When I was 7 years old, in a fun school assignment, I came up with this idea for a sitcom charting the lives of a wheeler-dealer living in a block of flats with his younger brother, set in Peckham. My original synopsis (written in crayon) had them living with their grandad, though I amended that to living with their sea-faring uncle (even at 7 I realised the grandad character would be a little too cantakerous for the first couple of series and the actor may well pass-away within a few years). Though I think you can guess where my idea got usurped, looking at my teacher's suggestions on how to improve my sitcom idea, she did suggest that I should, after reading my outline of plots for a series lasting over 25 years, finish the series after they became millionaires.

Spooky.

I never believed stuff and then Victor Meldrew appeared. I couldn't believe it.

Quote: Leevil @ October 16 2008, 1:43 AM BST

I never believed stuff and then Victor Meldrew appeared. I couldn't believe it.

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Oh, I did chuckle at that - the presentation was joy.

One of the best indictments (as an aside) of catchphrases was when Richard Wilson appeared on 'Shooting Stars' and Bob Mortimer introduced him as the comedy character Victor Meldrew, whose catchphrase we all know and love... "I don't believe you!"

Vic & Bob <3 (...need to be on TV more!)

Quote: Leevil @ October 16 2008, 1:50 AM BST

Vic & Bob <3 (...need to be on TV more!)

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'Catterick' was probably the funniest thing that ever appeared on BBC3. That was quite a while ago.