Monday, April 19, 2010

Pregnancy TV Shows

I am in love with the show "16 and Pregnant." I do have a couple of gripes though, in that they always start the show when the girls are about 7 months pregnant. They miss all the good stuff in the beginning where the girls think they are pregnant but aren't sure. They also miss the part where the girls drive to an out-of-the-way CVS to buy a pregnancy test so nobody sees them buying it. They miss the secret trip to P-squared (aka Planned Parenthood) to confirm the big news. Most importantly, they miss the best part where the girl announces to her friends and family, "I'M PREGNANT" and all the priceless reaction shots that come with the big announcement.
I recently came up a new idea for a show called, "30 and Maybe Pregnant" (don't ask how I came up with the idea, but let's just say I was inspired). The show would have to be on MTV's sister station VH1 because 30 is too old for MTV and there is probably no openings on their schedule unless "Date my Mom" gets cancelled. The show would open with a 30-year-old female thinking she is pregnant. The 30-year-old female had a good job and lives in NYC. She will go to an out-of-the-way Duane Reade to purchase a pregnant test so her usual clerks don't know the news (besides she wants to buy a pack of butts from them on the way home and is concerned about the reaction of purchasing a pregnancy test and a pack of Parliment Lights). She will then delay taking the test because she has plans with the girls this weekend and doesn't want to not be able to drink. After her night of fun with the girls, the pilot will end with the girl getting her period. Nobody wants to see a sad show where the girl has to move to Queens and have a baby that she keeps pawning off on her mom, we have "16 and Pregnant" to see that. This show will only be a half hour (one hour is too long to watch toothless family members saying, "you need to take care of your baby").

3 comments:

laurap said...

Wow, sounds like this show might be based on real life events, no?

Lisa said...

Geez I don't know ANYONE that this could be about!

Peggy said...

How could this be real? What 30 year old is too embarrassed to buy a pregnancy test..... jeez