

'We could make them the Deviant Crimes Unit,' he goes on to add, clearly on a roll. 'Let's just add more violence and make it really grisly, we are Fox after all,' another suit suggests to a hearty reply of 'now you're getting it', from the big chief. 'Stand out! If we do that people may be confused! Let's give them more of what they already like!' the big chief screams. 'But there are already far too many CSI clones out there, what can we do to make ours stand out?' a naive junior enquires and is sacked instantly.

'People like CSI, so let's do another copy of that,' Blandman adds. 'I'm listening.' the boss replies, suddenly interested. 'That's why we invented reality TV.' 'We could do yet another crime drama.' suggests a man in a bland suit. 'Don't you know good writers cost lots of money!' the big chief barks. 'Well, how about getting together some great comedy writers and doing a quality sitcom?' offers another and is fired on the spot. 'How about aiming for something like 24 or The West Wing?' says one of them, but they all agree it would be too expensive, and cheap TV is less likely to harm the station if it flops. There's a group of Fox TV executives sitting around a boardroom table wondering what new show to commission.
