Published on Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Television needs more crossovers


By ALAN EDRINN
Last updated on 10/05/2009 at 7:01 p.m.

TV show crossovers have always had a spot in television history, from “The Jetsons” meeting “The Flinstones” to “King of the Hill” appearing in “The Simpsons.” Here are some other ideas for modern TV show crossovers.

“Dog the Bounty Hunter” and “Bridezillas”: For the first half of the show, camera crews follow the bride-to-be from store to store as she plans and shops for her wedding. On the second half, Dog and his team come crash the wedding, mace the bridal party, handcuff the groom and drag the bride outside of the wedding and put her in the back of the car. Dog then gives the bride a smoke and explains how all her frustrations and nitpicking were for nothing, before driving around the block and releasing her at the wedding once again.

“The Office” and “Survivor”: For Michael’s latest out of office trip, he lands the whole staff on a deserted island for a team building exercise. But through a Michael-esque mistake, he is unable to get his crew off the island, where they are forced to survive and find a way to escape. Dwight takes a dominant role on the island using his survival tactics, but to the amusement of Jim, who quickly hides Dwight’s survival gear in a tree. Michael is quickly voted off the island after burning down the staff’s shelter while trying to make a fire. The whole staff is eventually rescued by Toby, who wasn’t allowed on the trip.

“Jon and Kate plus Eight” and “CSI”: Kate is found murdered, and there is a large list of suspects. Is it one of the eight children, angry and bitter from the exploitation? Or was it Jon, who finally snapped from the insistent nagging about coupons? “CSI” has the only crew large enough to handle this crime scene, with eight children and an entire house to fingerprint, dust and check for all kinds of unexpected human fluids. CSI fans can even look forward to a new spin-off: CSI: Crazy Dead Reality Star Unit.

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