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[0:00] Psst! Hey, everyone. I don't have much time.

Dan McCoy

[0:09] I'm pretending that Elliot and Stuart don't know that I hijacked the feed to record this message.

[0:15] And I'm pretending that they'd be pretty mad at me if they didn't already know and approve.

[0:22] Dan? What are you doing in there, buddy?

[0:25] Oh, uh, I'm just, uh, masturbating.

[0:29] There. That ought to buy us some time.

[0:31] I wanted to tell you about a fun stretch goal for the MaxFunDrive.

[0:36] As many of you know, I am an Emmy-winning TV comedy writer.

[0:40] I know. It's surprising to me, too.

[0:42] But the entertainment world right now is a little, well, let's be nice and just call it horrifically broken.

[0:49] But I keep writing.

[0:51] So, I'd like to offer one of my favorite projects that I did, one that may not otherwise ever be seen,

[0:58] to you, the listener and MaxFun supporter, if we get 1,000 new or upgrading members during this drive.

[1:06] If we do that, I will take an original TV comedy script that I have written and turn it into a fully produced audio theater presentation.

[1:14] With sound effects, music, and the closest thing to a celebrity cast that I can assemble from people I personally know and are willing to do me a favor.

[1:25] What's the script?

[1:27] It's called Flyscraper.

[1:31] Flyscraper.

[1:32] Flyscraper.

[1:32] It's about a failing PBS station that has banked its pledge drive on an unseen 70s TV show because that TV show was created by an esteemed American novelist.

[1:45] But they find out the show they've been counting on is a high concept, cheeseball, disaster, garbage, piece of crap about a flying, high-rise apartment building called a Flyscraper.

[1:59] Does this script have a weird premise?

[2:02] Yes.

[2:02] Does it have a more nested narrative than your average Wes Anderson film?

[2:06] Yes.

[2:07] Does it have sophisticated and obscure jokes about actual science fiction authors who moonlighted as TV writers right next to dumb, broad jokes?

[2:16] Yes.

[2:16] Is it kind of like an American Garth Meringue's Dark Place?

[2:20] Kind of yes.

[2:21] Although I promise I only realized that after writing it.

[2:25] The point is, it's the kind of weird, specific script that was probably never going to be bought for TV anyway,

[2:31] but it's perfect for you, beautiful weirdos, and the listener-funded model at maximum fun.

[2:37] Will this be a lot of extra work for me?

[2:39] Yes.

[2:40] Which is why, as much as I'm excited about it, I'm only going to do it if we make that goal of 1,000 new or upgrading members.

[2:48] So, if you have the means, go to maximumfun.org slash join and become a supporting Flophouse listener today.

[2:58] Dan, what are you doing?

S2

[2:59] Stuart says you're masturbating, but I don't think you have this much stamina.

Dan McCoy

[3:03] That's maximumfun.org slash join.

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