This piece was actually written in May (2014) and we were at the tail end of a TV fad where shows were doing musical episodes, where the cast all broke into song. As a comedy writer, this is something to parody and naturally you have to pick the least likely show that would do that kind of stunt. And what was the hottest show in town at year? The Walking Dead. Granted, I'm still in my short-sketch period, cranking out promos of a show instead of doing a straight-up parody of it, so it's brief. But, like that show that inspired the bit, it will be entered in our Fright Fest lead up to Halloween. All part of my effort to bring awareness to my book, Halloweenies, available at Amazon.com.
P.S.; the comedy troupe passed on it.
P.S.; the comedy troupe passed on it.
The Singing Dead
(Ominous music. Michonne and RICK creep onto stage.)
ANNOUNCER (o.s.): It was a world gone mad, where the dead walked.
MICHONNE: Rick, I don’t know if I can go on. The zombies just keep coming at us.
RICK: We have to go on, Michonne. We just can’t surrender to despair.
ANNOUNCER (o.s.): From the producers of "The Walking Dead” and “The Sound of Music Live!” comes NBC’s newest television event---
MICHONNE: Why, Rick, why should I go on?
RICK: (singing) The Dead will be gone, tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar on tomorrow, they’ll be gone---
ANNOUNCER (o.s.): It’s “The Singing Dead.”
(DARYL enters.)
DARYL: Rick, there’s more walkers headed this way! See, down by the old railroad track.
RICK: (Singing) I see the walkers coming, coming ‘round the bend---
DARYL: (singing) I ain’t stopped killing walkers since I don’t know when---
(Rick, Daryl and Michonne exit out door.)
ANNOUNCER (o.s.): You like zombies? You like musicals? Then you’ll love “The Singing Dead.” Anyway, that’s what our market research tells us.
(The GOVERNOR steps out, listening at the door.)
GOVERNOR: (singing) Who’s that knocking on the door? Who’s that ringing the bell?
ALL : (singing) Open the door, please and let us in!
(ZOMBIE KICK-LINE enters.)
ANNOUNCER (O.S.) : It’s “The Singing Dead” tonight on NBC. Where else?
The End
ANNOUNCER (o.s.): It was a world gone mad, where the dead walked.
MICHONNE: Rick, I don’t know if I can go on. The zombies just keep coming at us.
RICK: We have to go on, Michonne. We just can’t surrender to despair.
ANNOUNCER (o.s.): From the producers of "The Walking Dead” and “The Sound of Music Live!” comes NBC’s newest television event---
MICHONNE: Why, Rick, why should I go on?
RICK: (singing) The Dead will be gone, tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar on tomorrow, they’ll be gone---
ANNOUNCER (o.s.): It’s “The Singing Dead.”
(DARYL enters.)
DARYL: Rick, there’s more walkers headed this way! See, down by the old railroad track.
RICK: (Singing) I see the walkers coming, coming ‘round the bend---
DARYL: (singing) I ain’t stopped killing walkers since I don’t know when---
(Rick, Daryl and Michonne exit out door.)
ANNOUNCER (o.s.): You like zombies? You like musicals? Then you’ll love “The Singing Dead.” Anyway, that’s what our market research tells us.
(The GOVERNOR steps out, listening at the door.)
GOVERNOR: (singing) Who’s that knocking on the door? Who’s that ringing the bell?
ALL : (singing) Open the door, please and let us in!
(ZOMBIE KICK-LINE enters.)
ANNOUNCER (O.S.) : It’s “The Singing Dead” tonight on NBC. Where else?
The End
