LITTLE ROCK — Why should TV characters be confined to one series on one network all the time? Isn't it fun when things get mixed up?
For the new On TV Contest, the judge asks: What is your dream crossover?
Do you think it would be great if those crimefighting criminals of Leverage took on the twisted corporate types on Damages? Would you love to hear Gregory House verbally skewer the whiny Grey's Anatomy doctors?
The judge would like some elaboration, so be prepared to explain your choice. Just saying, "I think it would be funny if The Office met 30 Rock" won't be good enough. Tell the judge why. If you're more creative and have an idea for how this collision would turn out, you can always describe that to the judge.
Just a few rules to keep in mind:
The series you choose cannot be shows that have crossed over before. Most of the Cheers gang paid visits to Frasier. The lawyers of Ally McBeal and The Practice crossed paths. Those are off-limits. Now, if you wanted Cheers and Ally McBeal to meet up, that would be fine.
You are allowed to bring in as many series as you want but do try to keep it manageable.
And scripted series only, please. Thank you.
Send the entry (one per contestant), including your mailing address and daytime phone number, to Jennifer Nixon at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, Ark. 72203; or jnixon@arkansasonline.com. Entries must be received no later than 3 p.m. Sept. 21.
The reader with the best-written entry will win the chance to choose from Judge Nixon's Fabulous Prize Pile of TV DVD sets. The judge likes humor and creativity - as long as your entry is in written form.
Who can enter: anyone except the winner of the last contest, Deborah Goff of Springdale. Also, no Democrat-Gazette employees.
What about different series that featured the same actor playing different parts? The judge won't ban that, but she would prefer you left those alone. In other words? Please don't mix Dallas and I Dream of Jeannie, then fill your entry with jokes about J.R. Ewing looking an awful lot like Tony Nelson. The judge finds that sort of humor too easy - and unfunny.
Note to privacy-conscious readers: We do not compile lists of mail or e-mail addresses for evil plots or marketing purposes. All entries are destroyed after the judge has selected her winner.
Note to sticklers for the truth: TV Judge Nixon is not a government official. "TV judge" is a made-up title.
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