Blogs that should be turned into TV shows

Bloggers are still getting press, which means that they'll soon be turned into TV fodder. A few blogs we know of are just screaming for a treatment.

• Veiled Coneit, a bracing dissection of The New York Times' Wedding Column's vanities, needs to be made into a reality/documentary show. It's Michael Moore's big chance to get back on the tube, but don't let him host. Put Michael Musto in front of Moore's camera, and let 'er rip. Concept: A twist on 'Queer eye for the Wedding Guy', with a deconstructivist, nihilistic bent.

• Post Secret, one of the breakout blogs of the year, inevitably will get the star treatment. Perhaps it will be like the old "Millionaire" show, where we get involved in people's secrets and straighten them out. Or make them worse, whichever floats Mr. Nielsen's tug. We see a Robin Leech comeback here. Super! Concept: 'I've Got a Secret' for wired postmoderns.

• The Manolo needs some prep for prime time, but the potential is there. We once suggested to Chris Muir that he be made a character in his strip. We even blocked out some ideas for him. We still think this is a good idea. (Perhaps Muir's strip could become a show, with the Manolo's star power to propel it.) Concept: 'Sex in the CIty', told from the ankles down.

• Ze Frank already appears in a host of little videos on his site. A talent waiting to be discovered, Ze was born for some sort of techie half-hour comedy. Concept: 'Pee Wee' for grown-ups.

• The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century is a perfect title for a TV show. We don't even care what it's about. Plus, accordion acceptance runs in cycles, like yo-yos and Rubik's Cubes. Clearly, the time has come for Accordion Guy. Concept: 'Lawrence Welk' confronts the digital age.

• Camp Katrina: Military comedies come in and out of favor. Phil Silvers, MASH, Gomer Pyle, McHale's Navy, Hogan's Heroes, and others have all done well with the concept. Right now, the left would embrace such a comedy just so they could proclaim their support for the military. Bonuses: There's been a dearth of military comedy on the air in recent years, and the show has a potential star in Spc. Phil Van Treuren. The only hitch is the name: "Camp" should start with a "K". Otherwise, let's greenlight this puppy. Pilot: Phil's new C.O. turns out to be Jim Nabors.

• Dawn Patrol, aka "No Sex in the CIty". Flying Nun meets That Girl. Concept: How does Dawn Eden stay chased, yet chaste? Pilot: Dawn baptises her blind date. Bonus: Big ratings in the heartland.

• The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns: Another great title awaiting repurposing for TV. Sam is a Canadian nanny who lives with/works for Mr. Big. We all know how shows featuring Big, or a Nanny, have fared in the past. It's Sex in the City meets The Nanny meets Bob and Doug McKenzie. Beauty, eh? Send it up the flagpole. Pilot: Worried over her flagging Site Meter numbers, Sam agrees to liveblog a Canadian Swingers' Club meeting. To avoid Big's disapproval, she pretends to be attending a session of the Town Council.

• Dustbury: Charles would be the first to protest that he leads a dull, midwest Middle American nonexistence. Never mind - shows about nothing have taken off before. Plus, his pining for unattainable snarkgoddess Maureen Dowd (a central theme of the show) makes the concept soar. This one's American Splendor meets Sideways, meets Seinfeld. Frequent appearances are made by Janeane Garofalo, playing Charles' archenemy, Maud Newton. Next-door neighbor Sean Gleeson stops by frequently to mooch food, get away from the wife, and involve Charles in crazy get-rich-quick schemes. Pilot: Charles falls in a well, just before the Super Bowl. Rather than spoil the party, the gang lowers him down a laptop and some Cheetos.

• The Instapundit: Concept: 'The Shadow' meets 'The Nutty Professor'. Pilot: Glenn worries that his secret Chinese blogging sweatshop opportunity facility will be revealed.

• The Moderate Voice: Concept: A ventriloquist who blogs. [You're probably ready to handle this one yourselves.]

UPDATE: We knew this would happen. Laura Lee is the first to feel left out. (You turned down our marriage offer, Laura, so don't expect any favors from us!) All right then, anyone else who wants to get into the act, post your own TV show in the comments. Let's see if Fox picks you up.

UPDATE #2: Charles says the term 'Midwest' does not apply to Oklahoma. He's right. As Wikipedia says, "Often people from the Coasts act as if any area that is not near the Ocean or in the Deep South is the Midwest, lumping states like Idaho and Utah into the region. As this would add immense area to the Midwest, not to mention do injustice to the cultural differences that occur in different parts of the nation's interior, this would be incorrect if not insulting." Wiki also says the whole "midwest" thing is sloppy and archaic anyway. All right, all right, already. Sorry we mentioned it.

Charles also tells us that Sean Gleeson is not right next door, but 3 miles away. (Looks closer on the Google map though.) However, Charles does not object to our references to Sean's moochy tendencies, get-rich-quick mentality, or spousal aversion. And here we thought we were just making it all up!

UPDATE #3: Charles insists the Google map says 3.6 miles. Hey, we only said it looks closer! On the map, it looks like a quarter inch, okay?

UPDATE #4: Glenn Reynolds objects to the pejorative "sweatshop" and requests "opportunity facility". Who are we to argue?

UPDATE #5: The Shoelover runs with the idea.

UPDATE #6: G as in Good H as in Happy saw this coming.

UPDATE #7: Samantha Burns points out the differences between herself and The Nanny. We say, "Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha".

UPDATE #8: Dan Riehl suggests that MSNBC might look at blogger-TV as a shot in the arm, ratings-wise. He may be on to something. A Microsoft-owned network programming shows based on blogs... seems right.

UPDATE #9: The Manolo is down with it. Super fantastic!

UPDATE #10: Fausta approves of the idea, but wants to add to the list of, uh, blogshows.