Les Moonves is a Crook

I know that in the past I have used this web space to complain about development deals gone wrong, but you are going to have to sit through it again. Three years ago I was having brunch with Les at a Wag's when I pitched to him what I thought at the time was a brilliant idea. Les just looked at me and said "kid, you are ahead of your time again, they give free refills on Joe here, right?"

My idea was CSI:AV. The idea was to spin-off CSI. This version would feature a group of people that bonded years back when in the AV club of a high-school. One would have been a Geography Bee winner, another would be a spelling Bee winner and the last member would be a Mathalete. Together they would combine their special skills and unique techno savy to fight crime. Cut to 2005 and what crime is CBS purportrating? Numb3rs. That's right, some kid solves crime by adding and subtracting. What a load of horseshit -- it's not 1/3 the show CSI:AV would be, plus my cast would have been better.

Heathyer Graham: Katy, Geography Genius

Kim Smith, Kim, Spelling Bee Champion

Charisma Carpenter, Joe, Mathalete

Sela Ward, Nicole, Manager

Tim Meadows: Dick, Flunky who can't get laid.

Larry Jo Campbell, Encyclopedia Brown: Guy who helps out.

I have offically ripped the knob off of my TV set. Ok, I have figuratively ripped the knob off of the set, since it actually doesn't have knobs. But, oh, if it did...