The band starts out as We're Not Scientists, but after Raj points out that no one understands the name, Mike and Shameek decide to change it to Lerm 4 Comptroller after Shameek suggests it baked out of his mind, and Mike agrees just to shut up his rambling about it.
A rival band, who look a lot like L4C, decides to take the WNS name since no one copyrighted it. They even have a no-talent equivalent who's just like Raj. (In the show, it'll be us with like disguises, fake moustaches, wigs, etc.)
[RKS: If WNS speaks in accents, the accents should be different each time. If they don't wear sunglasses and don't speak, they can just glare at us.]
WNS and L4C eventually also compete for the attention of the lead singer of Lone Creature, who's really hot, but is also secretly dating her own drummer. WNS and L4C do not know this.
Also, a running joke is that Shameek never remember what Lone Creature's band name is.
Shameek: So, Denise, how's Solitary Wombat coming along??
Denise: It's Lone Creature!!!
Shameek: Lone Ranger, whatever. How about I get into that ass?
Mike: Shameek, I think we should really go now. You're hammered. Denise, I'm so sorry about all this
Shameek: Fuck you, man! Let me fucking hit on a bitch if I want to!
Raj (handing Shameek a joint): Here, man. Smoke this and shut the fuck up.
Shameek: Done and done. Bye, Denise!
Raj also wants to bone Denise, but he doesn't play an actual instrument, fueling his desire to learn to play the bass.
[Question is, which eps do we stretch this out for?]
[I want to add a character based of my friend Sameer. Basically, a rich druggie fuckup who keeps trying to get us to do crazy shit. Based off a true story, at one point, he's in a drug dealer fucked out of his mind and yelling at the dealer's dog, "WHY DON'T YOU LOVE ME?" at which point we hightail it out of there.]
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Episode 10 (season finale?)
In a 80s style montage, Mike teaches Raj to play bass guitar. The guys finally let him join the band.
[SG---There it is! This is a great idea.]
Raj: My fingers are bleeding!
Mike: Dude, you've been practicing for like 30 minutes.
Raj: This is awesome, I'm totally going to steal the show!
Mike (to Shameek): Well, I guess this could work. I mean, he's not totally awful.
Shameek (stoned): What about waffles? I want a waffle.
Mike: (sighs) Nevermind. Raj, you're in.
[SG---There it is! This is a great idea.]
Raj: My fingers are bleeding!
Mike: Dude, you've been practicing for like 30 minutes.
Raj: This is awesome, I'm totally going to steal the show!
Mike (to Shameek): Well, I guess this could work. I mean, he's not totally awful.
Shameek (stoned): What about waffles? I want a waffle.
Mike: (sighs) Nevermind. Raj, you're in.
Episode 2: Attack of the Clones
"Roger" tries to join the band, playing a harmonica (poorly). It turns out to be just Raj wearing a mustache. The guys quickly see through his disguise and send him packing.
[SG--I like what you did here. Maybe we should actually stretch Raj's induction into the band for three eps? He shouldn't finally join the band any later than that.]
[SG--I like what you did here. Maybe we should actually stretch Raj's induction into the band for three eps? He shouldn't finally join the band any later than that.]
Pilot
[Shameek and Mike decide to try something new, and change the name of their band from "We're Not Scientists" to "Lerm for Comptroller". Raj begs them to let him join the band, but the only instrument he seems capable of playing is a kazoo. The guys discuss performing sexual acts on the REDACTED]
The pilot should be the origin story:
Mike and Shameek have known each other for years.
Mike is a mostly straight-laced guitarist who actually wants to be more "bad," but he can never really ever bring himself to be it, as much as he says it.
Shameek is an avid pothead who's the band's drummer. He's the one who usually tries to get Mike to let loose, with often hilarious results. He's also the type of guy that seems to know everyone wherever they go, almost to an incredulous degree.
Mike calls Shameek, who's puffing away while he's actually sitting at his drumset, and suggests forming a band.
Shameek: Man, how the fuck should I know what to name our band? I'm not a scientist.
Mike: That's it! We're Not Scientists! That's the name!
Shameek: Are you being lazy or do you actually think this is a good name? Wait a minute, this is a great name. Fuck it. We're Not Scientists it is.
Mike brings up that they really should get someone else to join their band. They cycle through a lot of potential bandmates, but all of them turn L4C down. Finally, Shameek suggests calling Raj, as he's the only one who's down to do it. Problem is, Raj is a cartoonist who only knows how to play the kazoo.
At first, they try out the kazoo and see if it can mesh with the band, but it doesn't really jive. Then, they try to have Raj be a sound board type guy, but he keeps pressing buttons that result in crazy sounds like toilet flushing, girls screaming, or old-time car horns. Shameek suggests that Raj be like that Mighty Mighty Bosstones dude, who just dances around in a suit.
Raj: Well, I already play for Forbidden Donut but I could lend you guys a hand. Mike, lend me your axe.
Mike (grimacing): Sure, let's hear what you've got.
[Raj plays terribly]
Shameek: I'm not high enough for this. Is Forbidding Doughnut even a real band?
[I'm thinking Raj should start off with either the kazoo or the guitar hero guitar; my personal vote is the guitar hero guitar, since it doesn't make a sound except for 'click-clack']
[We need to figure out day jobs for Mike and Shameek. We could go with lawyer and o&g guy, like we are in real life, but I'm thinking there has to be something funnier for both. Also, I would like to figure out what Raj eventually DOES do for the band. Ok, so Raj suggested he play a different musical ep for each episode before finally learning the bass in the season finale.]
[I think Shameek should have no job, but he keeps pretending like he does, which makes Raj's eventual introduction to the band a point of hypocrisy on his part.]
The pilot should be the origin story:
Mike and Shameek have known each other for years.
Mike is a mostly straight-laced guitarist who actually wants to be more "bad," but he can never really ever bring himself to be it, as much as he says it.
Shameek is an avid pothead who's the band's drummer. He's the one who usually tries to get Mike to let loose, with often hilarious results. He's also the type of guy that seems to know everyone wherever they go, almost to an incredulous degree.
Mike calls Shameek, who's puffing away while he's actually sitting at his drumset, and suggests forming a band.
Shameek: Man, how the fuck should I know what to name our band? I'm not a scientist.
Mike: That's it! We're Not Scientists! That's the name!
Shameek: Are you being lazy or do you actually think this is a good name? Wait a minute, this is a great name. Fuck it. We're Not Scientists it is.
Mike brings up that they really should get someone else to join their band. They cycle through a lot of potential bandmates, but all of them turn L4C down. Finally, Shameek suggests calling Raj, as he's the only one who's down to do it. Problem is, Raj is a cartoonist who only knows how to play the kazoo.
At first, they try out the kazoo and see if it can mesh with the band, but it doesn't really jive. Then, they try to have Raj be a sound board type guy, but he keeps pressing buttons that result in crazy sounds like toilet flushing, girls screaming, or old-time car horns. Shameek suggests that Raj be like that Mighty Mighty Bosstones dude, who just dances around in a suit.
Raj: Well, I already play for Forbidden Donut but I could lend you guys a hand. Mike, lend me your axe.
Mike (grimacing): Sure, let's hear what you've got.
[Raj plays terribly]
Shameek: I'm not high enough for this. Is Forbidding Doughnut even a real band?
[I'm thinking Raj should start off with either the kazoo or the guitar hero guitar; my personal vote is the guitar hero guitar, since it doesn't make a sound except for 'click-clack']
[We need to figure out day jobs for Mike and Shameek. We could go with lawyer and o&g guy, like we are in real life, but I'm thinking there has to be something funnier for both. Also, I would like to figure out what Raj eventually DOES do for the band. Ok, so Raj suggested he play a different musical ep for each episode before finally learning the bass in the season finale.]
[I think Shameek should have no job, but he keeps pretending like he does, which makes Raj's eventual introduction to the band a point of hypocrisy on his part.]
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