Netflix Executive Unsure How To Tell Barack Obama His Series Idea Just ‘Fawlty Towers’

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LOS GATOS, CA—Acknowledging that the former president’s enthusiasm for the project made it all the harder to come clean, Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos was reportedly unsure Friday how to tell Barack Obama his series idea was just Fawlty Towers. “Oh God, he clearly put so much work into the pitch, but I don’t know how to tell him that John Cleese and Connie Booth already did the exact same thing, like, 40 years ago,” said Sarandos, attempting to find a tactful way to inform the former chief executive that his idea for Chez Obama, which would star the 44th president as a temperamental hotel proprietor who gets into all manner of farcical situations as he tries to corral his eccentric guests and wacky employees, was basically identical to the beloved British sitcom. “I’m just sitting there nodding along as he goes on and on about how there would be so many opportunities for physical comedy in an episode where a bellhop’s pet rat escapes the same day as the health inspector arrives, and I freeze. What am I supposed to say? He’s honestly never heard of this show before? Then he gets all excited talking about how Michelle could even play the intelligent, put-upon chambermaid, and my heart just about broke.” After receiving the bad news, an undaunted Obama immediately launched into his backup pitch for a 12-part miniseries about the early Roman Empire as told from the perspective of the elderly emperor Claudius.

LOS GATOS, CA—Acknowledging that the former president’s enthusiasm for the project made it all the harder to come clean, Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos was reportedly unsure Friday how to tell Barack Obama his series idea was just.

“Oh God, he clearly put so much work into the pitch, but I don’t know how to tell him that John Cleese and Connie Booth already did the exact same thing, like, 40 years ago,” said Sarandos, attempting to find a tactful way to inform the former chief executive that his idea for, which would star the 44th president as a temperamental hotel proprietor who gets into all manner of farcical situations as he tries to corral his eccentric guests and wacky employees, was basically identical to the...

 

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Well, it's gotta be better than the John Larroquette version.

will Obama gaming be canon?

I am from Barcelona!!

El mejor presidente que ha podido tener la nación americana sido Barack Obama un hombre simplemente espectacular como ser humano y como persona no como el presidente que tenemos ahora Trump que realmente es un caso psiquiátrico Psiquiatría

danacarvey ConanOBrien

Wouldn't that be Bush' series?

just tell him he is as good of a tv producer as he was a president.mybe his fans will explain it to him.

'Can't we get you on Mastermind, Sybil? Next contestant - Sybil Fawlty from Torquay. Special subject - the bleedin' obvious.'

Barry... just tell ‘em it’s a show about nothing !

The Onion- More truthful than most mainstream news

elonmusk talking to people who believe burning dead dinosaurs in their engines is a good idea

Me waking up to the fact that elonmusk is a Fawlty Towers fan and I can now meme at him about it. Blackadder next.

flowery twats

'¿Qué? ¿Mr. Folti?' ...I DID LOVE Fawlty Towers!!

Let me be clear: this is not just Fawlty Towers

he can just abandon any values and objectives and do what the rich people want, very profitable

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Other rejected ideas, 'Same Strokes', A rich black man adopts two black kids. 'Fresh Corn Pop of Nebraska', A kid in trouble with gangs in Delaware is sent to live with his aunt and uncle in the Midwest.

cmclymer Ok, is this supposed to be a joke of some sort? Certainly does not sound like anything BarackObama would involve himself in.

danacarvey ConanOBrien TeamCoco well, f**k me, Michelle whaddaya got

Although Netflix agreed that Obama's series idea was better than Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden's pitch to star in a re-make of 'Absolutely Fabulous'...

If you can make any soup of this Never forget to add Basil !

Just tell him boldly.

Netflix greenlit TheILand. Nuff said.

There's too much butter on these trays

'Oh fuck me, Michelle what have you got'

you ripped this off danacarvey

That's an obscure reference

Is that wrong?

SpaceX x DHSgov

If Netflix had a show that was just Obama doing stuff, it would probably do well.

GMA x WhiteHouse

BarackObama call me a noob one more goddamn time. See what happens.

'Fuck it. Michelle, what ya got?'

elonmusk x AndrewYang and VP KimKardashian

except Netflix would love to just remake Fawlty Towers.

You betrayed me! =P

What?

Flowery Twats

danacarvey

I know memes. I love memes!

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