Sketch Satire

Time 00:00

Audio: Rinky-tink Hail To The Chief intro in waltz time, as in Sondheim's "Assassins", styled Hells (pron Hay-yulls) To The Chiefs. [Many inventions on the theme are needed, reflecting the feel of a given episode, or series meant to cohere in the mind of the audience.]

Visual: we see the Dramatis Personae in their Briefing Room. Firing Line, Talk of the Nation, around-a-conference table-top style, with names projected above live or bottom-lined across the screen for video

General Aesthetic, Anna (AA)

General Education, Elite (called "Elle") (EE)

General Staff, Hiram R. (called "H.R." or "Hi") (HS)

General Eclectic, Random (called "Rand") (RE) [ref to Star Wars Universe "Mutiny on the Rand Ecliptic"]

General Increase, Markèd (called "Mark") (ME)

General Uncertainty, Considerable (called "Sid") (CU)

General Kaos, Panican (called "Pan" or "P.K.") (Dresses all in black, helmet and armor, etc. Skywalker jokes) (PK)

General Character, Recurring (called "Rec")  (RC)

General Reference, Obscure (called "O.R.") (OR)

General Suffering, Needless (pron. Needles) (NS)

 

Supporting Characters:

Captain Ovid Industry (called "Ov") (OI)

 

Time

 

Vis: tight shot on [we never see The Precedent because there is no body there]

General Aesthetic, Anna: Good Evening, Mr. Precedent! Congratulations, once again, on your triumph over the electoral process! Allow me to introduce you to the Joint Jesus Staff chosen for you. Please remember that, while making war, it is best if we deal only in generalities. Gentlemen?!

 

All Simultaneously (options):

- Good Morning, Sir.

- Thanks for taking time after your golf game, sir.

- Good day, Sir.

- So glad you're making America Grape, again, sir.

- Let's give 'em Heck, sir. Lots more heck.

- Charmed, I'm sure.

- Hairs, I mean, hear's to you, Sir.

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Notes: always subtitle every version, sometimes even covering the screen entirely to be sure anyone can pause the video and read all the individual lines.