What’s Your Sitcom?

When doing a Zoom meeting with a couple of the artists from my past team, I clearly saw how all of us are so uniquely different. Not that I didn’t already know that, but it triggered my thinking. What would be your sitcom if you had one written about you and the life you lead?

People have teased me that I’m living the Eat, Pray, Love story—but I don’t see that at all. It was a good book for sure. But at the time when I read it, I thought, “must be nice to have money.” Wasn’t exactly my inspiration. So what inspires us? What would be the main focus of our personal series?

Laura Bingle would absolutely have her own dry humored comedy show and I would watch every episode. Pam York would host a very peaceful series about kindness and inspirational support, with a realistic take on it. Jeff Hannigan, I decided, would have a show about his new pups. An animal comedy show of some sort. Mine….?

I used to always say my ex-husband Victor needed his own show called “Everybody loves Victor”. Would yours be a family show? Or an adventure about taking risks? A cooking show? Or what not to eat? (ie: Lucky Charms for dinner- aka Debbie) A how- to- tutorial on Rye moms paddle boarding on the Long Island Sound? A mental illness survival guide? Suburban alcoholic moms gone wild? An environmental awareness show? Disc golf champions then and now? The making of a rock star? Think about it, the possibilities are endless.

Would anybody watch your show? What would need to change in your current life story to make it worth the producer’s investment?

We all know current reality shows are overly acted and dramatized. I mean Tiger King, seriously? I’m scared and embarrassed to see people like this actually exist in America. We are all relatable humans but are we properly telling our true stories? Contributing to the world with the gifts we have been given?

My daughter Zozo created this cartoon of me. I feel like it would be the perfect image for my anime. I think my sitcom would be about finally saying ‘fuck you’ to the expected life societal norms that we convince ourselves we have to follow in order to be deemed appropriately acceptable and responsible. Possibly a digital nomad travel show of a middle aged, not so special, feisty average joe, making her way appreciating the world and all it has to offer. Inspiring her daughters to think globally and push their limits.

I can appreciate those travel shows where people go to extremes and are constantly nonstop, but I see them as so out of reach, a life most of us can’t relate to. Like Olympic athletes who are completely out of our world achieving the impossible. And kudos to those super humans!

But I guess what I am saying is, our stories as we live, are enough. Just make sure your character is not the one we all wish were killed off in the show, but rather are intrigued by their authenticity and evolving life struggles.

Be you. Be safe. Be true.