ELI STONE - More Victor Garber, please

There's a lot to dig about Eli Stone, but I've made no secret that my favorite part of the show is Victor Garber, who plays Eli's unflappable boss Jordan.  Garber can do no wrong in my book - he's an excellent actor who has a real presence on screen. 

If by some cruel twist of fate Eli Stone doesn't return for another season, I thing ABC would be crazy not to build an entire show around the talented Mr. Garber.  It's a no-brainer - just make it all about Victor Garber and you won't go wrong. 

Just off the top of my head, here are some ideas for some 100% Victor Garber shows:

Victor Garber's Groove Radar - Join the party in Victor Garber's rec room as he hosts a fierce freestyle dance competition between solo dancers and entire crews for the coveted Garber Gold Chain.  If we're lucky, The Man himself will pop and lock and let his body rock and show all these youngbloods how it's done - Garber Style!

Victor Garber's Phonebook USA - Each week Victor Garber presents a dramatic reading of a different town or county phone book.  Last week it was Bonner's Ferry, Idaho and the surrounding area - maybe this week it will be YOUR town!  It's your phonebook as only Victor Garber can present it!  This series is both dramatic and cost-conscious.  There's no need to pay for scripts, other actors, special effects, or sets - just give Victor Garber a phonebook and a microphone and maybe a bottle of water and you've got an INSTANT SMASH!

Victor Garber presents Shadow Puppet Theater - The Man is so talented that he can tell a story with just his hands and a bright light!  Each week Victor interprets a classic tale from literature throught the magic of shadow puppetry!  You haven't fully appreciated James Joyce's Ulysses until you've seen it interpreted by the shadows cast by Victor Garber's hands!  Yes!

Unleashed on the Street:  Victor Garber Super Ambush Mega Prank Attack - We might have to work on shortening the title a little, but the concept is solid gold.  Join Victor Garber and his team of guerilla pranksters as they hit the streets of Tokyo to pull outrageous stunts on unsuspecting pedestrians and Japanese school girls!  It's hidden camera mayhem and comedy from the outrageous mind of master thespian Victor Garber!

Hmm...  Some of these concepts could use a little work, I'll admit. 

You know, it would probably be easier for all involved if Eli Stone returned and we could all get our Victor Garber fix that way.  I know the pedestrians of Tokyo would probably sleep easier...

--Dave Campbell

Comments

[Loren]

"If by some cruel twist of fate Eli Stone doesn't return for another season, I thing ABC would be crazy not to build an entire show around the talented Mr. Garber. It's a no-brainer - just make it all about Victor Garber and you won't go wrong."

Try telling that to the folks behind the 2006 not-so-smash-hit 'Justice.'

Then again, that was still something of an ensemble show, so perhaps its failing was that it didn't have ENOUGH Garber.

[MoxieGrrrl]

That was full of both awesome and win. Victor rules.

[Cami]

The problem with Justice was that they changed the show to focus on the constipated and borrrring Kerr Smith character.

[Jean]

Wonderful idea! Victor Garber could read a phone book, newspaper, cereal box or prescription warnings and I would pay money to see/hear it.

[frankie]

Please bring back Eli Stone, it's one of the better shows to come along in years. No, perhaps it doesn't have the degredation and immorality of your typical hit show, but that's probably responsible for much of it's appeal. Let's face it, even the most bizzare sex becomes boring when done over and over. And, the fact that you've had the good fortune to produce a quality show that's safe for entire families to watch together, well I think that should earn Eli a time slot beside extreme makeover home edition. Oh, and don't use my comments as incentive to try and sexy the show up, the new trend in your lineup should focus on family friendly viewing that's smart without being vulgar. I know lot's of 20 - 40 year old single men who have stopped watching music videos because they say if they wanted to see strippers giving lap dances they'd go to the titty bar. Now if this demographic is tired of having "visual sex" shoved down their throat, just imagine how the average parent must feel trying to watch TV. I imagine that most of your advertiser's are interested in the family demographic as well.