Everywhere You Look, There's a Bob Saget Show To Hold On To
Most people only get to be on one TV series in their lifetimes. If they're lucky, they can parlay that one appearance into a spot on a reality dating or competition-based show. But others amongst us are good enough to become central figures in multiple television series. Bob Saget is such a man. And he didn't even have to eat bugs like the rest of us schmucks.
A&E has greenlit seven episodes of Bob Saget's Strange Days, a nonscripted hourlong skein that will feature the comedian exploring American society off the beaten path.
The quirky travelogue will place Saget with groups that include biker gangs, Amish teenagers, mail-order brides and survivalist cults.
Wait! Survivalist cults?! That sounds dangerous! Even separate from each other, the words "survivalist" and "cult" are scary enough, but together they are very super scary.
Series, announced to be in the pilot stage at the May upfronts, is positioned as a self-immersion extension of Saget's standup act that riffs on offbeat people and their lifestyles while ultimately trying to illuminate what drives their emotions and behavior.
I hope what drives the survivalist cult's emotions and behaviors is the thought of fluffy pillows and sugar-free ice cream.
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