From CNBC's Mark It:
One year ago, you could find Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez working behind the bar at Flats Fix, a small taqueria near Union Square. Come January, you will find her in Washington D.C., representing New York's 14th District as the youngest woman ever elected to Congress.
But just because she is making history, doesn't mean she is making money. Ocasio-Cortez recently revealed that she is currently unable to rent a D.C. apartment.
Her transition period will be "very unusual, because I can't really take a salary," she said in an interview with The New York Times. "I have three months without a salary before I'm a member of Congress. So, how do I get an apartment? Those little things are very real."
For the full story, click here.
I had seen that story when it first broke but didn't read it with the Toobworld Dynamic in mind; nothing clicked in regard to my little playground of the TV Universe.
But when my sister "Iddiot" Kristin McCracken posted the link to the story on Facebook, this Tweet showed up in her feed:
And now the light bulb clicked on!
A celebrity chef and his family welcome a newly elected congresswoman into their home. I think this would make for a great premise for a TV sitcom. In fact, CBS already has something similar on the air now:
'HAPPY TOGETHER'
From the IMDb:
Claire and Jake's married life is mired in routine, but when megastar Cooper shows up at their door, they get dragged into his life of fame. (The series' premise is based on a real situation in which Harry Styles moved in with the show's executive producer Ben Winston and his wife.)
There would need to be more detail added to give this proposed series some meat on its bones or it's not good enough for even just a one-off.
Here's my idea for how to expand the premise....
The young Congresswoman is a firebrand and very liberal. That at least would be in keeping with the Trueniverse model. But the chef is set in his ways in everything but his flair in the kitchen. Very conservative in his political viewpoints, but he keeps them well-hidden because he wants to cater to both sides of the aisle in Washington.
The chef's wife is more open-minded and she also serves as her husband's business manager. It was her idea to reach out with this offer, never thinking that the young woman would take her up on it. For her, it was just a publicity stunt to endear her husband to a new base of fans.
But the Congresswoman does take her up on the offer and through a misunderstood response by the chef, accepting his response as an invitation to stay!
The couple have four children - twin daughters, polar opposites to each over the congresswoman's stance on issues. Plus there's a teenaged son who has no interest in the body politic but is fixated on the politician's body.
And the fourth offspring? The Chef and his wife have an older son who is in training to be a restaurateur by working as the assistant manager at his parents' celebrity hotspot. Sparks could fly between him and the Congresswoman. (This would cause friction between the oldest son with his younger brother.)
I know nothing about Chef Andre so I had no restrictions on my imagination in creating his doppelganger and family. The same should hold true for the young woman on her way to Congress. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez has an Hispanic background, but that's not who would be on screen; the sitcom character would be inspired by her. She doesn't have to be an Hispanic character. She could be black or Asian, perhaps even a Native American. Like 'Law & Order' with its "ripped from the headlines" stories which blend several inspirations together, if this young woman from a Western state (or maybe Maine? Alaska?) is a Native American, it would tap into the news made by two of the new congresswomen coming into Congress this January.
What do you think? Sounds like a show you'd watch? How about fanfiction? Would you like to write that up?
Let's see what you'd come up with!
Thanks for the inspiration, Kristin!
BCnU!
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