FruTV

Act One | The Request

Moving Picture Man: Hey, FruHo!  I was recently hit over the head with an anvil.  Wanna film a TV show based on your blog and pitch it to TV networks?

The Frugal Hostess: Hell to the yes, MPM!  When do we start?

MPM: How does next week strike you?

TFH: Sure, I'm in!  Someone get me another anvil. 

Act Two | The Preparation 

Interior shot of house.  Close-up on hard wood floors.  From the left, a fuzzy image rolls into frame.  As the camera focuses, we see that it is a dreaded Dog Hair Tumbleweed.  An ominous mood takes hold, and we are left to wonder if the Dog Hair Tumbleweed can be vanquished.
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Close up on dingy gray fuzzy slippers.  The camera slowly pans upward, and we see The Frugal Hostess place some seemingly disparate items onto a blond wood tray.  She shuffles over to the counter, and we watch as she pulls the leaves off of flower stems.  Then, with a jarring suddenness, a large Dog Hair Tumbleweed enters the shot.
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The camera is centered on a white pasta bowl, into which some whole wheat noodles are being placed.  Slowly, mushrooms and kale begin to dot the surface of the pasta.  We overhear one side of a phone conversation.


TFH: Well, I'm doing a vegan cleanse to prepare for filming.  No, no beer or wine either.  [pause] Yes, that's right, just vegetables and grain.  It's actually not that bad.  You sort of stop focusing on food as anything but fuel.

The Dog Hair Tumbleweed nods in agreement.

Act Three | The Production

Moving Picture Man: Uh, where am I?  Why is all my camera equipment here, FruHo?  And man, why does my head hurt so bad?

The Frugal Hostess: Ummm.

Act Four | The Aftermath

Interior shot of house.  Close-up on hard wood floors.  From the left, a fuzzy image rolls into frame.  As the camera focuses, we see that it is The Frugal Hostess, sprawled on the kitchen floor.  In one hand, she holds a gnawed chicken leg; in the other, a 40 oz. bottle of Old English.

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And that, Fair Reader, is how The Frugal Hostess wound up filming a demo for a possible TV show based on this blog.  Yes, this blog.  Seriously.  You can see some photos on the Facebook page.

The Frugal Hostess is having a meat-dairy-beer extravaganza, just to ensure she has the ever-endearing Carb Face on the next shoot.  Please comment.  You can also follow on Twitter @frugalhostess or subscribe so that you always know when a new post appears.