"Untitled Williamsburg Project"

I love Tina Fey. I do. I love that she creates things, writes things and then also performs in them. I love that she is hot. I think Liz Lemon on 30 Rock is fabulously constructed and perfectly played. Basically I want to be Tina Fey. Well, not really, because I've never liked SNL and don't like sketches really at all, but I want to be hot and funny and make TV shows and movies and be in them. And I think she and I would totally get along. And we both wear glasses. (Yes, in case you all didn't know. I wear glasses. Like, all the time.) See?

The more whimsical Gina Lemon.

Also, that's Salvation Mountain, not my bedroom, though if you thought it was, you have a clear understanding of what I'd like my bedroom to look like.

I once wrote Entertainment Weekly and told them they should put her on the cover. A few months later they did. Coincidence? I doubt it. So basically I'm a little bit in love with her.

So about two months ago I was excited to find a script of hers at Ex's called "Untitled Williamsburg Project". I purloined it without a second thought, since I knew he would never read it (it was in an untouched pile of scripts), plus he always accuses me of taking shit, so I might as well actually take something every now and then. Yes, I thought I scored. Tiny Fey and Williamsburg! (I used to live there so it holds a special place in my heart even though it's a bit douchetastic these days. In the above picture, my t-shirt says "Brooklyn" on it. The parallels never cease. It's a bit illegible, but whatever.)

But anyway, as of press time, I still haven't finished "Untitled Williamsburg Project". I pick it up every few weeks and I still haven't laughed once.

I keep thinking maybe I'm confused. I am not going to pretend I get screenwriting. Every time I've read a script the writing seems conversational and yet forced at the same time. Phrases and descriptions are casual and yet it follows a strict format. Screenwriting has always been mystifying to me. It all seems awkward to me and I thought reading a script written by one of my inspirations, I'd finally get the cryptic art. Alas.

So this has raised a few possibilities for me: Maybe I would also read 30 Rock and not think it's funny. Maybe I'm expecting too much. Or maybe I'm retarded. It's all possible.

I checked imdb and found that "Untitled Williamsburg Project" now has a title and a star attached. And I just don't get it. Maybe other people read it and found it totally hilary, or maybe people can just see her vision and just know it'll be uproarious. I'll give it an interesting premise...it's just not making me laugh to read it. But Tina Fey and Borat? It HAS to be funny, right? I just can't believe I'm wrong in finding this script ass boring. Seriously. If anyone else wants to read this, let me know. I'd like a second opinion.

But only time will tell. Until then, I still love you T-Fey. Hit me up and we'll throw down some comedy.