I'm depressed. I just watched two episodes of Meerkat Manor and saw the last of the Starsky group die off. This isn't news to anyone who has been actually following the series for the past year, but Mozart has been my favorite female meerkat since the first season (Shakespeare was my favorite male), and it was a little rough to see her die. However, as I was watching the last episode she ever appeared in, I realized that the storyline was just begging to be made into some form of media. Just look at it:
A roving male, Wilson, from the Commandos has an intimate encounter with the dominant female, Rocket Dog, of his family's arch rivals the Whiskers. Later he joins up with Mozart, a former member of the Whiskers and the last living member of the Starsky splinter group. Together they set off to try and join the Commandos, who are preparing for battle with the Whiskers on the two's arrival. Wilson runs off to join the fight and is attacked by Rocket Dog. Mozart flees the scene because she has no hope right now of joining either group. The morning after the battle, Wilson searches for his new lover and finds her dead. Poor Mozart may have been a jackal's victim, but no one knows for sure.
I think the people who write for soap operas are keeping close tabs on the natural world. Seriously, this story could rival Romeo and Juliet for its plot twists, love triangle, and tragic (and mysterious) death. Don't be surprised if I try to publish a book that looks suspiciously similar.
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Hehe, I never noticed that. So that's where soap operas get all their stuff, minus the characters...usually...
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Y'know, I think it might actually be more entertaining to watch a soap opera about animals than about people. Although, if we're saying that nature and animals are the source of all soap opera material, then I have been watching soap operas every time I watch a nature program! So all that I have to do to watch the best soap operas ever is just turn on some wildlife show. Interesting. And you don't have to deal with the bad acting.
Nature really is the original soap opera. When I'm bored I like to go outside and see what's on.
I just saw a squirrel run down a tree in my backyard. Now, I can honestly saw that I have never seen a human being do anything like that! so much better than tv!
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