Please, Make Me Sick

Body odor. Sweaty palms. People who spit when they talk. Long-winded story tellers. Malfunctioning audio and visual aids. Halitosis. Believe it or not, none of these rank as the worst offenses committed by producers pitching a project. I don't even mind hearing really bad ideas. Pitches for bad ideas can be wildly entertaining; and, in truth, the line between a really bad idea and a really great idea is precariously thin. Just think about the log line for The Apprentice: a reality show about young people competing in business-oriented games. Doesn't sound very sexy, does it? But it made one hell of a show.